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Decentralization, agricultural services and determinants of input use in Nigeria:
Akramov, Kamiljon T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476192
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Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Nigeria
Diao, Xinshen; Nwafor, Manson; Alpuerto, Vida; Akramov, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
annual growth in agriculture and 8.0 percent growth of GDP over the next years. The national poverty rate will fall to 30 … agriculture, this study first estimates the growth elasticity of public investments using historical spending and agricultural … at 23.8 percent annually to support a 9.5 percent increase in agriculture. However, if the spending efficiency can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008478782
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Joint estimation of farmers' stated willingness to pay for agricultural services:
Ulimwengu, John; Sanyal, Prabuddha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
In many developing countries, to sustain the provision of agricultural services to farmers, many have advocated the use of service fees. Successful implementation of such schemes requires understanding of determinants of farmers' willingness to pay. In this paper we use a multivariate probit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862322
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The partially liberalized cocoa sector in Ghana: Producer price determination, quality control, and service provision
Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Vigneri, Marcella; Maamah, Haruna; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The cocoa sector in Ghana is one of few examples of an export commodity sector in an African country that has withstood the pressure to fully liberalize. Despite substantial government control over internal and external marketing via the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the current institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132708
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Impact of soil conservation on crop production in the Northern Ethiopian Highlands:
Kassie, Menale; Pender, John; Yesuf, Mahmud; Kohlin, Gunnar - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"Land degradation, in the form of soil erosion and nutrient depletion, threatens food security and the sustainability of agricultural production in many developing countries. Governments and development agencies have invested substantial resources in promoting soil conservation practices, in an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038007
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Heterogeneous treatment effects of integrated soil fertility management on crop productivity: Evidence from Nigeria
Kato, Edward; Nkonya, Ephraim; Place, Frank M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
This study compares the impacts of integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) on crop production with use of either mineral fertilizer or organic manure alone. We also investigate the conditions under which .ISFM technology has greater beneficial effects on yields and the factors constraining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009189439
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Exploring agricultural levers for mitigating the overnutrition burden in India:
Sachdev, H.P.S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850566
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Inputs, productivity, and agricultural growth in Africa South of the Sahara:
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
The evidence of improved performance of agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) in recent years has indeed been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272208
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Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects:
Johnson, Nancy L.; Kovarik, Chiara; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Ownership of assets is important for poverty alleviation, and women’s control of assets is associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. This research was undertaken to provide guidance for agricultural development programs on how to incorporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272212
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Emerging policies and partnerships under CAADP: Implications for long-term growth, food security, and poverty reduction
Badiane, Ousmane; Odjo, Sunday; Ulimwengu, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is one of the main components of the New Partnership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395593