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Sistemas de innovación piscícola en la amazonia Boliviana: Efectos de la interacción social y de las capacidades de absorción de los pequeños agricultores

Hartwich, Frank; Camacho, Vicente Eguez; Monge, Mario; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"La innovación es de suma importancia para el desarrollo productivo en la agricultura Boliviana, por tratarse de un sector caracterizado por bajos niveles de innovación en cuanto a la incorporación de nueva tecnología y conocimiento en los procesos de producción, transformación y...

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Innovación agroalimentaria en Bolivia: Lecciones para la formulación de políticas

Hartwich, Frank; Ampuero, Luis; Arispe, Tito; Eguez, Vicente - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"La innovación es la introducción exitosa de nuevos conocimientos y tecnologías en los procesos social y productivo. Las formas convencionales de fomentar la innovación en la agricultura y la industria alimentaria en los países en desarrollo a menudo han enfatizado la transferencia de...

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Gobernabilidad de los Sistemas de Innovación en Bolivia: Lecciones para las Políticas de Innovación Agrícola

Hartwich, Frank; Alexaki, Anastasia; Baptista, Rene - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

Ser capaz de responder y reaccionar ante las demandas de los productores no implica necesariamente que se generen las mejores soluciones técnicas. Generar innovaciones adecuadas requiere de la participación de muchos: líderes y otros productores, proveedores de conocimientos y tecnologías,...

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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 …

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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...

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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...

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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 …

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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...

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Cluster-based industrialization in China: Financing and performance

Long, Cheryl; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

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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 …

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