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Demand for high-value secondary crops in developing countries

Bouis, Howarth E.; Scott, Gregory J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996

characteristics, is applied, illustrating its usefulness for analysis of demand for potatoes in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Asia, the …

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Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation

Adams Jr., Richard H. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996

—on income distribution and asset accumulation in rural Pakistan. Using income decomposition techniques on a three-year panel …

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition

Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and make essential gains in the fight for improved agricultural productivity, rural incomes, and nutrition. How to support scaling up in these three areas, however, is a...

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The policy landscape of agricultural water management in Pakistan

Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Wielgosz, Benjamin; Zaidi, Fatima; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Policy Research Instituteâ€™s Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) is working to address these topics through high … policy landscape for agricultural water management in Pakistan, to better understand how to engage with stakeholders in the … between various institutions influencing the water sector in Pakistan. Group interviews were conducted with national …

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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture

Rashid, Shahidur (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and …

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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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Assessing the impact of policy research and capacity building by IFPRI in Malawi:

Ryan, James G. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999

This study examines the contributions of IFPRI over the last 10 years to policy development, training, and capacity-strengthening activities with Malawi, focused particularly on addressing the chronic food insecurity and malnutrition that has prevailed for the last 60 years.The paper is divided...

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