The Eurasian wheat belt and food security : global and regional aspects /: global and regional aspects. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sergio Gomez y Paloma, Sébastien Mary, Stephen Langrell, Pavel Ciaian, editors.
• Editors: Gomez y Paloma, S (Sergio); Mary, Sébastien; Langrell, Stephen; Ciaian, Pavel
• Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Contents; Part I: The Commercial and Institutional Framework of the Eurasian Wheat Belt Region; Introduction; Privatisation and Changing Farm Structure in the Commonwealth of Independent States; 1 Introduction; 2 Starting Conditions and Transition Desiderata; 3 Land Reform in the Commonwealth of Independent States; 4 Farm Reform; 5 Agricultural Recovery and Individualisation in the Commonwealth of Independent States; 6 Agricultural Reform and Poverty Mitigation in the Commonwealth of Independent States. 7 Policy Measures to Improve Rural Incomes8 Conclusion; References; Land Policy in Russia: New Challenges; 1 Introduction; 2 Agricultural Land: Contraction and Redistribution; 3 Main Landowners in Russia; 4 Risks Imaginary and Real; 5 State Policy Guidelines; 6 Priority Measures; 7 Conclusion; References; Credit and Finance Issues in the Eurasian Wheat Belt; 1 Introduction; 2 Access to Agricultural Finance in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan; 2.1 Policy Measures; 2.2 Role of Commercial Banks; 2.3 Non-bank Lending; 2.4 Demand-side Constraints. 3 Lessons from Central and Eastern European Countries4 Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Part II: The Role of Agricultural Policies; Agrarian Reform in Ukraine; 1 Introduction; 2 The First Phase of the Agrarian Reforms: 1991-2000; 3 The Second Phase of the Agrarian Reforms: 2000-; 4 Impacts of the Agrarian Reforms; 5 Agricultural Support Policies in Ukraine; 6 External Dimension of Agricultural Policies; 7 The Current Priorities and Developments of Agricultural Policies; 8 Current Developments and Future Prospects of Ukrainian Agriculture; References. Outcomes of Agrarian Reform in Russia1 Introduction; 2 Land Privatisation, High Transaction Costs, Latifundialisation; 3 Development of Heterogeneous (Multi-form) Agriculture; 4 Adaptation of Agricultural Producers to Market Conditions; 5 Improved Financial Stability Versus Increased Bankruptcies; 6 Improved Labour Productivity Versus Reduced Employment; 7 Improved Land Productivity Versus Contraction of Land Use; 8 Increasing Crop Yields Versus Contraction of Sown Area; 9 Increasing Livestock Yields Versus Contraction of Animal Headcount; 10 Higher Input Efficiency Versus Lower Input Use. 11 Increase of State Support Versus Reduced Returns to State Support12 Changing Import-Export Strategy; 13 Decreasing Share of Food Expenditure Versus Decreasing Share of Income from Household Plots; 14 Conclusion; References; More Than Pouring Money Into an Ailing Sector? Farm-level Financial Constraints and Kazakhstanś `Agribusiness 2020 ́Strategy; 1 Introduction; 2 The Economic Policy Approach of the Kazakh Government; 3 Kazakhstanś Agribusiness 2020 Strategy; 3.1 The Agricultural Strategy; 3.2 Improving Agricultural Competitiveness by Government-Mandated Capital Allocation?
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer Nature
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 633.1/1; Economics; Wheat -- Economic aspects -- Eurasia; Agricultural productivity -- Eurasia; Wheat products; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science; Agricultural productivity; Wheat -- Economic aspects; Wheat products; Social Science -- Developing Countries; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Business & Economics -- Urban & Regional; Development studies; Development economics & emerging economies; Political economy; Management science; Agricultural economics; Economic policy; Development economics; Regional economics; Business & Economics -- Industries -- Agribusiness; Agricultural science; Eurasia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319332390; 3319332392
• Related ISBNs: 3319332384; 9783319332383
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