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Playing to strength : growth strategy for small agrarian economies in Africa
Yusuf, Shahid; Kumar, Praveen - 2018
economies in Africa need an alternative strategic approach to long-term growth. The purpose of this paper is to identify a … growth strategy with the greatest potential for small, landlocked economies in East Africa. The paper uses Malawi, Rwanda …, and Uganda as case studies to explore the potential for growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism in these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903120
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Salt of the earth : quantifying the impact of water salinity on global agricultural productivity
Russ, Jason; Zaveri, Esha D.; Damania, Richard; … - 2020
Salinity in surface waters is on the rise throughout much of the world. Many factors contribute to this change, including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify the impacts on global food production. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228769
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The nutrition sensitivity of food and agriculture in South Asia
Dizon, Felipe; Josephson, Anna; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2019
Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008111
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A second look at the pesticides initiative program : evidence from Senegal
Jaud, Melise; Cadot, Olivier - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009383227
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The impact of climate change on African agriculture : a Ricardian approach
Maddison, David (contributor); Manley, Marita (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003617681
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Cash transfers and temptation goods : a review of global evidence
Evans, David K.; Popova, Anna - 2014
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Agriculture public spending and growth in Indonesia
De Armas, Enrique Blanco; Osorio, Camilo Gomez; … - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009503009
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Transport costs, comparative advantage, and agricultural development : evidence from Jamuna Bridge in Bangladesh
Blankespoor, Brian; Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad Jahan; … - 2018
This paper studies the effects of a large reduction in transport costs on agricultural development in a developing country, with a focus on the interactions among the comparative advantage and transport costs of a location, and the transport intensity and value of a commodity. The paper extends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902873
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Generating gridded agricultural gross domestic product for Brazil : a comparison of methodologies
Thomas, Timothy S.; You, Liangzhi; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike; … - 2019
This paper examines two new methods to generate gridded agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and compares the results with a traditional method. In the case of Brazil, these two new methods of spatial disaggregation and cross-entropy outperform the prediction of agricultural GDP from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012114017
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Moving off the farm : land institutions to facilitate structural transformation and agricultural productivity growth in China
Deininger, Klaus W.; Jin, Songqing; Fang, Xia - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009500299