Indonesia sustained an average increase in agricultural output of 3.6% per year between 1961 and 2006, resulting in a more than fivefold increase in real output. This paper constructs Tornqvist-Thiel indices of agricultural outputs, inputs and total factor productivity (TFP) to examine the sources of growth in Indonesian agriculture over this period. The paper extends previous work on measuring...

Support for building agricultural research systems has been a priority of many development assistance agencies, including bilateral and multilateral donors,1 private agencies, and the development banks. On reflection, it isn’t surprising that these agencies have given such attention to agricultural research. First, in the 1960s, it became apparent that in low-income countries, broad-based agric...

It is indeed a pleasure to be at this World Food Prize celebration here in Des Moines to participate in honoring this year’s co-laureates, Dr. Monty Jones and Prof. Yuan Longping, two giants in rice research. How appropriate it is that we honor them this year—2004, the International Year of Rice. In Africa and Asia, respectively, they have both made remarkable contributions toward the eradicati...

Traditional agricultural practice and progressive improved technical implementation made our food system not only self-sufficient but also a potential surplus source. But continuous application of such latest techniques is damaging ecosystem as well become the reason for farmers’ debt. Excessive agro-chemicals has major behind soil water pollution. In order to ameliorate irreversible damage ada...

care professionals. We were overwhelmed by the warmth of our reception, and the friendship shown to us by the Chinese people. Since the revolution in 1949 health care in China has undergone radical reform, western-style medicine has become firmly established alongside the traditional Chinese medicine, and is the first choice for the majority of young Chinese, particularly in the urban areas. Th...

Please doi:10. Summary. — Widespread rural poverty in Africa and the success of Asia’s Green Revolution suggest that agriculture is a key sector for African development. However, in response to recent skepticism, this paper examines whether the conventional wisdom about agriculture’s contribution to the development process can still be applied to Africa today. We first outline the debate betwee...