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"Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the majority of people affected by HIV and AIDS globally, and it is …
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This paper reviews the constraints hindering growth of agricultural productivity in Nigeria by providing an overview of the policy environment that affects agricultural productivity, establishing how the policy environment affects productivity improvement, and proposing lessons relevant for...
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keep pace in the 21st century. Yet today one-eighth of the world's people lack secure access to the food they need to live … operation of markets in three critical areas: protecting the natural resources on which agriculture depends; focusing the …-secure world in the 21st century. …
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"This stocktaking workshop provided an opportunity for several groups with active interest in impact assessment relating to agricultural policy research to share experiences and views about what constitutes good practice in this field. The sponsoring organizations have had a long-standing...
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Investment Priorities for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska, and Ghada Shields
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"There have been different degrees of exchange rate disequilibrium in the developing countries during transition or reform periods since the mid 1980s. The level of the exchange rate and its misalignment can have significant impacts on agricultural policy measures such as Producer Support...
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-cyclical. Support for agriculture has been rising when world prices are low (as in the mid 1980s and 1998-2002) and falling when world … this study, we evaluate the protection and support versus disprotection of agriculture in India. Our methodology involves … adjustments impact the results. Overall, our results indicate that support for agriculture in India has been counter …
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This brief summarizes the book, Agricultural R&D in the Developing World: Too Little, Too Late?, edited by Philip G …
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"This study evaluates the potential impact of the recent rise in world food prices on the Moroccan economy and possible … show that while increased world food prices hurt poor consumers, the general equilibrium effect of welfare loss is modest …-term objective. Direct transfers to poor consumers, combined with increased public investment in agriculture to improve agricultural …
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