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The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
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The recent expansion of Chinese economic engagement in Africa is often poorly documented and not well understood. This paper is the second in an IFPRI-sponsored effort to better understand Chinese engagement in Africa’s agricultural sector. A clearer picture of Chinese activities in...
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The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. www.ifama.org
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Agriculture will change more in the next decade than it did in the last century. Lowell Catlett is a futurist sharing his knowledge and insight on the new trends and technologies shaping the future of agriculture and how those working in this sector can take advantage of new opportunities.
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"The A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate agricultural efficiency index. Then, controlling for household characteristics and other exogenous variables, the efficiency index is regressed on the probability of being sick. Estimation is performed using the treatment effect...
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"Malaria afflicts many people in the developing world, and due to its direct and indirect costs it has widespread impacts on growth and development. The global impact of malaria on human health, productivity, and general well-being is profound. Human activity, including agriculture, has been...
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"The rapidly changing nature of the global food and agriculture system suggests the need to rethink how innovation can … which they are a part. A more systems-oriented understanding of how innovation occurs in a society and economy is critical … agricultural innovation system, it is difficult for policymakers, investors, donors, and practitioners to promote policies and …
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little is known about how these opportunities can be effectively leveraged to promote pro-poor processes of rural innovation … smallholders' innovation processes. Case studies of smallholder innovation networks in 10 communities suggest that public sector … that create more space for market and civil society actors to participate in smallholder innovation networks." from Author …
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