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Agricultural and economic development strategies and the transformation of China and India:
von Braun, Joachim; Gulati, Ashok; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"The reform experiences of China and India—similar in some ways and different in others—shed light on the enormous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996826
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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, 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685
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Agricultural producer support estimates for developing countries: Measurement issues and evidence from India, Indonesia, China, and Vietnam
Orden, David; Cheng, Fuzhi; Nguyen, Hoa; Grote, Ulrike; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
intervention in agricultural markets, each of the four countries in the study has undergone a substantial reform process." from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037869
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Petroleum subsidies in Yemen: Leveraging reform for development
Breisinger, Clemens; Engelke, Wilfried; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Petroleum subsidy reform is increasingly seen as an opportunity for consolidating public finances and fostering … level of energy subsidies, started to reduce subsidies in 2010 and is discussing further options for reform. The results of … this paper support a comprehensive petroleum subsidy reform in Yemen. Economic growth is projected to accelerate between 0 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009000957
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Impacts of global change on the Nile basin: Options for hydropolitical reform in Egypt and Ethiopia
Martens, Anja Kristina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
demands. Avenues for hydropolitical reform, including the Nile Basin Initiative, and the role of China and other donors or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862336
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Assessment of the capacity, incentives, and performance of agricultural extension agents in western Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Ragasa, Catherine; Ulimwengu, John M.; Randriamamonjy, Josee - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This paper provides an in-depth review of the agricultural extension system of DRC including an analysis of its policies and legal framework, organization, and management; links to critical institutions; and capacity and incentive of different actors in the system. This review involved document...
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Institutional reform in the Burkinabè cotton sector and its impacts on incomes and food security: 1996-2006
Kaminski, Jonathan; Headey, Derek; Bernard, Tanguy - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459974
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Common-pool resources, livelihoods, and resilience: Critical challenges for governance in Cambodia
Ratner, Blake D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Common-pool resource management is a critical element in the interlocked challenges of food security, nutrition, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. This paper examines strategic policy choices and governance challenges facing Cambodia's forests and fisheries, the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395596
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Development domains for Ethiopia: capturing the geographical context of smallholder development options
Chamberlin, Jordan; Pender, John; Yu, Bingxin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"The choices that smallholder farmers are able to make are strongly conditioned by the geographic conditions in which they live. The importance of this fact for rural development strategy is not lost on policy makers. For example, the government of Ethiopia frequently frames policy discussions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996730
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Development domains for Ethiopia: capturing the geographical context of smallholder development options
Chamberlin, Jordan; Pender, John; Yu, Bingxin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"The choices that smallholder farmers are able to make are strongly conditioned by the geographic conditions in which they live. The importance of this fact for rural development strategy is not lost on policy makers. For example, the government of Ethiopia frequently frames policy discussions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037964