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Using evidence in unraveling food supply chains in Ethiopia: The supply chain of teff from major production areas to Addis Ababa:
Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw; Engida, Ermias; Kuma, Tadesse - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850559
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¿Cuánto ayudará la liberalización comercial a los pobres?: Comparación de modelos globales de comercio
Bouet, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"La comunidad mundial y las instituciones internacionales han dado una alta prioridad al desarrollo y el alivio de la pobreza. Los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, establecidos por Naciones Unidas para el 2015, hacen un llamado para reducir en un 50% el número de personas que viven con...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996776
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How much will trade liberalization help the poor?: comparing global trade models
Bouet, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Trade liberalization is expected to act positively on development and poverty reduction... The traditional argument in favor of a positive relationship between liberalization and poverty reduction focuses on... [key] linkages. A large proportion of poor people work in the agricultural sector,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996798
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When speculation matters:
Robles, Miguel; Torero, Maximo; von Braun, Joachim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"The food price crisis of 2007–08 had several causes—rising demand for food, the change in the food equation through biofuels, climate change, high oil prices—but there is substantial evidence that the crisis was made worse by the malfunctioning of world grain markets. Dozens of countries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997095
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The expected benefits of trade liberalization for world income and development: Opening the “black box” of global trade modeling
Bouet, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Trade liberalization is expected to act positively on world economic development and poverty alleviation, both of which have become high priorities of the international community. This emphasis explains why numerous studies have focused on assessing the expected benefits of trade liberalization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997228
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Macro and micro effects of recent and potential shocks to copper mining in Zambia
Löfgren, Hans; Robinson, Sherman; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
"As a result of Zambia's dependence on copper mining, both the falling world copper price and the possible withdrawal of investment from the mining sector might seriously threaten economic growth and stability. Accordingly, the impact of a 20 percent reduction in world copper prices and a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038206
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Trade liberalization and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa:
Minot, Nicholas; Chemingui, Mohamed Abdelbasset; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862822
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Agriculture and the economic transformation of Ethiopia:
Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to … grow more rapidly than the agricultural sector. The slower growth of agriculture, its relative decline, concern about the … difficulty of modernizing agriculture and pessimism about the potentials for technological change in agriculture suggest to some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850557
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Exploring agricultural levers for mitigating the overnutrition burden in India:
Sachdev, H.P.S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850566
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The role of libraries in supporting agricultural policy research: Evidence from selected university and research institute libraries in Nigeria
Rhoe, Valerie; Oboh, Victor; Shelton, Peter - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Agriculture is the largest contributor to the economic well-being of most Nigerians. For the agriculture sector to … also been shown that agriculture R&D could increase agriculture growth and reduce poverty (Fan 2008; Thirtle et al. 2003 …). Therefore, research-based evidence is important to guide decisions that affect Nigeria's agriculture sector and its people. The …
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