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Agriculture and the economic transformation of Ethiopia:
Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850557
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Chronic Poverty in South West Madhya Pradesh: A Multidimensional Analysis of its Extent and Causes
Shah, Amita; Sah, D.C. - eSocialSciences - 2011
achieved through the processes of planned development since the early fifties, have made a significant dent in the incidence of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321501
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Plowing Through the Data
Mundlak, Yair - In: Annual Review of Resource Economics 3 (2011) 1, pp. 1-19
In this paper I report on work that has aimed at measuring and understanding the sources of productivity differences among firms and their changes over time. These issues have been investigated at the micro level, which is the decision-making level. The relationship between inputs and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010823018
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Weathering the storm
Omilola, Babatunde; Lambert, Melissa - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Development Programme (CAADP) of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the African Union (AU). This African …-led plan aims to stimulate agriculture on the continent to achieve the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) of halving … through peer-review and accountability. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate trends in agricultural development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505318
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STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCE LAND DEGRADATION: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA
Pender, John L.; Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Jagger, Pamela; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2003
livestock have crop production. These findings suggest that development of factor markets can improve agricultural efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005320330
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Can cash transfers promote the local economy? A case study for Cambodia:
Robinson, Sherman; Levy, Stephanie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
While previous research on cash transfer programs has primarily concentrated on micro-economic effects, this paper analyzes general equilibrium effects of social transfer policies using a computable general equilibrium model applied to Cambodia. It identifies the potential impact of these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755489
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An institutional approach and input-output analysis for explaining the transformation of the Turkish economy
Ünal, Emre - In: Journal of Economic Structures 7 (2018) 3, pp. 1-38
, which spurred development in the manufacturing sector and caused technological change. Between 1962 and 1985, the Turkish … strategies. In the early 1980s, most of the developed countries, in parallel with which Turkey had development policies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011991437
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Mechanization in African agriculture: A continental overview on patterns and dynamics
Kirui, Oliver K.; von Braun, Joachim - 2018
This study provides an overview on the patterns and dynamics of mechanization in African agriculture over the 10 year period (2005-2014). Farm level and value chain related mechanization are considered. This study looks in to pattern of agricultural mechanization along the entire value chain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011936330
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From agricultural to economic growth: Targeting investments across Africa
Baumüller, Heike; Nigussie, Yalemzewd - 2018
This paper examines whether investment in the agriculture and food sectors in Africa significantly increases overall economic growth and, hence, reduces food and nutrition insecurity. To this end, the study examines the causal link between agricultural growth, food production, quality of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011963540
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Do Japanese Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Stimulate Agricultural Growth in East Asia? Panel Cointegration Analysis
Sattapon, Weerapong - 2006
The agricultural sector is an important sector that most people in East Asia rely on and growth in this sector may help to lift their standard of living. This study assessed what factors contributed to agricultural growth by applying the panel econometric approach. First, the long-run...
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