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Micro-level practices to adapt to climate change for African small-scale farmers:
Below, Till; Artner, Astrid; Siebert, Rosemarie; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
management and technology; farm financial management; diversification on and beyond the farm; government interventions in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521830
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Diversification in Indian agriculture towards high-value crops: The role of smallholders
Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, P.K.; Roy, Devesh; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"Agricultural diversification towards high-value crops can potentially increase farm incomes, especially in a country …-dominated subsistence farm economy to diversify into riskier high-value crops. Here, we present evidence that the gradual diversification of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038143
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Land institutions, investments, and income diversification : Pathways to economic development for Brazil’s quilombo communities
Bowser, William; Nelson, Carl H. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Efforts to distribute land titles to low-income rural Afro-Brazilian communities, known as quilombos, have been disappointing despite the provision of ample government resources. Until now, research on the implications of Brazil s land reform policies has not considered quilombo communities in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132686
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Managing risk with insurance and savings: Experimental evidence for male and female farm managers in West Africa:
Delavallade, Clara; Dizon, Felipe; Hill, Ruth Vargas; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
literature is still scant as to which products are the most effective. In order to inform gender targeting of rural finance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272207
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When expectations become aspirations: Reference-dependent preferences and liquidity constraints:
Kramer, Berber - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
A large body of literature suggests that consumers derive utility from gains and losses relative to a reference point. This paper shows that such reference dependence can affect savings in opposite directions depending on whether people face liquidity constraints. Existing models for wealth and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272210
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Demand for complementary financial and technological tools for managing drought risk:
Ward, Patrick S.; Spielman, David J.; Ortega, David L.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Weather-related production risks remain one of the most serious constraints to agricultural production in much of the developing world. Financial and technological innovations that mitigate these risks have the potential to greatly benefit farmers in areas prone to such risks. In this study we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272213
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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 … allows firms to finance fixed export costs at a lower interest rate. On the other hand, financial health reduces the cost of … of trade. By increasing the cost of external finance, a financial shock increases the financial cost of exporting and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272219
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Paying for agricultural productivity
Alston, Julian M. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Agricultural research and development has stimulated enormous increases in agricultural productivity in the twentieth century. Now, in response to common pressures, countries the world over are changing how they manage and pay for agricultural R&D. Paying for Agricultural Productivity reviews...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752678
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Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance
Long, Cheryl; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476187
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Finance and cluster-based industrial development in China:
Ruan, Jianqing; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"The traditional literature emphasizes the causal role of finance in promoting industrial growth. China's rapid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038113