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Efficiency and productivity differential effects of land certification program in Ethiopia: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tigray:

Hagos, Hosaena Ghebru; Holden, Stein - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Taking advantage of a unique quasi-experi-mental survey design, this study analyzes the productivity impacts of the … the benefits from any improvements in input use intensity (technical efficiency). For this purpose, we adopted a data … envelopment analysis-based Malmquist-type productivity index to decompose productivity differences into (1) within-group farm …

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Moving in the right direction? Maize productivity and fertilizer use and use intensity in Ghana:

Chapoto, Antony; Ragasa, Catherine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Using cross-sectional data on 630 maize farmers and 645 maize plots in Ghana, this paper provides empirical evidence on the responsiveness of maize yield to fertilizer use and use intensity and the economics of fertilizer use with or without subsidy. Similar to previous studies in Ghana and...

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Farmers' health status, agricultural efficiency, and poverty in rural Ethiopia: A stochastic production frontier approach

Ulimwengu, John M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"The A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate agricultural efficiency index. Then, controlling for … household characteristics and other exogenous variables, the efficiency index is regressed on the probability of being sick … efficiency and poverty reduction. Overall, regression results confirm the negative impact of health impediment on farmers …

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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 highÂlights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interdeÂpendencies among...

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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 Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya,...

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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 … support services for raising agricultural productivity. This study introduces a new dimension to the puzzle of agricultural … productivity growth in SSA: the role of the input mix and the need to increase capital and inputs per worker not only to boost …

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Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence:

Takeshima, Hiroyuki - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

In order to distinguish the impacts of technology adoption at the extensive margin from those at the intensive margin, in the empirical analyses we tested these hypotheses focusing on the differences among marginal adopters of tractor hiring services and nonadopters of similar characteristics....

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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...

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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

milk productivity, milk commercialization, and food expenditure. …

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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...

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