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This paper looks at the prioritization of agricultural value chains (VCs) for the allocation of R&D resources that maximize development outcomes (poverty, growth, jobs, and diets). Considering that growth in VCs affects those various outcomes differently, as expansion pathways result in the...
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This paper describes how modern service providers have emerged in the African agricultural sector, a subject that has been vastly understudied. The paper looks at providers of modern rice mills, power tillers, combine harvesters, and production services at a highly productive rice irrigation...
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development of agricultural strategies by expanding the number of commitments and goals under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture … achieving the Malabo overarching goals on poverty and hunger. Agriculture-led growth complemented by extended social assistance …
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research is a component of a broader study to adapt and validate the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index for …
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Irrigation is central to Pakistan’s agriculture; and managing the country’s canal, ground, and surface water resources …
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agriculture. To this end, heads of state in Africa rallied to form the pan-African Comprehensive African Agriculture Development … agriculture alone is not enough. Policy can play an important role not only to make public investment more efficient, but also is … crucial for incentivizing private sector and farmer investment in agriculture. Against this backdrop this paper takes stock of …
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agriculture more resilient to climate change …
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This study assesses the patterns of agricultural intensification in 40 African countries looking at the role fertilizer plays in the process. We propose a set of indicators that uses information on available agricultural land and land suitability to measure intensity of land use in agricultural...
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diversifies into agriculture, but agricultural growth also lifts growth in the food processing and service sectors. Achieving the …
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