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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture

Rashid, Shahidur (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

In developing countries across Asia, food marketing parastatals have played an important role in agricultural policy …, the editorsâ€”clearly from the latter campâ€”pose three general questions: Why must parastatal-centered policies in Asia … policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and …

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition

Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Network: Expanding Rural Support Programs in South Asia by Henri Suter, Leanne Sedowski, and Joanne Trotter •SEWA: Supporting …

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Health care for the world's poorest: Is voluntary (private) health insurance an option?

van der Gaag, Jacques - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

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Impact of fertilizer subsidies on the commercial fertilizer sector in Nigeria:: Evidence from previous fertilizer subsidy schemes

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Deb, Sayon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition: Scaling up agricultural value chains for pro-poor development:

Hartmann, Arntraud - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

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Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform:

Benson, Todd; Spielman, David J.; Kasa, Leulsegged - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

In 2013 the Bureaus of Agriculture in the regional states of Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples of Ethiopia supported a program of direct marketing of certified seed by seed producers to farmers across 31 woredas (districts). This program stands in contrast to the...

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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact

Zeller, Manfred (contributor); Meyer, Richard L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the poor might be resolved by access to credit alone -- the ability to acquire assets, to start businesses, to finance emergency needs and to insure against illness and disaster. Part...

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Economic transformation in Ghana: Where will the path lead?

Kolavalli, Shashi; Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z.; Diao, Xinshen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

. Ghanaâ€™s reduced share of agriculture in the economy, unlike many successfully transformed countries in Asia and Latin …

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Ghana's commercial seed sector: New incentives or continued complacency?:

Tripp, Robert; Mensah-Bonsu, Akwesi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

This paper examines the current status and recent changes in Ghanaâ€™s commercial seed system for field crops. It includes a review of present performance and an examination of the factors that might influence the course of seed system develop-ment in the near future. The paper is timely...

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Evidence on key policies for African agricultural growth:

Diao, Xinshen; Kennedy, Adam; Badiane, Ousmane; Cossar, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

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