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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa

Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that highÂlights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interdeÂpendencies among...

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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 Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya,...

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Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara:

Domènech, Laia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

publications. This paper aims to connect the dots and review the literature available on the linkages between irrigation and food … that should be taken into account in irrigation development to address nutrition and gender gaps with a focus on Africa … south of the Sahara are identified: (1) food security and nutrition gains should be stated goals of irrigation programs; (2 …

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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries

Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...

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The impact of irrigation on nutrition, health, and gender: A review paper with insights for Africa south of the Sahara

Domenech, Laia; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

The hypothesis underlying this review paper is that how irrigation gets deployed in SSA will be decisive not only for …

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Green and blue water accounting in the Limpopo and Nile Basins: Implications for food and agricultural policy

Sulser, Timothy B.; Ringler, Claudia; Zhu, Tingju; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

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Demand characteristics for small-scale private irrigation technologies: Knowledge gaps in Nigeria

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Adeoti, Adetola I.; Okoli, Silas; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Small-scale private irrigation (SPRI) schemes make up most of the irrigated area in Nigeria, although they constitute …) transaction costs associated with investments in irrigation; and (4) effectiveness of public institutions activities in SPRI. …

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Measuring the effect of transaction costs for investment in irrigation pumps: Application of unobserved stochastic threshold model to the case of Nigeria

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Adeoti, Adetola I.; Salau, Sheu - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Small-scale private irrigation schemes (SPRI) have been the driving force behind the expansion of irrigated areas in … Nigeria, despite government efforts to promote large-scale public irrigation schemes. SPRI allows adjustment of irrigation … increase in farmersï¿½ investment in irrigation is essential. While Nigerian farmersï¿½ low level of investment in irrigation …

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Economic evaluation of the Diamer-Basha dam: Analysis with an integrated economic/water simulation model of Pakistan:

Robinson, Sherman; Gueneau, Arthur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This paper describes the potential impact on the economy of Pakistan of building the Diamer-Basha dam. An integrated system of economic and water simulation models is applied to Pakistan to analyze the economywide impacts of changes in water resources in the Indus river basin, focusing on...

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Allocative inefficiency and farm-level constraints in irrigated agriculture in Pakistan:

Nasim, Sanval; Dinar, Ariel; Helfand, Steven - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

surface irrigation water in Pakistan is fixed per unit of land, so its allocative inefficiency cannot be estimate. Therefore … utilization of irrigation water across a set of farm-specific characteristics. It also provides a basis for a psssible redesign of …

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