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Impact evaluation of research by the International Food Policy Research Institute on agricultural trade liberalization, developing countries, and WTO's Doha negotiations:

Hewitt, Joanna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"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...

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Agriculture and climate change: An agenda for negotiation in Copenhagen

Nelson, Gerald C. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

Table of Contents: •Overview by Gerald C. Nelson •Agricultural Science and Technology Needs for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation by Rudy Rabbinge •Reducing Methane Emissions from Irrigated Rice by Reiner Wassmann, Yasukazu Hosen, and Kay Sumfleth •Direct and Indirect Mitigation...

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Property rights and crop choice in rural Peru, 1994-2004:

Field, Alfred J.; Field, Erica; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"The period of 1994 to 2004 was one in which rural households in Peru experienced dramatic changes in ownership rights through a large nation-wide land titling program and a significant opening of the economy to international trade. This paper takes this prime opportunity to examine whether lack...

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An analysis of trade related international regulations of genetically modified food and their effects on developing countries:

Gruère, Guillaume P. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"This paper reviews current trade–related regulations of genetically modified (GM) food and discusses their effects on developing countries. There is a large heterogeneity in current import approval and marketing policies of GM food worldwide. At the international level, the harmonization...

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Two opportunities to deliver on the Doha Development pledge:

Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Orden, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"In this brief, we evaluate the effects of a possible Doha agreement based on proposals currently on the table from the United States, the European Union, and the Group of Twenty (G20)....[The brief presents] two development-oriented alternatives...which demonstrate that more can be accomplished...

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The marginalization of Africa in world trade:

Bora, Saswati; Bouet, Antoine; Roy, Devesh - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"In recent years, trade in Africa has assumed greater importance as a means of alleviating poverty, especially since the initiation of the Doha Round for development. At the same time, skepticism regarding the effectiveness of foreign aid has grown (Easterly 2006). Trade and aid have often been...

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More or less ambition?: modeling the development impact of U.S.–EU agricultural proposals in the Doha Round

Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Orden, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"What is at stake in the standoff between the United States and Europe over agriculture in the Doha Round of trade talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO)? What impact would an agreement based on greater or lesser levels of ambition have on developing countries, whose economies depend...

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Overview: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges

Hazell, P.B.R.; Pachauri, J. K. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"In recent years bioenergy... has drawn attention as a sustainable energy source that may help cope with rising energy prices, address environmental concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, and offer new income and employment to farmers and rural communities around the world. For many countries...

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The potential cost of a failed Doha Round:

Bouet, Antoine; Laborde, David - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"In times of economic turmoil, countries might decide to increase current tariff rates to protect domestic industries or raise revenues in order to finance domestic programs. Using the highest applied or bound rate imposed by countries from 1995 to 2008 as an indicator, this study presents...

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WTO negotiations on agriculture and developing countries:

Hoda, Anwarul; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

.S. president's trade negotiating authority on June 30, 2007, raised the prospect of longer delay. More recently, however, the … unprecedented food crisis may have created an environment for reducing the divergences in countries' negotiating positions, and … suggests a negotiating strategy for developing countries." from Text …

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