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Measuring the benefit-cost ratio of public IPM technology transfer programs : an optimal control framework and an application to Nepalese agriculture

Wiebelt, Manfred - 2000

pesticide management (IPM). Given rising marginal costs and diminishing marginal benefits from IPM technology transfer, an … agriculture to illustrate the dynamic adoption process for IPM. The results indicate that public IPM technology transfer programs …

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Estimating the aggregate agricultural supply response : a survey of techniques and results for developing countries

Thiele, Rainer - 2000

For many low-income countries, the impact of structural reforms on economic growth and poverty alleviation crucially depends on the response of aggregate agricultural supply to changing incentives. Despite its policy relevance, the size of this parameter is still largely unknown. This paper...

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Large-scale farms and smallholders : evidence from Zambia

Lay, Jann; Nolte, Kerstin; Khadjavi, Kacana - 2018

In light of the surge in large-scale farms in developing countries, concerns have been raised that smallholders may be negatively affected. There is, however, very little evidence beyond case studies to support these claims. Drawing on nationally representative household data sets and an...

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Price incentives, non-price factors, and agricultural production in Sub-Saharan Africa : a cointegration analysis

Thiele, Rainer - 2002

This paper deals with the question of how responsive farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are to changes in incentives …

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The bias against agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : has it survived 20 years of structural adjustment programs?

Thiele, Rainer - 2002

This paper deals with the question of whether the discrimination against agriculture that prevailed in Sub …-Saharan Africa until the early 1980s has continued to characterize the region despite the widespread adoption of structural …

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Who bears the costs of climate change? : evidence from Tunisia

Wiebelt, Manfred; Riffai, Perrihan al; Breisinger, Clemens - 2014

In order to estimate the economic costs of climate change for Tunisia, this paper uses a combination of biophysical and economic models. In addition, the paper draws on the literature to complement the quantitative analysis with policy recommendations on how to adapt to the changing climate. The...

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Agricultural supply response and poverty in Mozambique

Heltberg, Rasmus; Tarp, Finn - 2001

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Sector investments as part of national fiscal policy : experience from ASIP in Zambia

Nokkala, Marko - 2001

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The macroeconomic repercussions of agricultural shocks and their implications for insurance

Collier, Paul (contributor) - 2002 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Revisiting the global food architecture : lessons from the 2008 food crisis

Christiaensen, Luc J. - 2009

market functioning and policymaking must be addressed. First, governments must reinvest in agriculture with a focus on public … information on food stocks, stricter WTO regulation of export restrictions, and some form of globally managed buffer stock will be …-based food security system is only sustainable given well functioning national social safety nets. --Agriculture ; agro …

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