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Market interdependence and volatility transmission among major crops:

Gardebroek, Cornelis; Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of volatility between the corn, wheat, and soybean markets … in the United States. Volatility interactions across markets, if they exist, may lower the effectiveness of … evaluate the level of interdependence and volatility transmission across these major crops on a daily, weekly, and monthly …

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Building a resilient global food system by lowering food price spikes and volatility:

Fan, Shenggen; Brzeska, Joanna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

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Are shocks really increasing? A selective review of the global frequency, severity, scope, and impact of five types of shocks:

Zseleczky, Laura; Yosef, Sivan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

of shocks: conflicts, natural disasters, climate change, food price volatility, and health crises related to food safety …

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Should private storage be subsidized to stabilize agricultural markets after price support schemes are removed?:

Femenia, Fabienne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Currently, there is increased focus on the methods in which public interventions stabilize agricultural markets. The subsidization of private storage is one of the options advocated. However, the efficiency of such an instrument is still being discussed and has not yet been explored in the...

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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …

This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...

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Price, inventories, and volatility in the global wheat market

Pietola, Kyösti; Liu, Xing; Robles, Miguel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

volatility and exogenous shocks in the price and inventory series are controlled for in estimation. Redressing the empirical … linkage between volatility, prices, and inventories is important because volatility increases returns to inventories, which in … volatility is an important determinant in the short-run conditional mean processes for both the price and inventories. The …

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Impact of Uganda's National Agricultural Advisory Services program:

Benin, Samuel; Nkonya, Ephraim; Okecho, Geresom; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

In Uganda, agricultural extension has been hotly debated since the implementation of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program in 2001. Conceived as a demand-driven approach and largely publicly funded with services provided by the private sector, the NAADS program targets the...

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Improved dairy cows in Uganda: Pathways to poverty alleviation and improved child nutrition:

Kabunga, Nassul S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

The introduction and dissemination of improved dairy cow breeds in Uganda is arguably the most significant step taken to develop a modern and commercial dairy industry in the country over the last two decades. This study uses a nationally representative sample of Ugandan households to rigorously...

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Can cash transfers promote the local economy? A case study for Cambodia:

Robinson, Sherman; Levy, Stephanie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

While previous research on cash transfer programs has primarily concentrated on micro-economic effects, this paper analyzes general equilibrium effects of social transfer policies using a computable general equilibrium model applied to Cambodia. It identifies the potential impact of these...

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Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria:

Omilola, Babatunde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a counterfactual comparison of carefully selected nonadopters...

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