Economic Growth and Agriculture

abroad acquire acres additional adjustment advance agri agricul agricultural inputs agricultural production agricultural research American approach assist basis become better capital changes Chapter consequence consumers contributed corn costs crops cultural demand developed economic growth economic progress effects efficiency estimates evidence experience extension fact factors families farm products farmers fertilizer firms gains important improve incentives income increase India industrialization investment irrigation issue Japan knowledge labor lack land less losses material matter means measures Michigan modern agriculture output particular percent political poor countries preferences Press profitable programs rate of return reasons recent relative respect response rice rose savings schooling simply skills social sources Soviet substantially success supply Table tion traditional agriculture true ture turn United University welfare