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Return to quality in rural agricultural markets : Evidence from wheat markets in Ethiopia
Do Nascimento Miguel, Jérémy - 2022
In many Sub-Saharan countries, farmers cannot meet the growing urban demand for higher quality products, leading to increasing dependency on imports. While the literature has focused on production-side constraints to enhancing smallholder farmers’ output quality, there is scarce evidence of...
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The Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on Farm Households’ Economic Welfare : Evidence From a National Farmers Survey
Kumar, Anjani - 2019
The paper examines the impact of access to India's farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households' welfare using household-level data from the nationally representative Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by India's National Sample...
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Changes in Ghanaian Farming Systems : Stagnation or a Quiet Transformation?
Houssou, Nazaire; Johnson, Michael; Kolavalli, Shashidhara - 2016
This research was designed to understand better the patterns of agricultural intensification and transformation occurring in Africa South of the Sahara using the Ghanaian case. The paper examines changes in farming systems and the role of various endogenous and exogenous factors in driving the...
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Agricultural Public Spending in Nigeria
Mogues, Tewodaj - 2014
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Assessing Progress Made Toward Shared Agricultural Transformation Objectives in Mozambique
Benson, Todd; Mogues, Tewodaj; Woldeyohannes, Sileshi - 2014
achieving the objectives established under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) initiative for … growth, improved household welfare, and reduction in poverty. The programme of mutual accountability for the successes and …
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How Does Women's Time in Reproductive Work and Agriculture Affect Maternal and Child Nutrition? Evidence from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, Mozambique, and Nepal
Komatsu, Hitomi; Malapit, Hazel Jean; Theis, Sophie - 2016
There are concerns that increasing women’s engagement in agriculture could have a negative effect on nutrition because … agriculture adversely affects maternal and child nutrition, and whether the lack of women’s time in reproductive work leads to … long hours in agriculture reduces women’s dietary diversity score in Ghana and nonpoor women’s in Mozambique. However, for …
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Dairy Contract Farming in Bangladesh : Implications for Welfare and Food Safety
Islam, Abu Hayat Md. Saiful - 2019
Contract farming is emerging as an important institutional innovation in the high value food chain in developing countries including Bangladesh, and its socioeconomic implications are topic of interest in policy debates. This study is an empirical assessment to explore the determinants of...
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Limits to Green Revolution in Rice in Africa : The Case of Ghana
Ragasa, Catherine - 2016
This paper examines closely the constraints in productivity improvements and evaluates available rice technologies looking at the heterogeneity of irrigated and rainfed ecologies in 10 regions in Ghana. Employing yield response models, profitability analysis, and adoption models, results show...
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Limitations of Contract Farming as a Pro-poor Strategy : The Case of Maize Outgrower Schemes in Upper West Ghana
Ragasa, Catherine - 2017
The focus in this paper is on two relatively large maize-based contract farming (CF) schemes with fixed input packages (Masara and Akate) and a number of smaller and more flexible CF schemes in a remote region in Ghana (Upper West). Results show that these schemes led to improved technology...
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Contracting by Small Farmers in Commodities with Export Potential : Assessing Farm Profits of Lentil Growers in Nepal
Kumar, Anjani - 2016
This study is undertaken to quantify the benefits of contract farming (CF) on farmers' income in a case where new market opportunities are emerging for smallholder farmers in Nepal. CF is emerging as an important form of vertical coordination in the agrifood supply chain. The prospect for CF in...
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