Promoting Investment in Agriculture for Increased Production and Productivity. Saifullah Syed
Promoting Investment
IN AGRICULTURE FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY
Saifullah Syed and Masahiro Miyazako
Prepared under the Japan Trust Fund project Support to Study on Appropriate Policy Measures to Increase Investment in Agriculture and to Stimulate Food Production.
March 2013
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Syed, Saifullah.
Promoting investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity / Saifullah Syed and Masahiro Miyazako.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-78064-388-5 (alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-9251075883 (FAO) 1. Agriculture--Developing countries--Finance. 2. Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries. I. Miyazako, Masahiro. II. Title.
HD1417.S94 2013
338.1′3091724--dc23
2013025683
Published jointly by CAB International and FAO
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ISBN: 978 1 78064 388 5 (CABI)
ISBN: 978 9 25107 588 3 (print) (FAO)
E-ISBN: 978 9 25107 589 0 (PDF) (FAO)
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Contents
The concept and definition of investment
2.2 Distinction between investment and expenditure
Investment in agriculture for increased production and productivity
3.1 Investment for on-farm agricultural capital stock
3.2 Investment by the public sector
3.3 Investment in agro-industry for agricultural development and growth
Empirical measurement of investment in agriculture: the evidence from available data and information
4.1 Level and trend of investment for on-farm agricultural capital stock (ACS)
4.2 Agricultural capital stock per agricultural worker