A World Without Agriculture: The Structural Transformation in Historical Perspective

By C. Timmer. 2009

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Five inter-linked transformations in the Asian agrifood economy: Food security implications (2014, unknown): “1 and Timmer, 2009).”
The (Evolving) Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: An Empirical Perspective (2011, background): “6 Important dissenters include North (1959), Johnston and Mellor (1961), Hayami and Ruttan (1985), and Timmer (2009).”
The future of farming: Who will produce our food? (2021, background): “In line with the generalized model of structural transformation (Timmer, 2009), countries most dependent on agriculture as a source of employment derive the largest share of their GDP from agriculture (Fig.”
Poverty reduction during the rural-urban transformation - The role of the missing middle (2013, unknown): “their structural transformation, affects economic growth and the speed of poverty reduction (Timmer, 2009; Szirmai, 2012).”
The Economics of the Food System Revolution (2012, background): “This is a key emerging issue in discussions over global food security (Timmer 2009).”
Agriculture in the Global Economy (2014, methodology): “Source: Authors’ calculations based on World Bank (2012) and FAOSTAT (2013).”
Soil Degradation, Land Scarcity and Food Security: Reviewing a Complex Challenge (2016, background): “Timmer [114] argues that, from an economic point of view, we face the paradox of seemingly living in a world without agriculture.”
Small farms and development in sub-Saharan Africa: Farming for food, for income or for lack of better options? (2021, background): “Agricultural development has proven to be key to reducing poverty and hunger (Koning, 2017; Timmer, 2009), yet we question the common assumption that economic development in Africa can be driven by agriculture given current trends.”
Prediction of rice crop yield using MODIS EVI−LAI data in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam (2013, background): “Rice production plays an important role in the economy of Southeast Asian countries (Timmer 2009; Evenson and Rosegrant 2003), a region that annually produces approximately 150 million tons of rice grain (25% of global rice production) (Raitzer et al. 2009).”