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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850582
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya,...
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa — Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea,...
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Agricultural growth, poverty, and nutrition in Tanzania:
Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
expansion of food crops and livestock also explains the weak relationship between agricultural growth and nutrition outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521831
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Shocks, livestock asset dynamics and social capital in Ethiopia:
Mogues, Tewodaj - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
This paper uses household survey panel data of 416 rural households to study livestock asset dynamics in the north … traps. Results indicate rather that livestock asset dynamics are marked by convergence over time. Examining the role of … shocks on livestock capital. …
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Nonlinear dynamics of livestock assets: Evidence from Ethiopia
Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Dercon, Stefan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
dynamics of livestock asset holdings in rural Ethiopia. We find evidence of distribution-dependent dynamics and multiple … equilibria for tropical livestock units. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593557
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145651
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Enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: An exploration into alternative investment options
Headey, Derek; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; You, Liangzhi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The most recent (2010–2011) drought in the arid and semiarid lowlands (ASAL) of the Horn of Africa has rendered over 13 million people in need of food, and caused a devastating famine in southern Somalia. The drought has also raised concerns that pastoralist livelihoods in this region are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132625
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Consumption Patterns of Livestock Products in Ethiopia: Elasticity Estimates Using HICES (2004/05) Data:
Tafere, Kibrom; Worku, Ibrahim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Ethiopia is known to have one of the largest livestock populations in the world. Yet the overall contribution of … livestock products to households’ daily consumption is very limited. The average per capita annual consumption of meat and … the demand for livestock products. This study attempts to estimate elasticities of livestock products. We use the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132627
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Summary of Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia:
Hoddinott, John F.; Headey, Derek D.; Dereje, Mekdim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
In rural economies encumbered by significant market imperfections, farming decisions may partly be motivated by nutritional considerations, in addition to income and risk factors. These imperfections create the potential for farm assets to have direct dietary impacts on nutrition in addition to...
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