Agricultural economics and policy /
Zilberman, David, 1947-
Agricultural economics and policy / David Zilberman, Ruiqing Miao, Jian Rong. - Singapore : World Scientific, c2025. - 1 online resource (xxix, 459 p.). - World Scientific lecture notes in economics and policy, vol. 26 2630-4872 ; . - World scientific lecture notes in economics and policy ; vol. 26. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History of U.S. agriculture: a lesson in development -- Review of production economics -- Consumer demand -- Economic analysis of behavior under risk and uncertainty -- Welfare analysis of agricultural policies -- The political economy of agricultural policies -- Agricultural innovation -- Technology adoption -- Agricultural supply chain -- Health risks, food security, and food safety -- Economics of pesticides -- Economics of space: interaction of urban and rural sectors -- Climate change and agriculture -- Sustainable development -- Appendices.
"This textbook is about modern agricultural economics and policy aimed at advanced degree students. Based on the lecture notes taught at the University of California, Berkeley, it presents a comprehensive perspective on agricultural policy, its evolution, challenges, and limitations. The first part of the book includes cutting-edge analytical analysis of production, technology, risk, environmental, and policy issues in agriculture. The second part of the book applies the analysis in areas of agricultural supply chain, food security, land conservation, pesticide use, and climate change. The book provides a multidisciplinary approach to analyse natural resources and environmental issues in agriculture, and introduces readers to the concepts of sustainability, biodiversity, bioeconomy, supply chain, and the role of agriculture and natural resources in addressing climate change. The book includes numerous applications as well as six problem sets with selected solutions"--
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
9789811299179 981129917X
2024046677
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
HD1761
338.10973
Agricultural economics and policy / David Zilberman, Ruiqing Miao, Jian Rong. - Singapore : World Scientific, c2025. - 1 online resource (xxix, 459 p.). - World Scientific lecture notes in economics and policy, vol. 26 2630-4872 ; . - World scientific lecture notes in economics and policy ; vol. 26. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History of U.S. agriculture: a lesson in development -- Review of production economics -- Consumer demand -- Economic analysis of behavior under risk and uncertainty -- Welfare analysis of agricultural policies -- The political economy of agricultural policies -- Agricultural innovation -- Technology adoption -- Agricultural supply chain -- Health risks, food security, and food safety -- Economics of pesticides -- Economics of space: interaction of urban and rural sectors -- Climate change and agriculture -- Sustainable development -- Appendices.
"This textbook is about modern agricultural economics and policy aimed at advanced degree students. Based on the lecture notes taught at the University of California, Berkeley, it presents a comprehensive perspective on agricultural policy, its evolution, challenges, and limitations. The first part of the book includes cutting-edge analytical analysis of production, technology, risk, environmental, and policy issues in agriculture. The second part of the book applies the analysis in areas of agricultural supply chain, food security, land conservation, pesticide use, and climate change. The book provides a multidisciplinary approach to analyse natural resources and environmental issues in agriculture, and introduces readers to the concepts of sustainability, biodiversity, bioeconomy, supply chain, and the role of agriculture and natural resources in addressing climate change. The book includes numerous applications as well as six problem sets with selected solutions"--
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
9789811299179 981129917X
2024046677
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
HD1761
338.10973