Deck 17: Agricultural Development: Technology, policies, and Institutions

Question 1

The Green Revolution has had the least impact thus far in:

A) East Asia.
B) Latin America.
C) West Asia.
D) sub-Saharan Africa.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The food policy dilemma,as defined by Timmer,Falcon,and Pearson,refers to:

A) the continual battle within governments over what is to be grown in the agricultural sector.
B) the push to move agricultural laborers to industrial jobs in the urban areas.
C) the production of agricultural goods for domestic consumption vs. for export.
D) conflicting interests of producers and consumers in regard to food prices.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Before the 1950s,agriculture in nearly all developing countries relied on:

A) hybrid crops and irrigation.
B) traditional technologies and crop varieties.
C) the new and emerging Green Revolution.
D) grants and charity provided by the developed nations of the world.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The problem with the practice of shifting cultivation is that it has been linked to:

A) price distortions in the marketplace.
B) increased reports of farmers suffering from "spatial dislocation."
C) soil erosion.
D) outbreaks of various disease strains.

Question 5

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Traditional agriculture,Green Revolution

Question 6

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Planting and harvesting time,the lean season

Question 7

Share cropping is the dominant farming contractual arrangement in:

A) South Asia.
B) Latin America.
C) the Middle East.
D) sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 8

By the year 2002,what percentage of cropland in sub-Saharan Africa was irrigated?

A) 4 percent
B) 12 percent
C) 15 percent
D) 22 percent

Question 9

Which economist compared the actual performance of agricultural producers with their potential performance?

A) Arthur Mosher
B) Angus Deaton
C) Esther Duflo
D) Simon Kuznets

Question 10

Since the 1980s,the growth rate of yields in the world's major cereal crops has:

A) trended steadily upward.
B) been mostly consistent and remained the same over the past 30 years.
C) trended strongly downward.
D) fluctuated radically because of the objectives of different governmental policies around the world.

Question 11

By the 1960s,large public investments in crop science had begun to pay off in the form of:

A) crop rotation and drip irrigation.
B) the move toward organic farming.
C) seeds for improved crop varieties and packages of complementary inputs.
D) making barley and maize the new main staples at the dinner table.

Question 12

The distribution of yields that are possible when all farmers maximize their profits given the opportunities available to them in a given environment is known as:

A) excess profit.
B) producer surplus.
C) allocative efficiency.
D) economic ceiling.

Question 13

The months preceding the next harvest,when prices are at their highest,are known as the:

A) drought.
B) lean season.
C) anticipatory season.
D) season of hope.

Question 14

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Shifting cultivation,slash and burn

Question 15

It is currently estimated that for the time period ranging from 1997 to 2020,cereal demands in developing nations will rise:

A) 15 percent.
B) 35 percent.
C) 40 percent.
D) 50 percent.

Question 16

Agronomist Norman Borlaug is often referred to as the father of:

A) economic development.
B) the Green Revolution.
C) the World Bank.
D) radical land redistribution.

Question 17

Economists Derek Headey and Shenggen Fan have concluded that 60 percent to 70 percent of the increase in corn prices is due to:

A) the use of corn as improved feed for cattle to avoid future outbreaks of "mad cow" disease.
B) the increasing cost of transportation.
C) the substitution of corn for higher profit-oriented crops.
D) the diversion of corn for biofuels production.

Question 18

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Pastoral nomadism,settled agriculture

Question 19

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.

-Intensive annual crops,mixed farming

Question 20

What is the margin between farm-gate price and retail price called?

A) marginal return
B) net profit
C) marketing margin
D) base price

Question 21

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Common property resources,land tilting

Question 22

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Supply response,nonprice constraints

Question 23

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT),International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Question 24

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Technical ceiling,technology diffusion

Question 25

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Perennial crops,livestock systems

Question 26

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Intercropping,optimal crop mix

Question 27

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Actual performance,potential performance

Question 28

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Supply shocks,demand shocks

Question 29

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Latifunda,minifunda

Question 30

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Overvalued exchange rates,ceilings on interest rates

Question 31

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
Fixed-rent tenancy,share cropping