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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 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132683
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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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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
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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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Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective
Vosti, Stephen A. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Developing countries are under pressure to produce more food for their growing populations, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty. In the short term, however, these goals may compete with one another. This book focuses on the interactions between agricultural growth and environment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752680
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R&D investment in national and international agricultural research
Pratt, Alejandro Nin; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
This paper estimates required investment and its allocation among different regions to maximize agricultural output gains and poverty reduction. The analysis uses a social welfare function to simulate the optimal allocation of research and development (R&D) investment across developing regions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505338
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Philippine rice and rural poverty: an impact analysis of market reform using CGE
Cororaton, Caesar B. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
Doha is very small and generates biased effects against agriculture. The impact of Philippine trade reform within the Doha … impact of a free world trade economy is favorable in terms of higher export prices and export demand for agriculture and … agriculture-related manufacturing industries. This mitigates the biased effects against agriculture, and is therefore favorable to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996528