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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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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries
Adato, Michelle (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752679
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2012 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second 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 security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630750
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The dragon and the elephant: Agricultural and rural reforms in China and India
Gulati, Ashok (contributor); Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these … to China and India’s economic development, such as the need to ensure growth that is sustainable, equitable, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132824
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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger
Reardon, Thomas (contributor); Chen, Kevin Z. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Feeding nine billion people by 2050 is a top priority on the global agenda for sustainable and inclusive development. This task is especially formidable in Asia, where more than two-thirds of the world’s poor and malnourished people live. Food prices in Asia are projected to remain high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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Beyond the numbers: How urban households in Central America responded to the recent global crises
Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
A review of various economic indicators shows that both the recent food crisis and the financial and economic crisis have had significant negative effects on the Central American countries. The first jolt to the region came in 2007 and mid-2008, while the second occurred at the end of 2008 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611940
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Más allá de los números: Cómo respondieron los hogares urbanos en Centroamérica a las crisis globales recientes
Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
La revisión de varios indicadores económicos muestra que tanto la crisis de alimentos como la crisis económica y financiera recientes tuvieron efectos negativos considerables sobre los países centroamericanos. La primera golpeó a la región entre el 2007 y mediados del 2008, mientras que la...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132603
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Structural change in Argentina, 1935–60: The role of import substitution and factor endowments
Debowicz, Dario; Segal, Paul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
This paper investigates structural change in Argentina between 1935 and 1960, a period of rapid industrialization and of relative decline of the agricultural sector. This has been the subject of a long-running debate that has exercised Argentine economists throughout the twentieth century, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132737
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Agriculture and the economic transformation of Ethiopia:
Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to what its role should be in getting from here to there. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850557
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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