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Using an empirical model, this study provides some insights into the functioning of the oilseed-biodiesel-diesel market complex in a large country that determines the biodiesel price, reflecting market equilibrium changes resulting from volatility in the crude oil price. Oilseed crushing...
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Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more...
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There have been numerous episodes of widespread adoption of improved seed and long-term achievements in the development of the maize seed industry in Sub-Saharan Africa. This summary takes a circumspect view of technical change in maize production. Adoption of improved seed has continued to rise...
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Inorganic fertilizer use across Sub-Saharan Africa is generally considered to be low. Yet, this belief is predicated on the assumption that it is profitable to use rates higher than currently observed. However, there is little rigorous empirical evidence to support this notion. Using a...
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Extension is designed to enable lab-to-farm technology diffusion. Decentralized models assume that information flows from researchers to extension workers,and from extension agents to contact farmers (CFs). CFs should then train other farmers in their communities. Such a modality may fail to...
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and Uganda probe the effects of different revenue types on citizens' actions to monitor government spending. Roughly half …
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education and health are key policy goals for Uganda. This paper builds on the Service Delivery Indicator study by further … exploring issues related to the quality of service delivery in Uganda. The paper analyzes the quality of service from a poverty … perspective, to contribute to the ongoing policy debate on the quality of service delivery in Uganda, especially in the education …
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survey data, this paper analyzes nonmonetary dimensions of poverty in Uganda for levels and trends, to explore whether the … Uganda's progress in reducing poverty is strongly reflected in several nonmonetary indicators of poverty. The analysis finds … paper also examines whether progress has been as fast as would be expected, given Uganda's impressive performance in …
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This paper estimates the profitability of fertilizer and hybrid seeds in Uganda, using agronomic evidence on the yield … Uganda. The paper also examines the impact of other factors that could affect input adoption, by using a relatively long …
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in public-private partnership schools in Uganda, wherein teacher self-beliefs are contrasted with their beliefs about …
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