The state of food and agriculture 2002..

Reports on current developments and issues in world agriculture. Monitors the global agricultural situation as well as the overall economic environment surrounding world agriculture. Presents and overview of the status of negotiations on agricultural trade following the launching of the World Trade...

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Corporate Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Language:English
Published: Rome: FAO, 2002..
Series:FAO agriculture series, no. 34
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Summary:Reports on current developments and issues in world agriculture. Monitors the global agricultural situation as well as the overall economic environment surrounding world agriculture. Presents and overview of the status of negotiations on agricultural trade following the launching of the World Trade Organization's new round of multilateral trade negotiations. Discusses how public goods such as agriculture, fisheries and forestry properly managed can provided benefits to large sections of people. Calls for increased international inflow of funds towards agriculture and rural areas, in order to promote globally the provision of these public goods.
Item Description:"Included in this issue is the SOFA 2002 CD-ROM, containing time series data for 150 countries, country groups and regions in English, French and Spanish, together with FAOSTAT TS software to ensure easy access and use"--P. [4] of cover.
Physical Description:xxi, 227 p.: col. ill.; 24 cm..
Format:System requirements: IBM PC or compatible; minimum of 640K; DOS 3.1 or later; CD-ROM extensions (version 2.0 or later); CD-ROM drive.
ISBN:9251047626
9789251047620
ISSN:0081-453;