to effectively support small farmers, an efficient system of technology generating and transforming in agriculture is needed. lack of close and effective interaction among extension organizations and research systems and between various groups of farmers and agricultural organizations is one of the important institutional problems facing the ministries of agriculture in many developing countrie...

Introduction Analyzing the evolution of agricultural research and development policy in South Africa is a fascinating but difficult task, primarily because of the large number of structural, institutional, and political changes that took place during the 20th century. This chapter tracks the history of South Africa's agricultural research and development system against this background, highligh...

The forty-year history of agricultural production co-operatives in Iran shows that this type of exploitation system has faced with many challenges during this period. First, despite the help and support by the government, the co-operative sector has not been able to play a major role in the development of the country, and its share has not exceeded 3% of the development program. The Purpose of ...

extended abstract 1. introduction agricultural development is an important factor in any comprehensive rural development plan and because of its role and stance in the rural economy as the main activity, has a substantial contribution and obligation in rural development, especially in developing countries. it can provide formal and informal employment for those with both adequate and limited ed...

The article discusses the prospects for development of entrepreneurship in agriculture our country, sustainable economic farms, which are its main and leading link.

This paper examines the apparent conflict between the classical assumption of a bargaining agricultural sector wage and the neo-classical assumption of a competitive wage in the context of a labor surplus developing economy. It concludes that the relatively inelastic supply of labor hours offered by low income small or landless farmers in the static microeconomic leisure/work context is perfect...