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Sources of agricultural growth in India: role of diversification towards high-value crops
Joshi, P.K.; Birthal, Pratap Singh; Minot, Nicholas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This study examines the sources of crop income growth in Indian agriculture over the 1980s and 1990s. Using a method … diversification emerged as the dominant sources of growth in agriculture during 1990s. Diversification towards higher-value crops such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996571
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132645
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An overview of Chinese agricultural and rural engagement in Tanzania:
Bräutigam, Deborah; Tang, Xiaoyang - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
. A clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development … partners to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132682
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132833
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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933116
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Lessons learned from the dragon (China) and the elephant (India): essays from IFPRI's 2004-2005 Annual Report [In Chinese]
von Braun, Joachim; Gulati, Ashok; Fan, Shenggen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"The world made significant progress on reducing poverty between 1981 and 2001 — the number of people in developing countries living on less than US$1 a day fell from 1.5 billion to 1.1 billion, or from 40 to 21 percent of the world's population. In fact, however, nearly all this progress...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996820
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Lessons learned from the dragon (China) and the elephant (India): Essays from IFPRI's 2004-2005 Annual Report
von Braun, Joachim; Gulati, Ashok; Fan, Shenggen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"The world made significant progress on reducing poverty between 1981 and 2001 — the number of people in developing countries living on less than US$1 a day fell from 1.5 billion to 1.1 billion, or from 40 to 21 percent of the world's population. In fact, however, nearly all this progress...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996823
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2004-2005 Annual Report: Lessons learned from the dragon (China) and the elephant (India)
IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038165
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The Agriculture-Nutrition Disconnect in India: What Do We Know?:
Gillespie, Stuart; Harris, Jody; Kadiyala, Suneetha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593571
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Improved performance of agriculture in Africa South of the Sahara: Taking off or bouncing back?
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Johnson, Michael E.; Yu, Bingxin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
environment and increased investments in agriculture at a time when African governments and donors have been rallying to increase … their support to agriculture. Is African agriculture undergoing a new and sustained recovery after many decades of stagnant … policy environment and increased attention to agriculture has had a major effect on overall productivity growth based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132678