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Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...
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Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing …, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food … scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of Southern African Agriculture and Climate …
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The level of public spending on agriculture in Nigeria remains low regardless of the indicator used. Agricultural … agriculture compared with other key sectors is also low despite the sector’s role in the fight against poverty, hunger, and …
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This paper is part of a set of country case studies that take a detailed look at public expenditures in agriculture and …
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agriculture has also changed to reflect shifts in policy priorities. This paper reviewed public agricultural expenditure in a … agriculture has increased steadily in China; however, the definition of agricultural spending might not precisely measure …
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. China shifted away from taxing agriculture to supporting agriculture in the mid-2000s, but the sector faces mounting …
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This working paper documents the construction of a 1993-94 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Bangladesh. The SAM distinguishes 10 agricultural sectors —including two different kinds of rice technology — and 19 manufacturing sectors, out of 43 sectors in total. It also differentiates between...
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Using a CGE (computable general equilibrium) model for Zimbabwe with 1991 as base period, this paper examines … complementary changes in agricultural sector policies. Some important features of the CGE model are an explicit focus on agriculture … producers and grain millers. The model makes use of a 1991 SAM (social accounting matrix) for Zimbabwe as database. …
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This paper is part of four country case studies that take a detailed look at public expenditures in agriculture, and at … enable the use of existing government accounts to identify levels and compositions of government agriculture expenditures …
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Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...
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