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Agriculture and Ethiopia’s Economic Transformation:
Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
his paper examines the importance of achieving high agricultural growth as a means of accelerating Ethiopia’s economic transformation. The conclusions are that a high rate of agricultural growth has farreaching positive implications for increasing employment and accelerating poverty...
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Exploring the agriculture-nutrition disconnect in India:
Gillespie, Stuart; Kadiyala, Suneetha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
India is home to one-third of the world’s undernourished children, with rates of child undernutrition remaining stubbornly high for decades. Undernutrition is widespread among adults, too; one-third of all Indian men and women are affected. At the same time, India is the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132782
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A long-term census and survey program for Ghana:
Muñoz, Juan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
support agencies. The main stakeholders are the Ministries of Health, Education, and Agriculture. Demand for household survey …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132787
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A strategy for agricultural Statistics in Ghana:
Quiñones, Esteban J.; Muñoz, Juan; Ngeleza, Guyslain K. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Agriculture is the backbone of the Ghanaian economy. It plays an important role in the socioeconomic development of …) and the Statistics, Research, and Information Directorate (SRID) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) do not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132788
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Assessing crop production and input use patterns in Ghana: What can we learn from the Ghana living standards survey
Quiñones, Esteban J.; Diao, Xinshen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Agriculture in Ghana accounts for about 40 percent of national economy, three quarters of export earnings, and employs … 60 percent of the labor force. Agriculture is the backbone of the economy (McKay and Aryeetey, 2004) and the sector has … served as the main driver for the growth over the last two decades (World Bank, 2007). Moreover, agriculture is the most …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132790
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Irrigation development in Ghana: Past experiences, emerging opportunities, and future directions
Namara, Regassa E.; Horowitz, Leah; Nyamadi, Ben; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Agriculture has a central socioeconomic position in Ghana. This sector accounts for about 65 percent of the work force …. Although agriculture is a key part of the country’s economy, the structure of the sector is vulnerable because it relies on … rainfed agriculture during a roughly six-month rainy season. Droughts and other types of unseasonable weather pose risks for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132796
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The case of tomato in Ghana: Institutional support
Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z.; Kolavalli, Shashi L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
agriculture, and specifically in Ghana’s tomato sector. …
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Enhancing the competitiveness of agricultural commodity chains in Nigeria: Identifying opportunities with cassava, rice, and maize using a Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) framework
Liverpool, Onipede; Saweda, Lenis; Ayoola, Gbolagade B.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
largest oil exporting countries, agriculture still remains the main employer of over 70 percent of the country’s labor force …
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Options for enhancing agricultural productivity in Nigeria:
Nkonya, Ephraim; Pender, John L.; Kato, Edward - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
has grown rapidly. This is due primarily to agriculture, which contributes approximately 35 percent to total GDP and …
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Institutional environment and access to microfinance by self-employed women in the rural areas of Edo state, Nigeria:
Okojie, Christiana; Monye-Emina, A.; Eghafona, K.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
The major objective of this study was to examine the relationship between the institutional environment of microfinance and access of rural women to microfinance. Focus group sessions were held with groups of rural women who are clients of formal and informal Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132808