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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries

Adato, Michelle (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...

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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger

Reardon, Thomas (contributor); Chen, Kevin Z. (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

requires urgent actions to improve the productivity and climate resilience of agriculture and to upgrade the food value chains …

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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition

Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

of a broader process of innovation and learning. A new idea, model, or approach is typically embodied in a pilot project … experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 … Agriculture to Reduce Poverty and Hunger by Kevin Cleaver •Moving Local- and Community-Driven Development from Boutique to Large …

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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

Beginning in April 2008, lack of access to foreign exchange effectively stopped private sector wheat imports. Government imports and subsidized sales to millers and households in late 2008, subsequently increased domestic supply and lowered market wheat prices, though market prices remained...

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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

This paper examines macro-economic developments in Ethiopia between 2004/05 and 2008/09, focusing on the external accounts and the real exchange rate. Simulations using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of Ethiopia's economy show that, compared to a policy of foreign exchange...

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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

In spite of remarkable growth in Ethiopiaâ€™s agricultural production and overall real incomes (GDP/capita) from 2004/05 to 2008/09, prices of major cereals (teff, maize, wheat and sorghum) have fluctuated sharply in both nominal and real terms. International prices of cereals also...

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India's plant variety and farmers' rights legislation: potential impact on stakeholder access to genetic resources

Ramanna, Anitha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003

The demand for extending intellectual property protection to agriculture in developing countries has met with … growth in developing countries. India is one of the first countries in the world to have passed a legislation granting rights … sector institutions, non-governmental organizations and farmers, within the property rights framework. India's Act allows …

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Indiaââ‚¬â„¢s Attempts at Regional Integration with South Asia and East Asia

Debroy, Bibek - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

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Stock Market Liberalisations in the South Asian Region

Husain, Fazal; Qayyum, Abdul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, covering the period from 1980 to 2003. The analysis is done with the help of tables … are integrated with major markets, that is, of USA, UK, and Japan. There is clear evidence that the markets in India and …

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