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clearer picture of Chinese activities in agriculture is important as a foundation for Africans and their development partners … to more fruitfully engage with an increasingly important actor. Chinese engagement in agriculture and rural development …
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Because many rural poor live in areas far away from markets, we investigate whether better road access could help improve their livelihood and reduce rural poverty. We use three waves of a primary panel survey at the household level conducted in 18 remote natural villages in China to study how...
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Returns to scale in agriculture have profound implications on how effectively governments' various efforts in … of tractor services has increased returns to scale in agriculture at the household level in the Terai of Nepal, an area …
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Value chain development is adopted widely as a private sector-led approach to agricultural development that can benefit smallholders. The objective of this research is to understand how development organizations are conceptualizing and developing agricultural value chains in Ghana to include...
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Existing reviews on agriculture and nutrition consider limited evidence and focus on impact size, rather than impact … one of the agriculture-nutrition pathways. Agricultural development plays a role in improving nutrition. However … agriculture — especially by women — competes with time needed for resting, childcare, and food preparation and can have unintended …
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This study was conducted to determine the impact on world prices, agricultural commodities production, and food security and nutrition of raising the annual growth in agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) from the current estimate of 1.6 percent to 2 percent by 2030 through investment in...
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, with a specific emphasis on agriculture and nutrition policies. Focusing on five key elements of the policy cycle — agenda … domains related to food security, including agriculture, education, healthcare, nutrition, and social protection …
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agriculture has also changed to reflect shifts in policy priorities. This paper reviewed public agricultural expenditure in a … agriculture has increased steadily in China; however, the definition of agricultural spending might not precisely measure …
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This paper summarizes the evolutionary trends in US farm policy that have culminated in the 2014 farm bill, describes the new farm bill programs in depth, and highlights the key policy issues that arise and will play out over its planned five-year duration. This new US farm bill eliminates fixed...
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