Clear student text on theory and practice of economic decision making in tropical agriculture.

Minimum cost combination in agriculture with special reference to developing countries in tropical areas. Typology of the climatic zones and farming systems in the tropics and sub-tropics. Increasing productivity in extensive grassland farming in semi-arid areas. Increasing the productivity of arable rain-fed farming. Increasing the productivity of irrigated arable farming types of irrigated farming. Systems with perennial crops. Development of farming regions and farm enterprises during general economic-growth.

Since the famous debate between Keynes and Ohlin on German reparation payments after World War I, international transfers have attracted the attention of economists. Today the subject is of even greater importance with billions of dollars flowing between nations as unilateral transfers. However the emphasis has shifted from balance-of-payments issues to the welfare consequences following a transfer, and in particular the welfare issues arising from aid to developing countries. In The Economics of International Transfers Professors Brakman and van Marrewijk present a complete overview of transfers (including the history of transfers and current transfer flows), and their own unified framework in which they present important and original research. Subjects considered include welfare effects, distortions, third parties, rent-seeking, the trade or aid discussion, multi-lateral agencies, tied aid and imperfect competition.

Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.