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Emerging policies and partnerships under CAADP: Implications for long-term growth, food security, and poverty reduction
Badiane, Ousmane; Odjo, Sunday; Ulimwengu, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is one of the main components of the New Partnership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395593
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Agricultural productivity and policies in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Yu, Bingxin; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
estimates show a remarkable recovery in the performance of SSA's agriculture between 1984 and 2006 after a long period of poor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395594
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Cereal production and technology adoption in Ethiopia:
Yu, Bingxin; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Funes, José; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The Ethiopian government has been promoting a package-driven extension that combines credit, fertilizers, improved seeds, and better management practices. This approach has reached almost all farming communities, representing about 2 percent of agricultural gross domestic product in recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366802
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Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania
Ecker, Olivier; Mabiso, Athur; Kennedy, Adam; Diao, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition are widespread in rural Tanzania, where smallholder agriculture dominates the … economy. Given the sector's role as the main source of food and livelihood for many malnourished people, agriculture has …, we explore the links between agriculture and nutrition in Tanzania and review the evidence on how these links can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366813
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Food security and economic development in the Middle East and North Africa
Breisinger, Clemens; van Rheenen, Teunis; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505322
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A review of empirical evidence on gender differences in nonland agricultural inputs, technology, and services in developing countries
Peterman, Amber; Behrman, Julia; Quisumbing, Agnes - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
This paper reviews existing microeconomic empirical literature on gender differences in use, access, and adoption of nonland agricultural inputs in developing countries. This review focuses on four key areas: (1) technological resources, (2) natural resources, (3) human resources, and (4) social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505330
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R&D investment in national and international agricultural research
Pratt, Alejandro Nin; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
This paper estimates required investment and its allocation among different regions to maximize agricultural output gains and poverty reduction. The analysis uses a social welfare function to simulate the optimal allocation of research and development (R&D) investment across developing regions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505338
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Engendering agricultural research
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; Quisumbing, Agnes; Behrman, Julia; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
important to pay attention to gender issues in agriculture and why it is necessary to recognize womens distinct food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505344
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Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Birner, Regina; Benin, Samuel; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), pursue economic growth through agriculture-led development. The ministries need to take … begin to align their policies with those of governments, an increasingly large share of external support to agriculture is … and effectiveness public systems will have significant bearing on effectiveness and impact of investments in agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519794
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Do health investments improve agricultural productivity?
McNamara, Paul E.; Ulimwengu, John M.; Leonard, Kenneth L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
estimation methods, definition and measurement of health variables, choice of economic outcomes, single-equation versus multiple … to estimation bias caused by the endogeneity of health outcomes. We also found significant gaps in the literature; for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519795