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Strategies for stimulating poverty-alleviating growth in the rural nonfarm economy in developing countries:
Haggblade, Steven; Hazell, P. B. R.; Reardon, Thomas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
"The rural nonfarm economy (RNFE) accounts for roughly 25 percent of full-time rural employment and 35-40 percent of rural incomes across the developing world. This diverse collection of seasonal trading, household-based and large-scale agroprocessing, manufacturing and service activities plays...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996727
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Accelerated growth and structural transformation: Assessing Ghana’s options to reach middle-income status
Breisinger, Clemens; Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Yu, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Ghana has made considerable progress over the last 20 years in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty. The Government of Ghana has declared its new development goal of reaching middle-income status by 2015. Achieving this goal will require Ghana to double its per capita income over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132791
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Improving diagnostics for aflatoxin detection:
Harvey, Jagger; Gnonlonfin, Benoit; Fletcher, Mary; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850555
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Market interdependence and volatility transmission among major crops:
Gardebroek, Cornelis; Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of volatility between the corn, wheat, and soybean markets … in the United States. Volatility interactions across markets, if they exist, may lower the effectiveness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850569
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Co-movement of major commodity price returns: A time-series assessment:
de Nicola, Francesca; De Pace, Pierangelo; Hernandez, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the degree of co-movement among the nominal price returns of 11 major energy, agricultural, and food commodities using monthly data between 1970 and 2013. The authors study the extent and the time evolution of unconditional and conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886774
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The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh
Minten, Bart; Murshid, K.A.S.; Reardon, Thomas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
intake—the share of the less expensive, low-quality coarse rice is shown to be rapidly decreasing in rice markets and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395604
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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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Employment risk and job-seeker performance:
Godlonton, Susan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper examines the relationship between employment risk and job-seeker performance. To induce exogenous variation in employment risk, the outside options for job seekers undergoing a real recruitment process were randomized by assigning them a 0, 1, 5, 50, 75, or 100 percent chance of real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755481
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Exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural research and development investments in southern Africa:
Johnson, Michael E.; Benin, Samuel; You, Liangzhi; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
An in-depth quantitative analysis is undertaken in this paper to assist the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, member countries, and development partners in setting future regional investment priorities for agricultural research and development in the SADC region. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755488