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Agrarian Development in Peasant Economies
The Commonwealth and International Library: Agriculture and Forestry Division
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1964
- Author: Eric Clayton
- Editor: M. McG. Cooper
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 1 0 5 6 2 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 0 6 9 - 4
Agriculture and Forestry Division, Volume 2: Agrarian Development in Peasant Economies: Some Lessons from Kenya tackles various areas of concerns in agriculture in the context of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAgriculture and Forestry Division, Volume 2: Agrarian Development in Peasant Economies: Some Lessons from Kenya tackles various areas of concerns in agriculture in the context of peasant economy. The title provides examples from the Kenyan agrarian development policies. The text first covers concern in improving agricultural production, and then proceeds to tackling post-war Kenya. Next, the selection talks about Kenyan agrarian revolution, along with the economics and features of peasant agriculture. The sixth chapter discusses government and agrarian development, while the seventh chapter details further problems of agrarian reform. The book will be of great interest to political scientists, economists, agriculturists, and sociologists.
List of PlatesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. The Beginnings of Rural Progress Increasing Agricultural Production Problems of Soil Erosion Erosion Countermeasures and ControlChapter 2. Post-war Policies and Developments The Ten-year Development Plan Encouragement by Incentive Group Farming Early EnclosuresChapter 3. The Agrarian Revolution Land Consolidation and Farm Planning Progress and Achievement Initial Problems and LimitationsChapter 4. Certain Features of Peasant Agriculture The Failure of Imposed Systems Some Indigenous Farming Systems Costs in Peasant ProductionChapter 5. The Economics of Peasant Agriculture Economics of the Farm Economics of the Agricultural SectorChapter 6. Government and Agrarian Development Cash-crop Development and Processing Policy Pricing and the Processing Monopoly Cash Crops and Quality Maintenance Regional Specialization and DevelopmentChapter 7. Further Problems of Agrarian Reform The Smallholding and Rights of Ownership Financing Rural Development Taxing to Sustain Rural DevelopmentSummaryAppendix Kenya: Area and PopulationIndex
- No. of pages: 164
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1964
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9780080105628
- eBook ISBN: 9781483180694