Books in the Wye Studies in Agricultural and Rural Development series

A revised and expanded edition of a popular textbook on the economics of farm households in developing countries. The second edition retains the same successful features of the first with the addition of a new chapter on the environment.

From the author of the invaluable African Farm Management, this expanded textbook covers the theory and practice of economic decision-making in agriculture throughout the tropics. Written in a clear style, with an emphasis on verbal rather than mathematical description, this should be essential reading for all students of tropical agriculture.

This textbook considers the methods used by governments to change the economic and social framework within which agricultural production takes place: by influencing the prices of farm inputs and outputs, by modifying agricultural institutions, and by promoting new technologies in agriculture. Policies are discussed in detail as well as the status of women in agricultural policy.

The money invested in canal irrigation has had disappointing results. This book aims to show that the policy and practice behind the vast sums spent during the 1980s especially were based on misleading research and misdiagnosis, analyzing possible improvements in performance.

This book examines the potentials and limitations of user fees for financing irrigation operation and maintenance.