"This report assesses the impact of IFPRI's work on the agriculture negotiations in the WTO's Doha Round. It is set against the context of IFPRI's mission which emphasizes food security and the interests of poor people in low-income countries and underlines the importance of active engagement in...

CONTENTS: Brief 1. Overview / John Pender and Peter Hazell Brief 2. Technologies for the East African Highlands / Frank Place Brief 3. Technologies for the tropical Andes / Tom Walker et al. Brief 4. Technologies for the Southeast Asian Uplands / Sushil Pandey Brief 5. Returns to public...

Tabla de matieras: Tecnologias para las tierras altas del este de Africa;tecnologias para las zonas tropicales de los Andes; Tecnologias para las tierras altas del sudeste de Asia; Utilidades de la inversion publica: datos de la India y China; Estrategias de desarrollo para las zonas semiaridas del...

"This paper accomplishes two objectives. First, it provides simulation results from a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that have helped focus the debate about the potential effects of agricultural trade liberalization on developing countries. The aggregate numbers show modest net...

Natural disasters can be extremely disruptive to farmers and to others whose incomes depend on a successful crop. Society can gain from more efficient sharing of crop and natural disaster risks. However, the costs associated with traditional agricultural risk programs have historically exceeded...

"Changing perceptions of resource ownership have altered international exchange of genetic resources. After summarizing the role of genebanks and issues related to property regimes, this paper presents an empirical study of one of the largest national genebanks, the U.S. National Germplasm...

A team of researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) collaborated to produce this comprehensive and even-handed attempt at defining the...