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Impact evaluation of research by the International Food Policy Research Institute on agricultural trade liberalization, developing countries, and WTO's Doha negotiations:
Hewitt, Joanna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This report assesses the impact of IFPRI's work on the agriculture negotiations in the WTO's Doha Round. It is set against the context of IFPRI's mission which emphasizes food security and the interests of poor people in low-income countries and underlines the importance of active engagement in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996487
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WTO negotiations on agriculture and developing countries:
Hoda, Anwarul; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"For more than six years the trade talks of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have been stalled, mainly on account of differences in countries' levels of ambition for reducing support to and protection of agriculture. The expiration of the U.S. president's trade negotiating authority on June...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997078
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Biosafety decisions and perceived commercial risks: The role of GM-free private standards
Gruère, Guillaume; Sengupta, Debdatta - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"We herein investigate the observed discrepancy between real and perceived commercial risks associated with the use of genetically modified (GM) products in developing countries. We focus particularly on the effects of GM-free private standards set up by food companies in Europe and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037989
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Genetically modified food and international trade: The case of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines
Gruere, Guillaume; Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"Genetically modified (GM) food crops have the potential to raise agricultural productivity in Asian countries, but they are also associated with the risk of market access losses in sensitive importing countries. We study the potential effects of introducing GM food crops in Bangladesh, India,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038086
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WTO negotiations on agriculture and developing countries
Hoda, Anwarul (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of trade talks has been plagued by a lack of concrete progress toward establishing a fair and harmonious agricultural trading system. Because the results of the Doha Round could have far-reaching implications for the trade and economic prospects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132815
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Los pobres y la globalización de los alimentos y la agricultura:
von Braun, Joachim; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
El sistema agroalimentario mundial está experimentando una creciente globalización. A medida que la mayoría de los habitantes del mundo se trasladan a las ciudades y los que residen en zonas rurales y están conectados con la infraestructura adoptan estilos de vida urbanizados, el consumo de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987171
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Globalization of food and agriculture and the poor:
von Braun, Joachim; Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
The economic impact of globalization, particularly on poverty, and the changes in agri-food markets have received much … by focusing on the way globalization of agri-food systems affects the world's poor and its impact on food and nutrition … security in developing countries. Rather than offering a single policy prescription or simplistic messages about globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997048
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Agriculture and climate change: An agenda for negotiation in Copenhagen
Nelson, Gerald C. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Table of Contents: •Overview by Gerald C. Nelson •Agricultural Science and Technology Needs for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation by Rudy Rabbinge •Reducing Methane Emissions from Irrigated Rice by Reiner Wassmann, Yasukazu Hosen, and Kay Sumfleth •Direct and Indirect Mitigation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996518
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Property rights and crop choice in rural Peru, 1994-2004:
Field, Alfred J.; Field, Erica; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"The period of 1994 to 2004 was one in which rural households in Peru experienced dramatic changes in ownership rights through a large nation-wide land titling program and a significant opening of the economy to international trade. This paper takes this prime opportunity to examine whether lack...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996575
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An analysis of trade related international regulations of genetically modified food and their effects on developing countries:
Gruère, Guillaume P. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper reviews current trade–related regulations of genetically modified (GM) food and discusses their effects on developing countries. There is a large heterogeneity in current import approval and marketing policies of GM food worldwide. At the international level, the harmonization...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996605