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Resource-Poor Farmers in South India: On the Margins or Frontiers of Globalization?
Aggarwal, Rimjhim M. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005001343
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Impact of Trade Liberalization on Returns from Land: A Regional Study of Indian Agriculture
Ghosh, Nilabja - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033070
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National Food Policies Impacting on Food Security: The Experience of India, a Large Populated Country
Acharya, Shabd S. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033140
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Tourism Competitiveness in Small Island Developing States
Craigwell, Roland - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007
The tourism industry is the leading segment of the services industries in small island developing states (SIDS). This … paper therefore seeks primarily to investigate both the nature and determinants of tourism competitiveness in SIDS. Judging … from the various calculated indices of tourism competitiveness, the competitive position of tourism in SIDS is a major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005031824
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International co-operation for agricultural development and food and nutrition security: New institutional arrangements for related public goods
von Braun, Joachim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
Following an overview on the fast changing global context of agriculture, and food and nutrition security, this paper … provides a framework for identifying the set of essential international public goods for a well-functioning world agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010854487
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The political economy of food price: The case of Ethiopia
Admassie, Assefa - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
Food prices increased significantly in 2007.08 in Ethiopia due to several supply- and demand-side factors. The Ethiopian government released emergency food grain reserves, imported and distributed wheat at subsidized price, banned the export of staple cer
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010854496
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The Decarbonization of China's Agriculture
Huang, Yongfu; He, Jingjing - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
Agriculture is one of the major greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sources in China. This paper aims to identify the key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010854503
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Impact of Climate Change on Irrigation, Crops and Hydropower in Vietnam
Gebretsadik, Yohannes; Fant, Charles; Strzepek, Kenneth - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
Vietnam is among the countries that are assumed to be highly affected by the impacts of climate change through sea level rise; increased temperature and changes in precipitation resulting in changes in crop water requirements and yields; and changes in ri
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010854511
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Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania: Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
Ahmed, Syud Amer; Hertel, Thomas W.; Martin, William J. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653096
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A Stochastic Simulation Approach to Estimating the Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Bangladesh
Thurlow, James; Yu, Winston - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
Climate change assessments often inadequately address uncertainty when estimating damages. Using a dynamic economy-wide model of Bangladesh, we estimate and decompose damages from historical climate variability and future anthropogenic climate change. Our stochastic simulation approach avoids...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653097