'The present book provides a clear and accessible guide to current issues in agricultural economics.\nThis book explores a strategic management and quality management as well as new techniques and tools in production and operations management are also examined. \nTopics covered in the book are explained lucidly and succinctly.\nThis book will be a valuable resource for students, teachers and researchers of agribusiness, and agricultural economics.'
Preface v 1. Introductory Chapter: Agricultural Economics 1 2. Date Palm Value Chain Analysis and Marketing Opportunities for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries 09 3. Effects of Water Scarcity on the Performances of the Agricultural Sector and Adaptation Strategies in Tunisia 28 4. Local Techniques for Crop Conservation in Burkina Faso: Analysis of the Valorization Status and Perception of Tilgr-Baore Technology 45 5. Value Chain-Induced Constraints Limiting Scale of Conservation Agriculture in South Africa 65 6. Coastal Community Adaptation to Climate Change-Induced Salinity Intrusion in Bangladesh 83 7. Social Value of Urban Rooftop Farming: A Hong Kong Case Study 97 Index 113