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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752679
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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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 … contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933116
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Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies
Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Benin, Samuel; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277431
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2011 Global food policy report:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2012
should be done in the future? In 2011, agriculture moved to the forefront of the international development agenda. In … addition to producing adequate food, agriculture's crucial role in improving nutrition and health, sustainably making use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010542212
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Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies
Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Benin, Samuel; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611942
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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 … editors and contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine … economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755479
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Understanding farmers' perceptions and adaptations to climate change and variability: The case of the Limpopo Basin, South Africa
Gbetibouo, Glwadys Aymone - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South Africa. In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996803
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Developing bioenergy economic and social issues: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
la Torre Ugarte, Daniel G. de - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"... There is a clear link between access to energy services and poverty alleviation and development. The first set of critical energy needs are those that satisfy basic human needs: fuel for cooking, heating and lighting, energy for pumping water, and electricity for health and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997001