1st Edition
Potatoes Production, Marketing, And Programs For Developing Countries
By Douglas Horton
Copyright 1987
244 Pages
by
CRC Press
256 Pages
by
CRC Press
244 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Although the potato is usually thought of as a temperate-zone crop, potato growing in the tropics and subtropics is spreading rapidly. In terms of the dollar value of the crop, this edible root now ranks fourth in the developing world after rice, wheat, and maize. Nevertheless, policymakers often underrate the importance of the potato as a source of employment, income, and food or they... Read more
Foreword -- Introduction -- World patterns and trends in potato production and use -- The potato crop and its physical environment -- The socioeconomic environment: Levels of development and public policies -- Supply, demand, and marketing -- Potato nutrition and consumption -- Potato production systems -- Research priorities and potato programs -- Impact of potato programs -- Summing up
Biography
Douglas Horton is the head of the Social Science Department, International Potato Center, Lima, Peru.
