Title: Agricultural research, poverty alleviation, and key trends in Asia's rice economy
Abstract: Charting New Pathways to C4 Rice, pp. 37-53 (2008) No AccessAgricultural research, poverty alleviation, and key trends in Asia's rice economyD. DaweD. DaweSenior food systems economist, Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailandhttps://doi.org/10.1142/9789812709523_0003Cited by:2 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: Rice is the most widely planted crop in Asia and it is the dominant source of calories for Asians living in poverty. Since a majority of the world's poor live in Asia, improving the livelihoods of rice farmers and consumers is therefore critical to global poverty alleviation. Poor farmers need high profits from growing rice, and poor consumers need lower prices so that they can increase the quality and quantity of food consumption and still have money left over for investments in education. Agricultural research is perhaps the most important way to achieve both high profits for farmers and low prices for consumers. Although some trends in the rice economy give cause for optimism regarding the future path of rice prices, other trends raise concerns that prices will increase in the next 20 years. Uncertainties abound regarding future oil prices, demand for biofuels, water scarcity, climate change, and the pace of slowdowns in population growth and dietary diversification. In the face of such uncertainty, it seems prudent to invest in research for C4 rice. Without such investments in productivity-enhancing technologies, it is the poor who will suffer the most from adverse shocks that put upward pressure on food prices. Keywords: riceagricultural researchpoverty alleviation FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 2Screening of rice genotypes for salt tolerance by physiological and biochemical charactersUttam Bhowmik, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Mohammad Saidur Rhaman, Yoshiyuki Murata and Md. Anamul Hoque1 July 2021 | Plant Science Today, Vol. 8, No. 3Temperature Extremes: Impact on Rice Growth and DevelopmentSadam Hussain, Abdul Khaliq, Basharat Ali, Hafiz Athar Hussain and Tauqeer Qadir et al.5 April 2019 Charting New Pathways to C4 RiceMetrics History Keywordsriceagricultural researchpoverty alleviationPDF download
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-03-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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