Food, Agriculture and Rural Development : Current and Emerging Issues for Economic Analysis and Policy Research

This publication is not intended to sketch a research agenda for FAO; rather, the paper contributes to the overall objective of identification of reserach priorities among the scientific community and those more directly involved in development policy.

It contains in-depth reviews on current and emerging issues in the economic analysis of food, agriculture and rural development, written by well-know scholars in the field.

The selection of the issues for in-depth review was the result of a survey conducted among FAO staff involved in policy assistance activities in the main developing regions.

Thus, the choice reflects their and, by extension, the policy-makers's perception as to the main research priorities in the economic analysis of agriculture, rural development, poverty and food security.

A systhesis of the survey results is included as a chapter.