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Farmers' health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach
Ulimwengu, John M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"The A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate agricultural efficiency index. Then, controlling for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038012
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Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework:
Ulimwengu, John; Sanyal, Prabuddha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
extent and magnitude of agricultural production spillover that might validate the adoption of CAADP agenda among African … agricultural production spillover. No evidence of beggar-thy-neighbor or negative spillover policies was found; on average, each …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862349
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Ethiopian agriculture: A dynamic geographic perspective
Chamberlin, Jordan; Schmidt, Emily - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
geographical space. These conditions include basic agricultural production potentials, access to input and output markets, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132615
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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria:
Adebayo, Kolawole; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rhoe, Valerie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
This study assessed the capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies, strategies, and programs in Nigeria. Data for this study were derived from initial consultations at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (FMAWR), Federal Ministry of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132807
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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850582
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The impact of “At-the-Border†and “Behind-the-Border†policies on cost-reducing research and development:
Berthoumieu, Julien; Bouët, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This research paper is aimed at understanding why border trade policies are today complemented with behind … on R&D, as well as the impact of production subsidies, public R&D investments, and minimum price agreements on private R … but also domestic production and profits without reducing consumers’ surplus. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272215
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Financial constraints and international trade with endogenous mode of competition:
Bouët, Antoine; Vaubourg, Anne-Gaël - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
resort to external funders to finance fixed export costs and investments in production capacities. We assume that sectors … of trade. By increasing the cost of external finance, a financial shock increases the financial cost of exporting and … reduces firms’ production capacities and exports (intensive margin). By making it more difficult to engage in a (highly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272219
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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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Ending hunger in our lifetime: Food security and globalization
Runge, C. Ford (contributor); Senauer, Benjamin (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be critical to global peace and stability. Yet we are far from reaching the goal of reducing hunger by 2025. The authors of this book bring good news: hunger can be banished in our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752686
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Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: Achievements and challenges
Kherallah, Mylene (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
agricultural production, economic growth, and the incomes of the rural poor? What lessons can we learn from the reform process? The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752689