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Reducing poverty and hunger in Asia:
Islam, Nurul ed. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
Investment Priorities for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska, and Ghada Shields
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996513
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Food policy and market reform in Viet Nam and Bangladesh: essay in Annual Report
Ahmed, Raisuddin; Goletti, Francesco - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996830
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Land tenure and natural resource management
Otsuka, Keijiro; Place, Frank - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
The devastating environmental effects of deforestation and the exploitation of other natural resources in the developing world have been well documented, yet their impact on local communities has received far less attention. This report looks at how land degradation and deforestation are being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996867
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Rice market liberalization and poverty in Viet Nam:
Minot, Nicholas; Goletti, Francesco - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
Market liberalization, though an important element in economic reforms in developing countries in the past two decades, has been accused of harming the poor through higher food prices, layoffs in formerly state-owned enterprises, and the erosion of social safety net programs. Since the 1980s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037883
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Economic growth and poverty reduction in Indochina: lessons from East Asia
Bautista, Romeo M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
Differences and similarities in the development paths taken by six East Asian economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, and Taiwan) provide a fertile ground for policy analysis from which important lessons are drawn and major challenges identified for the Indochinese...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008863978
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture
Rashid, Shahidur (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
arguments for this form of government intervention: a lack of market integration stemming from inadequate infrastructure, the … policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and … Vietnam) to answer these questions; and a concluding chapter synthesizes these countries' experiences with price stabilization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196693
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132645
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132833
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Risk aversion in low income countries: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia
Yesuf, Mahmud; Bluffstone, Randy - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"Production systems in low-income developing countries are generally poorly diversified, focusing on rainfed staple crop production and raising livestock. These activities are inherently risky and investment and production decisions by farm households are therefore made within environments that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037980
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Typology of farm households and irrigation systems: Some evidence from Nigeria
Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Edeh, Hyacinth - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685632