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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 …

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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 …

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Measuring agricultural innovation system properties and performance: Illustrations from Ethiopia and Vietnam

Spielman, David J.; Kelemework, Dawit - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"The rapidly changing nature of the global food and agriculture system suggests the need to rethink how innovation can … contribute to developing-country agriculture. While scientific and technological changes in agriculture can help foster … which they are a part. A more systems-oriented understanding of how innovation occurs in a society and economy is critical …

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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...

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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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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...

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Transforming the rural nonfarm economy: Opportunities and threats in the developing world

Haggblade, Steven (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Contrary to conventional wisdom that equates rural economies with agriculture, rural residents in developing countries …

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Seeds of contention: World hunger and the global controversy over genetically modified crops

Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

, they argue, can help meet the needs of the poor.The authors recommend a cautious approach that would encourage innovation …

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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

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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:

Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

Beginning in April 2008, lack of access to foreign exchange effectively stopped private sector wheat imports. Government imports and subsidized sales to millers and households in late 2008, subsequently increased domestic supply and lowered market wheat prices, though market prices remained...

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