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Demand for high-value secondary crops in developing countries

Bouis, Howarth E.; Scott, Gregory J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996

characteristics, is applied, illustrating its usefulness for analysis of demand for potatoes in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Asia, the …

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Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation

Adams Jr., Richard H. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996

—on income distribution and asset accumulation in rural Pakistan. Using income decomposition techniques on a three-year panel …

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition

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

Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and make essential gains in the fight for improved agricultural productivity, rural incomes, and nutrition. How to support scaling up in these three areas, however, is a...

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The policy landscape of agricultural water management in Pakistan

Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Wielgosz, Benjamin; Zaidi, Fatima; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Policy Research Instituteâ€™s Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) is working to address these topics through high … policy landscape for agricultural water management in Pakistan, to better understand how to engage with stakeholders in the … between various institutions influencing the water sector in Pakistan. Group interviews were conducted with national …

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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)

policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and …

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Agriculture and the economic transformation of Ethiopia:

Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to what its role should be in getting from here to there. In...

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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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The impact of shocks on gender-differentiated asset dynamics in Bangladesh:

Rakib, Muntaha; Matz, Julia Anna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Assets are an important means of coping with adverse events in developing countries but the role of gendered ownership is not yet fully understood. This paper investigates changes in assets owned by the household head, his spouse, or jointly by both of them in response to shocks in rural...

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Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal:

Maystadt, Jean-François; Mueller, Valerie; Sebastian, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as major determinants of migration, scant evidence exists on how such migration impacts the labor markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by investigating the impact of weather-driven internal...

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A new era of transformation in Ghana: Lessons from the past and scenarios for the future

Breisinger, Clemens; Diao, Xinshen; Kolavalli, Shashidhara - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

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