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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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Promoting sustainable development in less-favored areas:
Pender, John L.; Hazell, P. B. R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
/ Sushil Pandey Brief 5. Returns to public investment: Evidence from India and China / Shenggen Fan and Peter Hazell Brief 6 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996507
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Fomentar el desarrollo sustentable en las zonas poco favorecidas:
Pender, John L.; Hazell, P. B. R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
Andes; Tecnologias para las tierras altas del sudeste de Asia; Utilidades de la inversion publica: datos de la India y China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996514
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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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The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation?:
Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and improved social welfare through an empirical and systematic analysis of the country’s growth trajectory during 1991–2010. We find that growth after 2002 was accompanied by...
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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 …
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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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Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
Ayele, Gezahegn; Chamberlin, Jordan; Moorman, Lisa; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Rural non-farm development plays a key role in generating employment in many developing countries. Clustering is an important industrial organization in the rural non-farm sector. Based on primary surveys of both urban and rural handloom weaver clusters in Ethiopia which took place in May/June...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933117
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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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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