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Transition economies' perspective: getting ready for the Millenium Round trade negotiations

Grote, Ulrike; Wehrheim, Peter - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999

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Tell me where it hurts, an' I'll tell you who to call

Diao, Xinshen; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"This paper accomplishes two objectives. First, it provides simulation results from a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that have helped focus the debate about the potential effects of agricultural trade liberalization on developing countries. The aggregate numbers show modest net...

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Two opportunities to deliver on the Doha Development pledge:

Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Orden, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"In this brief, we evaluate the effects of a possible Doha agreement based on proposals currently on the table from the United States, the European Union, and the Group of Twenty (G20)....[The brief presents] two development-oriented alternatives...which demonstrate that more can be accomplished...

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The marginalization of Africa in world trade:

Bora, Saswati; Bouet, Antoine; Roy, Devesh - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"In recent years, trade in Africa has assumed greater importance as a means of alleviating poverty, especially since the initiation of the Doha Round for development. At the same time, skepticism regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid has grown (Easterly 2006). Trade and aid have often been...

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More or less ambition?: modeling the development impact of U.S.–EU agricultural proposals in the Doha Round

Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Orden, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"What is at stake in the standoff between the United States and Europe over agriculture in the Doha Round of trade … have on developing countries, whose economies depend heavily on agriculture? Two years after the WTO talks broke down in … compare different scenarios for the Doha agriculture negotiations, taking real numbers from the proposals currently on the …

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Institutional and public expenditure review of Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Birner, Regina; Benin, Samuel; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), pursue economic growth through agriculture-led development. The ministries need to take … begin to align their policies with those of governments, an increasingly large share of external support to agriculture is … and effectiveness public systems will have significant bearing on effectiveness and impact of investments in agriculture …

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Do health investments improve agricultural productivity?

McNamara, Paul E.; Ulimwengu, John M.; Leonard, Kenneth L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Determining the causality between health measures and both income and labor productivity remains an ongoing challenge for economists. This review paper aims to answer the question: Does improved population health lead to higher rates of agricultural growth? In attempting to answer this question,...

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Do Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Processes Make a Difference to Country Commitments to Develop Agriculture?

Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Flaherty, Kathleen; Al-Hassan, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

The CAADP is a commitment of African countries to pursue economic growth through agriculture-led development to reduce … for the development of agriculture. Some of its key principles that are expected to add value are the building of … national budget to agriculture. The objective of this paper is primarily to understand how continental initiatives such as …

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Promising approaches to address the needs of poor female farmers: Resources, constraints, and interventions

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Pandolfelli, Lauren - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"Recognizing that “gender matters,” many development interventions have aimed to close the gender gap in access to resources, both human and physical, and to address the specific needs of female farmers. This paper critically reviews attempts to increase poor female farmers' access to, and...

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Mapping South African farming sector vulnerability to climate change and variability: A subnational assessment

Gbetibouo, Glwadys Aymone; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

infrastructure development, high literacy rates, and low shares of agriculture in total GDP, are relatively low on the vulnerability … densely populated rural areas, large numbers of small-scale farmers, high dependency on rainfed agriculture and high land …

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