Growth, Poverty and Developmental Aspects of Agriculture: An Introductory Note

Abstract

From the history of economic development for all types of economies of the world, agriculture has been a major source of income growth, food security and development. It applies traditional as well as modern tools and technologies to maintain rising growth trends, although in some cases it makes the environment polluted. The developing countries of today, those who were suffering from poverty and food insecurity, have now been able to grow several crops and feed their growing population. Productivity has been rising in the sector with the support of institutional interventions, such as credit and financing facilities, crop insurance facilities, irrigation facilities, fertilizer provisions, among others, leading to more production with the same level of two traditional inputs such as labour and capital. The world has been facing, on the other hand, the fluctuations and instabilities in the trends of different types of agricultural productions and yield rates. The present book, with the background, aims to cover up studies on the poverty increase and food security aspects of agriculture in several countries and populations. The summary of the studies shows that there has been growth in agricultural production and productivities and in maintaining more food security in the covered countries with institutional support but with rising fluctuations. The governments of these countries are recommended to intervene and make appropriate institutional support in an equitable manner across their regions so that rising growth could be maintained in a steady path in the agricultural sector.

Citation

Das, R.C. (2024), "Growth, Poverty and Developmental Aspects of Agriculture: An Introductory Note", Das, R.C. (Ed.) Growth, Poverty and Developmental Aspects of Agriculture, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83608-076-320241001