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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries
Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa … long term, while food aid and poverty reduction programs have little utility beyond immediately abating hunger and …- and long-run impact on poverty through various channels. It surveys spending trends and analyzes the effect of growing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685
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Aligning public expenditure for agricultural development priorities under rapid transformation: The case of China:
Yu, Bingxin; Chen, Kevin Z.; Zhang, Haisen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper provides a comprehensive review of agricultural policy and public agricultural expenditure (PAE) in China. China shifted away from taxing agriculture to supporting agriculture in the mid-2000s, but the sector faces mounting demographic, biophysical, and trade challenges. PAE in China...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114782
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Analysis of agricultural public expenditures in Nigeria: Examination at the federal, state, and local government levels:
Olomola, Aderbigbe; Mogues, Tewodaj; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
agriculture compared with other key sectors is also low despite the sector’s role in the fight against poverty, hunger, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132721
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Public account and coding system in Kenya: The trend and pattern of agricultural expenditure:
Yu, Bingxin; Zhang, Haisen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper is part of a set of country case studies that take a detailed look at public expenditures in agriculture and at how these expenditure data are captured in government financial and budget accounts. The objective of these studies is to unpack the black box of public expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114770
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Evolving public expenditure in Chinese agriculture: Definition, pattern, composition, and mechanism:
Yu, Bingxin; Chen, Kevin Z.; Zhang, Yumei; Zhang, Haisen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The Chinese economy has recently experienced a rapid and fundamental transformation, and the public expenditure on agriculture has also changed to reflect shifts in policy priorities. This paper reviewed public agricultural expenditure in a comprehensive way using detailed expenditure data at...
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Agricultural productivity and public expenditures in sub-saharan africa:
Allen, Summer L.; Qaim, Matin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
National governments, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have limited budgets and are forced to make difficult funding decisions regarding the provision of social services and the support of agricultural programs. These provisions can play a critical role in rural incomes and agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593554
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Identifying agricultural expenditures within the public financial accounts and coding system in Ghana: Is the ten percent government agriculture expenditure overestimated?:
Benin, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper is part of four country case studies that take a detailed look at public expenditures in agriculture, and at how the data on expenditures are captured in government financial and budget accounts. The objective of these studies is to unpack the black box of public expenditure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933120
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Building capacities for evidence and outcome-based food policy planning and implementation
Badiane, Ousmane; Odjo, Sunday P.; Ulimwengu, John M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
agriculture and rural development in order to accelerate economic growth and progress toward poverty reduction and food and … meeting CAADP growth and expenditure targets and the Millennium Development Goal target of halving poverty. Finally, the paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519799
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Ãndice Global del Hambre 2011: el Desafío del Hambre: Domar los picos y la Volatilidad Excesiva de los Precios de los Alimentos
von Grebmer, Klaus; Torero, Maximo; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
IEl Ãndice Global del Hambre (GHI) de este año muestra que el hambre global ha disminuido desde 1990 –pero no en forma dramática–y permanece en un nivel que se puede considerar como “serioâ€. Los puntajes del GHI varían ampliamente entre los diferentes países y regiones. Los...
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