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Through decentralized targeting of input vouchers new agricultural input subsidy programs aim to more effectively reach their objectives and target population. But, lingering fears of elite capture remain. These are borne out in the 2009 input voucher program in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Sixty...
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The form and content of decentralization has dominated development discourse and public sector reform agenda in Kenya … in the last two decades. The case of agricultural extension service presents decentralization in a difficult context … the effect of decentralization of agricultural extension on access, accountability and empowerment, and efficiency of …
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In this paper, we use the experience of Kenya's failing Coffee Cooperatives to show that, under certain circumstances, membership based organizations can give rise to perverse incentives that undermine the benefits of organizing and lead to a reduction in member productivity and welfare. We...
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This paper examines how farmers have adapted to the current range of climates across China. A cross sectional method is … used to analyze irrigation choice and crop choice across 8,405 farmers in 28 provinces in China. We find that both …
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China has embarked on a major program to modernise agricultural and agribusiness structures with far reaching … in high-value agrifood chains, China should pursue a more incremental and facilitative approach based around developing …
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This paper examined China’s agricultural imports in regard to income growth, import price changes, and tariff … reductions due to China’s trade liberalisation. More specifically, it attempted to model behavioural relationships in the … agricultural trade between China and the EU by using annual trade data from 1986 to 2005. Econometric models were constructed for …
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aspect of dietary health, fat density of energy intake in China. The sample of 2612 individuals between the ages of 20 and 45 … is derived from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. The following insights emerge: (i) Fat density increases with …
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China has experienced frequently food safety scares due to pesticide residue issues in recent years. This excessive of … production practices of small-scale farmers directly, encouraging the adoption of food safety and quality standards by China … agricultural cooperatives in China. Our qualitative analysis suggests that cooperative size, perception and attitude toward …
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We used a primary panel survey at the household level conducted in 18 remote natural villages over three waves in China …
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an arid region in northwest China. The results show that the water policy change results in a lower elasticity of land …
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