Subject(s): Agriculture in Economic aspects, Developing countries. -- Rural development in Developing countries. -- Developing countries in Economic conditions. -- Developing countries Rural regions Economic development -- Rural Sector : Agricultural Production, Food Production -- Traditional Rural Production systems : Traditional Agricultural strategies, Rain-Fed Cultivation in Thailand, Shifting Cultivation -- Rapid Rural Change: Traditional systems Under Pressure : plantations and Settler Economics, Case studies -- Rural Poverty: Explanation and solutions , Case Study -- Redistribution of Resources : land Colonization, land Reforms, Case Studies -- Increasing Productivity : Green Revolution, High Yielding variety of Seeds ( HYV) , irrigation, Case studies -- Assessments, achievements, and alternative Approaches : Case studies