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Ethiopian agriculture: A dynamic geographic perspective
Chamberlin, Jordan; Schmidt, Emily - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The opportunities and constraints facing Ethiopian agriculture are strongly influenced by conditions which vary across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132615
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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous … nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850582
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition
Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development … Goals and make essential gains in the fight for improved agricultural productivity, rural incomes, and nutrition. How to … experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735452
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Foreign exchange rationing, wheat markets and food security in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
In spite of remarkable growth in Ethiopia’s agricultural production and overall real incomes (GDP/capita) from 2004/05 to 2008/09, prices of major cereals (teff, maize, wheat and sorghum) have fluctuated sharply in both nominal and real terms. International prices of cereals also...
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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750336
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Examining the sense and science behind Ghana’s current blanket fertilizer recommendation:
Chapoto, Antony; Tetteh, Francis - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper was written to help bolster the case and present visual evidence demonstrating why it is important to seriously consider spatial soil fertility variability in Ghana and to promote area-specific fertilizer recommendations. Using geostatistical analysis of soil samples collected from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132670
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Time allocation to energy resource collection in rural Ethiopia: Gender-disaggregated household responses to changes in firewood availability:
Scheurlen, Elena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
This paper presents evidence on rural Ethiopian households’ time allocation to different activities, especially fuel collection work, and examines the effect of changes in the availability of firewood resources on households’ time allocation to fuel collection and on- and off-farm...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200212
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
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Inputs, productivity, and agricultural growth in Africa South of the Sahara:
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
productivity growth in SSA continues to lag behind every other region of the world, growing at rates that are roughly half of the …The evidence of improved performance of agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) in recent years has indeed been … support services for raising agricultural productivity. This study introduces a new dimension to the puzzle of agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272208
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The case of tomato in Ghana: Productivity
Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z.; Kolavalli, Shashi L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The tomato sector in Ghana has failed to reach its potential, in terms of attaining yields comparable to other countries, in terms of the ability to sustain processing plants, and in terms of improving the livelihoods of those households involved in tomato production and the tomato commodity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762122