Asian rice bowls: the returning crisis?

摘要: Introduction - the state of rice in post-Green Revolution Asia productivity growth case against complacency sustaining farm profits through technical change intensification-induced degradation paddy resource base erosion, pollution and poison Asian market demand supply prospects GATT agricultural commercialization farmer product choices strategic look at factor markets organization production beyond 2025 seed technology for intensive systems fertilizers pesticides dealing with labour scarcity mechanical technologies.