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, and Uganda as case studies to explore the potential for growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism in these … intensive manufactures could contribute a fraction of aggregate growth, it is agriculture, agribusiness, and services that will … contribute the lion?s share because of an unprecedented convergence of technologies. Industrialized agriculture and agri …
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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...
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The consequences of climate change for agriculture and food security in developing countries are of serious concern …. Due to their reliance on rain-fed agriculture, both as a source of income and consumption, many low-income countries are … Tanzania. Representative climate projections are used in calibrated crop models to predict crop yield changes for 110 districts …
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Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially … exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more maize at higher prices, even if it also experiences below … partners' usual import sources. Future climate predictions suggest that some of Tanzania's trading partners will experience …
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Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …
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on Agriculture. In addition, the paper (i) develops internationally comparable measures of overall agro-ecological crop …
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eventual European Union had been mapped. As with many trade agreements, agriculture posed difficult political hurdles, which … agriculture sector. An applied general equilibrium framework is used to provide estimates of what including agriculture under the …
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policy instruments needed to tap mitigation opportunities in agriculture is incomplete. In particular, market … mitigation incentives, and missed mitigation opportunities in agriculture. The paper concludes with a discussion of alternative … policies designed to jointly promote mitigation and co-benefits for agriculture and the environment …
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This paper investigates whether the Pesticides Initiative Program has significantly affected the export performance of Senegal'shorticulture industry. The authors apply two main microeconometric techniques, difference-in-differences and matching difference-in-differences, to identify the effect...
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Wastewater use in agriculture is a growing practice worldwide. Drivers include increasing water stress, in part due to … importance of improving wastewater use in agriculture across the spectrum from lower to high-income countries. It presents an …
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