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Bioassays for Monitoring Insecticide Resistance
Published on: December 30, 2010
概括
机构瓶,而不是技术,可能会限制发展中国家的粮食生产增长. 农民激励,投入价格和水资源管理是关键的挑战,需要公共投资在研究和教育的长期进步.
科学领域:
- 农业经济学 农业经济学
- 发展研究 发展研究 研究
- 粮食安全 粮食安全
背景情况:
- 现有的绿色革命技术和农民能力提供了增长潜力.
- 机构因素,特别是影响农民激励的因素,被认为是主要的瓶.
- 营销服务,输入/输出供应和信贷可用性在有利条件下显示供应弹性.
研究的目的:
- 分析在最不发达国家 (LDCs) 扩大粮食生产的制度障碍.
- 评估近期至中期和长期限制农业增长的因素.
- 确定制度变革和公共投资的关键领域.
主要方法:
- 对影响农业创新和粮食生产的制度因素的现有文献和证据的审查.
- 分析投入价格,营销服务和政府政策对农民激励措施的影响.
- 评估土地所有权,水资源管理和公共机构在农业发展中的作用.
主要成果:
- 投入价格 (化肥,农药,种子) 和可用性对采用绿色革命技术产生潜在的负面影响.
- 在近期到中期,水资源管理机构的刚性可能比土地所有权更有限制.
- 当回报明确时,私营部门的潜力很高,但通过研究,教育和基础设施,公共机构对于长期增长至关重要.
结论:
- 制度限制,特别是农民激励和公共投资在研究和教育方面,对于可持续的粮食生产增长至关重要.
- 缺乏明确的机制,将公共机构的反应与灌,技术和农民技能方面的社会回报联系起来,可能是最重要的长期障碍.
- 解决制度瓶需要战略性公共投资和政策来克服阻力,并确保公平获得技术和知识.
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