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Brazil's experience with bioenergy: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges

Moreira, Jose Roberto - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Brazil is the world's largest producer of ethanol, a biofuel used mainly in automobiles as an additive or alternative … had both successes and failures. Although Brazil's program was criticized as being uneconomic during periods of low oil … economy... For countries that wish to improve their energy security while promoting rural development, Brazil's experience …

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2012 Global Food Policy Report

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013

This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second 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 security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...

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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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Ending hunger in our lifetime: Food security and globalization

Runge, C. Ford (contributor); Senauer, Benjamin (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be critical to global peace and stability. Yet we are far from reaching the goal of reducing hunger by 2025. The authors of this book bring good news: hunger can be banished in our...

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A picture of tariff protection across the World in 2004: MAcMap-HS6, Version 2

Boumellassa, Houssein; Debucquet, David Laborde; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

MAcMap-HS6v2 is a comprehensive database providing detailed protection data at the 6 digit level of the harmonized system (HS6), i.e. more than 5000 products, for the year 2004. It includes ad valorem equivalents on MFN tariffs for 169 importing countries, as well as bilateral applied...

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The potential cost of a failed doha round:

Bouet, Antoine; Debucquet, David Laborde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"This study offers new conclusions on the economic cost of a failed Doha Round. The first section is devoted to an analysis of how trade policies evolve in the long and medium runs. We show that even under normal economic conditions, policymakers modify tariffs to cope with the evolution of...

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Linking urban consumers and rural farmers in India: A comparison of traditional and modern food supply chains

Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Vandeplas, Anneleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"Food supply chains are being transformed in a number of developing countries due to widespread changes in urban food demand. To better anticipate the impact of this transformation and thus assist in the design of appropriate policies, it is important to understand the changes that are occurring...

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Why is the Doha development agenda failing? And what can be done?: A computable general equilibrium-game theoretical approach

Bouet, Antoine; Laborde, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"We herein use a world Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to simulate 143 potential trade reforms and seek solutions to the issues hampering progress in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). Inside the domain defined by all these possible outcomes, we apply the axiomatic theory of...

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Agricultural trade liberalization and poverty in Brazil:

Filho, Joachim Bento de Souza Ferreira - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

regional income distribution in Brazil, using an interregional applied general equilibrium (AGE) and microsimulation model of … Brazil, tailored for income distribution and poverty analysis. The model distinguishes 10 different labor types and 270 … poverty and income distribution in Brazil. The simulated effects on poverty and income distribution are positive in aggregate …

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Rich consumers and poor producers: Quality and rent distribution in global value chains

Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Vandeplas, Anneleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

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