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1. New Seeds and Poor People

   By Michael Lipton, Richard Longhurst

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Development

   First published in 1989, this book deals with the impact of cereal production upon the Third World, specifically ‘Modern Varieties’ (MVs). Using evidence from plant breeding, economics and nutrition science, the authors seek to pinpoint what has been achieved, what has gone wrong and what needs to...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Seasonality, Rural Livelihoods and Development

   Edited by Stephen Devereux, Rachel Sabates-Wheeler, Richard Longhurst

   Seasonality is a severe constraint to sustainable rural livelihoods and a driver of poverty and hunger, particularly in the tropics. Many poor people in developing countries are ill equipped to cope with seasonal variations which can lead to drought or flood and consequences for agriculture,...

   Published November 29th 2011 by Routledge