which favor nontradable activities over export agriculture and manufacturing thereby increasing rural and national poverty … agriculture-based economy with poverty most pronounced in a region with home biased agricultural production, a policy mix of …

Africa. These subsidies are, however, controversial with claims of both large food security benefits and unsustainable … and ‘smart’ rationing and targeting. Recent programmes in Africa have a variety of generally producer-focused objectives …

focuses on agriculture's relative merits without also considering the benefits from urban agglomeration. As a result, African … governments are often provided conflicting recommendations on the importance of rural agriculture or urban industry. We develop …

carried out between 1975-2005 in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Making a distinction between the successful projects and …

Farming in Brazil is historically one of the main bases of the country's economy. In northeastern Brazil, agriculture … has an important role in the regional economy, with the aim of this study to evaluate the recent situation of agriculture … potential barriers to the development of agriculture in this region, including environmental issues, disability in logistics …