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Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
Ayele, Gezahegn; Chamberlin, Jordan; Moorman, Lisa; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Rural non-farm development plays a key role in generating employment in many developing countries. Clustering is an important industrial organization in the rural non-farm sector. Based on primary surveys of both urban and rural handloom weaver clusters in Ethiopia which took place in May/June...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933117
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Transforming the rural nonfarm economy: Opportunities and threats in the developing world
Haggblade, Steven (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Contrary to conventional wisdom that equates rural economies with agriculture, rural residents in developing countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752683
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Seeds of contention: World hunger and the global controversy over genetically modified crops
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The authors assess the role various strategies can play in augmenting global food supplies and combating hunger.They attempt to defuse the contentious debate surrounding the development and spread of genetically modified (GM) foods, which, they argue, can help meet the needs of the poor.The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752693
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A review of empirical evidence on gender differences in nonland agricultural inputs, technology, and services in developing countries
Peterman, Amber; Behrman, Julia; Quisumbing, Agnes - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
This paper reviews existing microeconomic empirical literature on gender differences in use, access, and adoption of nonland agricultural inputs in developing countries. This review focuses on four key areas: (1) technological resources, (2) natural resources, (3) human resources, and (4) social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505330
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Promoting sustainable development in less-favored areas:
Pender, John L.; Hazell, P. B. R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996507
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Fomentar el desarrollo sustentable en las zonas poco favorecidas:
Pender, John L.; Hazell, P. B. R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996514
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Measuring agricultural innovation system properties and performance: Illustrations from Ethiopia and Vietnam
Spielman, David J.; Kelemework, Dawit - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"The rapidly changing nature of the global food and agriculture system suggests the need to rethink how innovation can … contribute to developing-country agriculture. While scientific and technological changes in agriculture can help foster … to promoting dynamism, responsiveness, and competitiveness in developing-country agriculture and, ultimately, to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038066
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Infrastructure and cluster development: A case study of handloom weavers in Ethiopia
Ayele, Gezahegn; Chamberlin, Jordan; Moorman, Lisa; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114801
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Climate change: Impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation
Nelson, Gerald C.; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Koo, Jawoo; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
pace of climate change, combined with global population and income growth, threatens food security everywhere. Agriculture … of climate change on agriculture are expected to be negative, threatening global food security. Populations in the … half of the economically active population in developing countries—2.5 billion people—relied on agriculture for its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462349
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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933116