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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750336
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Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: Achievements and challenges
Kherallah, Mylene (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
reforms to deregulate agricultural markets and reduce the role of state enterprises. How much has the state actually withdrawn … from agricultural markets? Have well-functioning private markets emerged? How successful were these reforms in boosting …, focusing on three major agricultural markets: fertilizer, food crops, and export crops. They examine the historical rationales …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752689
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Aflatoxins: Finding solutions for improved food safety
Unnevehr, Laurian; Grace, Delia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
barrier to the growth of domestic and international commercial markets for food and feed. In recent years the aflatoxin …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735453
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An assessment of IFPRI's work in Ethiopia 1995-2010: Ideology, influence, and idiosyncrasy
Renkow, Mitch; Slade, Roger - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This study provides an independent external assessment of the impact of IFPRI’s work in Ethiopia during 1995–2010. From 1995 to 2004, nearly all of IFPRI’s Ethiopia work was undertaken by Washington-based research teams working on specific themes under various “global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132595
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Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? A qualitative assessment of gender dynamics in the ownership, purchase, a...
Njuki, Jemimah; Waithanji, Elizabeth; Sakwa, Beatrice; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper reports findings from a qualitative study undertaken in Tanzania and Kenya to examine women’s access to and ownership of KickStart pumps and the implications for their ability to make major decisions on crop choices and use of income from irrigated crops. Results from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132739
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Summary of Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia:
Hoddinott, John F.; Headey, Derek D.; Dereje, Mekdim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
dairy sector in rural Ethiopia, a context in which markets are very thin, own-consumption shares are very high, and milk is … access to local markets, suggesting that market development can substitute for household cow ownership. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132775
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Business operations of agrodealers and their participation in the loan market in Nigeria:
Olomola, Aderbigbe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This study employs primary data collected through structured questionnaires from 300 agrodealers and uses a Tobit type-II model for the analysis. The results show that interest rate, debt, value of asset, membership of trading association, and source of credit are major determinants of loan...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114774
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Loan demand and rationing among small-scale farmers in Nigeria:
Olomola, Aderbigbe; Gyimah-Brempong, Kwabena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
To this end, this study seeks to (1) examine the nature of risks facing small-scale farmer-borrowers in Nigeria, (2) analyze the demand for agricultural credit by farmers and highlight the key determinants of this demand, (3) ascertain the extent to which farmers are credit rationed and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114780
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459