The above analysis dealt with cereal crops taken together. Among the cereals, Asian Region has recorded the most remarkable crop performance in regard to wheat. Production of this crop in the Asian Region had increased annually from 59 million tons to 106.8 million tons during the period 1971-81. It implied a growth rate of [...]
From a conceptual point of view, an analysis of food production situation should deal with food in the most cpomprehensive sense, i.e. including food crops, livestock products and fisheries. From a practical point of view, however , an analysis in such comprehensive terms is time consuming. Therefore, I propose to confine this presentation to [...]
Abstract
The main focus of the paper is to analyse the contribution which agriculture and food policy can make towards solving nutrition problems of Asia. These problems need to be seen in the overall agricultural setting of the Region. Fortunataly, this setting is characterized by many promising features including achievement by the Asian Region [...]