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Constraints to increasing agricultural productivity in Nigeria: A review
Phillip, Dayo; Nkonya, Ephraim; Pender, John L.; Oni, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
This paper reviews the constraints hindering growth of agricultural productivity in Nigeria by providing an overview of the policy environment that affects agricultural productivity, establishing how the policy environment affects productivity improvement, and proposing lessons relevant for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762139
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Agriculture and HIV/AIDS: understanding the links between agriculture and health
Gillespie, Stuart - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the majority of people affected by HIV and AIDS globally, and it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996995
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Trade liberalization under CAFTA: an analysis of the agreement with special reference to agriculture and smallholders in Central America
Morley, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper is a description and an analysis of trade liberalization under CAFTA. It shows that in the short run the impact of the agreement is likely to be small... Since the U.S. already grants tariff-free access under the CBI, trade liberalization in the CAFTA treaty appears to be asymmetric,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996578
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Trade liberalization under CAFTA: an analysis of the agreement with special reference to agriculture and smallholders in Central America
Morley, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper is a description and an analysis of trade liberalization under CAFTA. It shows that in the short run the impact of the agreement is likely to be small... Since the U.S. already grants tariff-free access under the CBI, trade liberalization in the CAFTA treaty appears to be asymmetric,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037962
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Who will be fed in the 21st century? Challenges for science and policy
Wiebe, Keith D. (contributor); Ballenger, Nicole (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
operation of markets in three critical areas: protecting the natural resources on which agriculture depends; focusing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752691
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Tell me where it hurts, an' I'll tell you who to call
Diao, Xinshen; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996590
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WTO negotiations on agriculture and developing countries
Hoda, Anwarul (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
countries to fully understand the issues involved in the negotiations on agriculture. However, there has been no authoritative … of the provisions of the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture and the modalities of the negotiations. It examines the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132815
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Agriculture and the economic transformation of Ethiopia:
Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to … grow more rapidly than the agricultural sector. The slower growth of agriculture, its relative decline, concern about the … difficulty of modernizing agriculture and pessimism about the potentials for technological change in agriculture suggest to some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850557
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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
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A new era of transformation in Ghana: Lessons from the past and scenarios for the future
Breisinger, Clemens; Diao, Xinshen; Kolavalli, Shashidhara - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933114