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Bioenergy in Europe experiences and prospects: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges

Henninges, Oliver; Zeddies, Jurgan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

environmental benefits, these may be outweighed by their economic costs compared with alternative approaches for supporting rural … have already been created in the domestic industry. Europe can reduce the costs of biofuel production by using set …

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Cost implications of agricultural land degradation in Ghana:

Diao, Xinshen; Sarpong, Daniel B. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

aggregate economic costs of soil erosion by taking into account economywide linkages between production and consumption, across …

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Institutional reform in the Burkinabè cotton sector and its impacts on incomes and food security: 1996-2006

Kaminski, Jonathan; Headey, Derek; Bernard, Tanguy - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

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Agricultural producer support estimates for developing countries: Measurement issues and evidence from India, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam

Orden, David; Cheng, Fuzhi; Nguyen, Hoa; Grote, Ulrike; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

intervention in agricultural markets, each of the four countries in the study has undergone a substantial reform process." from …

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Petroleum subsidies in Yemen: Leveraging reform for development

Breisinger, Clemens; Engelke, Wilfried; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

Petroleum subsidy reform is increasingly seen as an opportunity for consolidating public finances and fostering … level of energy subsidies, started to reduce subsidies in 2010 and is discussing further options for reform. The results of … this paper support a comprehensive petroleum subsidy reform in Yemen. Economic growth is projected to accelerate between 0 …

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Impacts of global change on the Nile basin: Options for hydropolitical reform in Egypt and Ethiopia

Martens, Anja Kristina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

demands. Avenues for hydropolitical reform, including the Nile Basin Initiative, and the role of China and other donors or …

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Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Ragasa, Catherine; Ulimwengu, John M.; Randriamamonjy, Josee - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

This paper provides an in-depth review of the agricultural extension system of DRC including an analysis of its policies and legal framework, organization, and management; links to critical institutions; and capacity and incentive of different actors in the system. This review involved document...

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Impact of Uganda's National Agricultural Advisory Services program:

Benin, Samuel; Nkonya, Ephraim; Okecho, Geresom; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

In Uganda, agricultural extension has been hotly debated since the implementation of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) program in 2001. Conceived as a demand-driven approach and largely publicly funded with services provided by the private sector, the NAADS program targets the...

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Improved dairy cows in Uganda: Pathways to poverty alleviation and improved child nutrition:

Kabunga, Nassul S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

The introduction and dissemination of improved dairy cow breeds in Uganda is arguably the most significant step taken to develop a modern and commercial dairy industry in the country over the last two decades. This study uses a nationally representative sample of Ugandan households to rigorously...

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Can cash transfers promote the local economy? A case study for Cambodia:

Robinson, Sherman; Levy, Stephanie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

While previous research on cash transfer programs has primarily concentrated on micro-economic effects, this paper analyzes general equilibrium effects of social transfer policies using a computable general equilibrium model applied to Cambodia. It identifies the potential impact of these...

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