A01=Douglas Horton
agricultural policy analysis
Author_Douglas Horton
Bacterial Wilt
Category=YPMP
consumption patterns
crop extension programs
crop improvement programs
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FAO Production Yearbook
Food Balance Sheets
food security strategies
Institut National De Recherche Agronomique
International Potato Center
Late Blight
Late Blight Infection
Late Blight Resistance
Mantaro Valley
marketing strategies
Moisture Content
Potato Consumption
potato cultivation
Potato Leaf Roll Virus
Potato Prices
Potato Production
Potato Production Process
Potato Production Systems
Potato Tuber Moth
poverty reduction through crop improvement
rural development economics
Seed Tubers
Soil Scientists
Solanum tuberosum
Sprout Growth
tropical agriculture
True Potato Seed
Van Der Zaag
Vice Versa
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9780367284008
- Weight: 630g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Although the potato is usually thought of as a temperate-zone crop, potato growing in the tropics and subtropics is spreading rapidly. In terms of the dollar value of the crop, this edible root now ranks fourth in the developing world after rice, wheat, and maize. Nevertheless, policymakers often underrate the importance of the potato as a source of employment, income, and food or they underestimate the potential benefits from expanding potato production and use. The payoff from applied research on potato cultivation in the tropics and subtropics is high due to the large body of scientific information from developed countries. This book summarizes the principles of potato production, distribution, and use. The essential facts about the potato as a crop, a commodity, and a food are discussed as well as the issues that scientists and policymakers should consider in setting priorities for implementing and assessing the impact of potato research and extension programs. A major premise of the book is that programs aiming to increase food supplies and reduce poverty through crop improvement need to consider not only production technology but also marketing strategies and consumption patterns. Adequate planning for agricultural research and development requires an understanding of how crops are grown, marketed, and used and of what potential benefits the new technologies can yield. Hence, effective crop improvement programs need both technical and socioeconomic expertise. The administrators and others responsible for implementing these programs must concern themselves with the policies that impinge on the adoption and consequences of new production methods so that their countries may reap the full benefits of an increased and stable food supply.
Douglas Horton is the head of the Social Science Department, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru.
