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Outcome mapping is a methodology for planning, monitoring and evaluating development initiatives that aim to bring … behaviour, actions or relationships that can be influenced by the team or program. The methodology is comprised of several tools …
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Realizing the potential for economics research depends on the successful completion of several interdependent tasks: â …
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Although Pakistan's surface irrigation development has a long history, it is only about 30 years ago that the development of groundwater resources was begun. During the past decade, government policy has been reoriented towards private, instead of public, tube well development in fresh...
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Decades of research have led to substantially improved understanding of the nature of food insecurity. A combination of … research, capacity-building, and outreach by MSU’s Food Security Group. The paper describes key elements of the FSG approach … and draws lessons regarding the value of that model. Insights gained from research and outreach and their value in …
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This paper examines the magnitude of error associated with linear approximations of nonlinear variables based on Taylor's Series. Little attention has been given to the error term in previous empirical studies. This paper presents the mathematical technique for the single-variable and...
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journal quality. The Eigenfactor and Article Influence Scores are suggested as an improved way to compare research quality and … resource economics profession can have a larger impact on the scientific community by directing more research effort towards … interdisciplinary work. The Article Influence approach is used to develop a seven-tier system to evaluate research quality, to be used …
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-making (FMDM) research. An existing model which categorises decision research according to purpose as being either Analytical … main discernible types of FMDM research with four being Analytical in purpose (Factors, Processes, Events and Patterns …
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Rice sector contributes significantly to secure households with regard to their food needs but also to the creation of employments and income generation. The sector development and its evolution over the years have been marked by various policies and approaches. These development stages of the...
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Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the...
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This paper assessed the effects of transactions costs—relative to price and non-price factors—on smallholder marketed surplus and input use in Kenya. A selectivity model was used that accounts not only for the effects of fixed and variable transactions costs but also for the role of assets,...
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