Transforming Traditional Agriculture

Résumé du livre

When I see how little success most countries are having in increasing agricultural production, I can see why one might well believe that itis a rare and difficult art to master. If it is an art, a few countries are very adept at is though they seem unable to transmit this art toothers. Those that are adept are increasing production while decreasing both labor and land devoted to farming. But as long as the economic basis of increasing production is thought to be an art, I do not wonder that economic policy to achieve it should be so largely in the realm of myth. Presently, in country after country, policy makers are about as sophisticated in this matter as farmers who once upon a time planted crops according to the face of the moon.