Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the principal extensive investigation of key issues confronting developing nations today, from fast urbanization to environmental change. In this four-section volume, more than 40 researchers offer the most recent examination of themes like nutrition and health, gender and household decision-making, trade liberalization, government policies (price support and input subsidies etc) agrifood value chains, natural resource management, and political economy. Integrating this, Agricultural Development investigates alternative strategies and techniques for developing economically viable agricultural production systems and lessening food uncertainty and ailing health.