Book review: new directions for smallholder agriculture by Peter Hazell and Atiqur Rahman

Singh, Chandni (2014) Book review: new directions for smallholder agriculture by Peter Hazell and Atiqur Rahman. LSE Review of Books (07 May 2014). Website.

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This book aims to examine the growing divergence between subsistence and business oriented small farms, and discusses how this divergence has been impacted by population growth, trends in farm size distribution, urbanization, off-farm income diversification, and the globalization of agricultural value chains. Chandni Singh finds that the strength of this book is that it consolidates recent research on the state of smallholder farmers and provides an unbiased report on future strategies that should be supported because of their proven relevance and success. For readers looking to understand recent transitions in smallholder farming, the book reflects on how drivers such as population growth, market integration, livelihood diversification, and national and global policies are affecting smallholder farmers.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2014 14:16
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 13:40
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57458

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