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Measurement of agricultural productivity in Africa south of Sahara: A spatial typology application:
Yu, Bingxin; Guo, Zhe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
for technology transfer and productivity growth. This paper compiles diverse spatial data on biophysical conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200210
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750336
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Agricultural and economic development strategies and the transformation of China and India:
von Braun, Joachim; Gulati, Ashok; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"The reform experiences of China and India—similar in some ways and different in others—shed light on the enormous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996826
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Overview: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
Hazell, P.B.R.; Pachauri, J. K. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"In recent years bioenergy... has drawn attention as a sustainable energy source that may help cope with rising energy prices, address environmental concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, and offer new income and employment to farmers and rural communities around the world. For many countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996937
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Biofuels and the global food balance: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
Rosegrant, Mark W.; Msangi, Siwa; Sulser, Timothy B.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Rising world fuel prices, the growing demand for energy, and concerns about global warming are the key factors driving the increasing interest in renewable energy sources, and in biofuels in particular. But some policymakers and analysts have voiced concern that aggressive growth in biofuel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997019
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Dynamics of structural transformation: An empirical characterization in the case of China, Malaysia, and Ghana
Badibanga, Thaddee; Diao, Xinshen; Roe, Terry; Somwaru, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
trade data of China, Malaysia, and Ghana over the period 1962–2000. The results show that two important factors characterize …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038063
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Time allocation to energy resource collection in rural Ethiopia: Gender-disaggregated household responses to changes in firewood availability:
Scheurlen, Elena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This paper presents evidence on rural Ethiopian households’ time allocation to different activities, especially fuel collection work, and examines the effect of changes in the availability of firewood resources on households’ time allocation to fuel collection and on- and off-farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200212
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Agriculture, nutrition, and the Green Revolution in Bangladesh:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
rice productivity at a relatively late stage in Asia’s Green Revolution, as well as unheralded progress against …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200214
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Interactions between health and farm-labor productivity:
Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo; Chiang, Catherine; Thangata, Paul; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
livelihood. This report provides an overview of current knowledge of the impact of health issues on farm-level productivity and … productivity and poor health. At the household level, the investment in health can improve resilience and enhance the ability to … productivity, health, and resilience of farm households. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862317