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Access to dynamic markets for small commercial farmers: the case of potato production in the Peruvian Andes
Escobal, Javier; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
cents of a dollar more per kilogram of potato. ...Our simulations showed that increase of their plot size to a minimum of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996542
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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger
Reardon, Thomas (contributor); Chen, Kevin Z. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Feeding nine billion people by 2050 is a top priority on the global agenda for sustainable and inclusive development. This task is especially formidable in Asia, where more than two-thirds of the world’s poor and malnourished people live. Food prices in Asia are projected to remain high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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Sustaining linkages to high value markets through collective action in Uganda: The case of the Nyabyumba potato farmers
Kaganzi, Elly; Ferris, Shaun; Barham, James; Abenakyo, Annet - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Uganda's rapid urbanization, particularly in the capital city Kampala, offers new market opportunities for organized … modern food restaurants. These more formal market outlets provide both food safety and greater choice of produce. Supplying … with service providers and market chain actors to engage with these higher value markets in a long-term manner. One farmers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970635
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Collective action for innovation and small farmer market access: The Papa Andina experience
Devaux, André; Velasco, Claudio; López, Gastón; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
chains for potato-based products. Market chain actors (including small-scale potato producers, traders, and processors … participants. Stakeholder Platforms provide a space for potato producers, other market chain actors, and service providers to come … have empowered Andean potato farmers by expanding their knowledge of markets, market agents, and business opportunities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005028108
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An analysis of institutions and policy processes for selected antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh:
Ahmed, Akhter U.; Khondkar, Mubina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
This study attempts to provide an understanding of how the process of institutional change influences the outcomes of interventions. To better understand the context in which these interventions took place, the study examines the institutional aspects of new agricultural technology interventions...
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Agricultural research in Ghana: An IFPRI-STEPRI report:
van Rheenen, Teunis; Obirth-Opareh, Nelson; Essegbey, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
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Land and schooling: Transferring wealth across generations
Quisumbing, Agnes R. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The authors of this book identify the factors affecting land inheritance and schooling across generations in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Ghana-countries with very different social and cultural traditions. Based on household surveys at each site, the authors examine how these factors affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752677
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Who will be fed in the 21st century? Challenges for science and policy
Wiebe, Keith D. (contributor); Ballenger, Nicole (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Global food production has more than doubled over the past 40 years, growing faster than population, and will likely keep pace in the 21st century. Yet today one-eighth of the world's people lack secure access to the food they need to live active and healthy lives. This volume describes how...
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Farmers’ preferences for climate-smart agriculture an assessment in the Indo-Gangetic plain:
Taneja, Garima; Pal, Barun Deb; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This study was undertaken to assess farmers’ preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) for various climate-smart interventions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The research outputs will be helpful in integrating farmers’ choices with government programs in the selected regions. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132693
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Risk and ambiguity preferences and the adoption of new agricultural technologies: Evidence from field experiments in rural India:
Ward, Patrick S.; Singh, Vartika - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Advances in agricultural development have largely been a direct result of increased usage of new technologies. Among other important factors, farmers’ perceptions of risks associated with the new technology as well as their ability or willingness to take risks greatly influences their...
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