TY - GEN T1 - Feeding the world : an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000 T2 - Princeton economic history of the Western world. A1 - Federico, Giovanni, 1954- LA - English PP - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford PB - Princeton University Press YR - 2009 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn731974756 AB - In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. Agriculture has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the economy. This book, a comprehensive history of world agriculture during this period, explains how these feats were accomplished. Feeding the World synthesizes two hundred years of agricultural development throughout the world, providing all essential data and extensive references to the literature. It covers, systematica. OP - 388 CN - HD1411 .F43 2009eb SN - 9781400837724 SN - 1400837723 SN - 9780691138534 SN - 0691138532 SN - 9780691120515 SN - 069112051X KW - Agriculture : Economic aspects : History : 19th century. KW - Agriculture : Economic aspects : History : 20th century. KW - Agriculture : Aspect économique : Histoire : 19e siècle. KW - Agriculture : Aspect économique : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Industries : Agribusiness. KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING : Agriculture : Sustainable Agriculture. KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING : Agriculture : General. KW - Agriculture : Economic aspects KW - 1800-1999 KW - History ER -