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Who talks to whom in African agricultural research information networks? The Malawi case
Droppelmann, Klaus; Mapila, Mariam A. T. J.; Mazunda, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
of the national agricultural sector development strategy, namely the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132662
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Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform:
Benson, Todd; Spielman, David J.; Kasa, Leulsegged - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
In 2013 the Bureaus of Agriculture in the regional states of Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850567
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Changing sources of growth in Indian agriculture: Implications for regional priorities for accelerating agricultural growth:
Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; Negi, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Indian agriculture was transforming from a cereal-based production system toward high-value crops (HVC) during the 1990 …
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Smallholders' commercialization through cooperatives: A diagnostic for Ethiopia
Bernard, Tanguy; Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Z.; Taffesse, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"This paper examines the impact of cooperatives on smallholder commercialization of cereals, using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia. We review the involvement of cooperatives, in terms of who participates and where they are located. We then use the strong government role in promoting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038084
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Diversification in Indian agriculture towards high-value crops: The role of smallholders
Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, P.K.; Roy, Devesh; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
agriculture is overwhelmingly dominated by smallholders, and researchers have long debated the ability of a smallholder … Indian agriculture towards high-value crops exhibits a pro-smallholder bias, with smallholders playing a proportionally … cultivation of staples), fruits are relatively capital intensive, making them a less advantageous choice for smallholders who tend …
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Social services, human capital, and technical efficiency of smallholders in Burkina Faso:
Wouterse, Fleur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
This study applies regression analysis as well as a non-parametric method to survey data from Burkina Faso to analyze the role of human capital in explaining technical efficiency in smallholder agricultural production. Exploiting the panel nature of the data and explicitly treating human capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862355
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Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia:
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Rubin, Deborah; Manfre, Cristina; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper explores initial findings from four case studies in the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project on changes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132653
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Reverse-share-tenancy and Marshallian Inefficiency: Landowners’ bargaining power and sharecroppers’ productivity
Hagos, Hosaena Gebru; Holden, Stein T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
While there are ample empirical studies that claim the potential disincentive effects of sharecropping arrangements, the existing literature is shallow in explaining why share tenancy contracts are prevalent and diffusing in many developing countries. Using a unique tenant-landlord matched...
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Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? A qualitative assessment of gender dynamics in the ownership, purchase, a...
Njuki, Jemimah; Waithanji, Elizabeth; Sakwa, Beatrice; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper reports findings from a qualitative study undertaken in Tanzania and Kenya to examine women’s access to and ownership of KickStart pumps and the implications for their ability to make major decisions on crop choices and use of income from irrigated crops. Results from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132739
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Business operations of agrodealers and their participation in the loan market in Nigeria:
Olomola, Aderbigbe - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This study employs primary data collected through structured questionnaires from 300 agrodealers and uses a Tobit type-II model for the analysis. The results show that interest rate, debt, value of asset, membership of trading association, and source of credit are major determinants of loan...
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