Rice: The Primary Commodity / Edition 1

by A.J.H. Latham

Overview

Rice: The Primary Commodity de-mystifies the trade, outlines its workings and the problems which confront it.
A.J. Latham outlines the history and cultivation of rice, and the research programmes which have done so much to revolutionise its production in recent years. Including case studies of the rice markets in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Brazil, the USA and many other countries, this book gives an up-to-date and comprehensive view of the unpredictable and rapidly changing world market in rice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415151535
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/09/1998
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy , #14
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1350L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Rice and Rices; Chapter 3 Irrigation and Cultivation; Chapter 4 Mills and Milling; Chapter 5 Trade and Commerce; Chapter 6 Brokers and Traders; Chapter 7 Countries and Policies; Chapter 8 Trade in the 1990s;