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Economics of land degradation: The costs of action versus inaction

Nkonya, Ephraim; Gerber, Nicolas; von Braun, Joachim; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

In recent years, prices of agricultural land have increased quickly, actually doubling and tripling in many parts of the world. This land value reassessment has been prompted by rising crop prices and perceived land scarcity. But even as the value of land rises, land degradation continues and...

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Implications of land policies for rural-urban linkages and rural transformation in Ethiopia:

Zewdu, Getnet Alemu; Malek, Mehrab - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

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Promising approaches to address the needs of poor female farmers:

Quisumbing, Agnes; Pandolfelli, Lauren - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"Gender norms are an important constraint to increasing agricultural productivity. Inequality in the distribution of resources between men and women is linked with production inefficiency, yet interventions targeting smallholder farmers often fail to redress women's lack of access to, and...

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Policy reform toward gender equality in Ethiopia: Little by little the egg begins to walk

Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

There is growing interest in the role of policy reforms to promote gender equality and empower women, two key objectives of development policy. From a policy perspective, it would be ideal for reforms undertaken in different policy areas to be consistent, so that they reinforce each other in...

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Policy reform toward gender equality in Ethiopia: Little by little the egg begins to walk

Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

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Urbanization and spatial connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban growth analysis using GIS

Schmidt, Emily; Kedir, Mekamu - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

In comparison to other African countries, Ethiopia has a low urbanization rate. According to the World Bank World … Development Report (WDR) 2009, Sub-Sahara Africa is 30% urbanized, whereas Ethiopia is only 10.9% urbanized. Urbanization rates … Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia reports a 16% urbanization rate. In an effort to standardize and measure Ethiopian …

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Rethinking China's underurbanization: An evaluation of its county-to-city upgrading policy

Fan, Shenggen; Li, Lixing; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"It has been argued in the literature that China is underurbanized in large part because of restrictions on migration. While the presence of migration barriers can help explain why existing cities fail to achieve their optimal size, it cannot explain the lack of cities. Although migration has...

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Urbanization and fertility rates in Ethiopia:

Tadesse, Fanaye; Headey, Derek - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

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Vertical coordination in high-value commodities

Birthal, Pratap S.; Joshi, P. K.; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"Rising per capita income, urbanization and globalization are changing the consumption basket in the developing …

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Agricultural exit problems: Causes and consequences

Headey, Derek; Bezemer, Dirk; Hazell, Peter B. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

, such as Asia and Africa. The pattern in developing Asia is characterized by fast growth and slow urbanization, primarily as … slow growth with rapid urbanization stemming from urban-biased policies, low rural population density, and high rates of … population growth. But whereas Africa's path of urbanization without growth presents problems like unemployment, congestion, and …

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