Sustainability issues in agricultural development / Ted J. Davis and Isabel A. Schirmer, editors.

Preface p. vii -- Opening remarks / Barber b. Conable p. 1 -- Opening remarks: rapporteur's comments / E. E. Senner p. 3 -- Sustainability, policies, natural resources and institutions / W. David Hopper p. 5 -- Sustainability, policies, natural resources and institutions: rapporteur's comments / E. E. Senner p. 17 -- Sustainability issues in agriculture development / F. S. Idachaba p. 18 -- Policy issues for sustainability: rapporteur's comments / Peter Hopcraft p. 54 -- Session I: Institutional development -- Institutional requirements for sustained agricultural development / Vernon W. Ruttan p. 57 -- Institutional requirements for sustained agricultural development: rapporteur's comments / Turid Sato p. 77 -- Human development and sustainability / Bernard M. Woods p. 80 -- Human development and sustainability: rapporteur's comments / Susan A. Stout p. 92 -- Local Government and local institutions / Samuel Paul p. 95 -- Local Government and local institutions: rapporteur's comments / Myrna Alexander p. 100 -- Making ministries more effective / W. Bowman Cutter p. 103 -- Making ministries more effective: rapporteur's comments / Josue Tanaka p. 104 -- Agricultural marketing institutions and privatization / Martin J. Staab p. 109 -- Agricultural marketing institutions and privatization: rapporteur's comments / Roy Southworth p. 114 -- Farmer organizations and institution building for sustainable development / Michael M. Cernea p. 116 -- Farmer’s organizations and sustainability: rapporteur's comments / Turto Turtiainen p. 137 -- Issues extension and research / John A. Hayward p. 143 -- Research and extension: rapporteur's comments / Herb Floyd p. 161 -- Session II. Natural resources management -- Managing natural resources for sustainability / Robert Repetto p. 167 -- Managing natural resources for sustainability: rapporteur's comments / Richard O. Ackermann p. 180 -- Soil conservation and small watershed development / Pierre Crosson p. 182 -- Soil conservation and small watershed development: rapporteur's comments / W. Beattie p. 188 -- Land management, titling and tenancy / François Falloux p. 190 -- Land management, titling and tenancy: rapporteur's comments / William Panton p. 209 -- Forestry / J. E. M. Arnold p. 211 -- Farm forestry: rapporteur's comments p. Robert Winterbottom p. 224 -- Desertification / David R. Steeds p. 229 -- Desertification: rapporteur's comments / Jeffrey Lewis p. 236 -- Salinity management issues / Walter J. Ochos p. 239 -- Salinity management: rapporteur's comments / Warren D. Fairchild p. 249 -- The preservation of germplasm / John A. Pino and Michael S. Strauss p. 252 -- Preservation of germplasm: rapporteur's comments / Bernard W. Van de Poll p. 267 -- A re-evaluation of approaches to fisheries development: the special characteristics of fisheries and the need for management / Francis T. Christy, Jr. p. 270 -- A re-evaluation of approaches to fisheries development: the special characteristics of fisheries: rapporteur's comments / Lucían M. Sprague p. 289 --Session III: Diversification -- Diversification, sustainability, and economic / D. C. Winkelmann p. 295 --Diversification, sustainability, and economic: rapporteur's comments / John H. Cleave p. 304 -- Sustainability issues in agricultural development diversification from rice / Richard Reidinger p. 305 -- Diversification from rice: rapporteur's comments / Roy Hewson p. 311 -- Crop diversification in irrigated agriculture: water management constraints/ Herve Plusquellec p. 313 -- Crop diversification in irrigated agriculture: water management constraints: rapporteur's comments / Jessica Mott p. 320 -- Commodity analysis for diversification / Ronald Duncan p. 322 -- Commodity analysis for diversification: rapporteur's comments / Jane Armitage p. 326 -- Research and extension needs for diversification / Donald L. Plucknett p. 329 -- Research and extension needs for diversification: rapporteur's comments / Hikman G. Nasr p. 332 -- Upstream needs: information, inputs and credit / Hamdy M. Eisa p. 335 -- Upstream needs: information, inputs and credit: rapporteur s comments / Emmanuel H. D'Silva p. 352 -- Post-harvest consideration for diversification / James G. Brown p. 353 -- Post-harvest consideration for diversification: rapporteur's comments / Wayne Ringlien p. 357 -- Economic policy for diversification / Peter B. R. Hazell p. 359 -- Economic policy for diversification: rapporteur's comments / John Burrows p. 367 -- Some thoughts on economic development, sustainability, and the environment / G. Edward Schuh p. 371.