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Adaptation to land constraints : is Africa different?
Headey, Derek D.; Jayne, Thomas S. - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 18-33
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Market access, agro-ecological conditions, and Boserupian agricultural intensification patterns in Kenya: Implications for agricultural programs and research
Kopper, Sarah A.; Jayne, Thomas S. - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 124 (2019), pp. 1-11
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Effects of rising rural population density on smallholder agriculture in Kenya
Muyanga, Milu; Jayne, T.S. - In: Food Policy 48 (2014) C, pp. 98-113
This study measures how Kenyan farmers and farming systems have responded to changes in population density and associated land pressures. Kenya is a relatively densely populated area, with 40% of its rural people residing on 5% of its rural land. We develop a structural model for estimating the...
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Agricultural Subsidies and Forest Pressure in Malawi's Miombo Woodlands
Fisher, Monica G.; Shively, Gerald E. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 32 (2007) 02
This paper examines impacts of an agricultural subsidy program on forest pressure in Malawi. Using household survey data, we measure the effect on forest product marketing and on forest clearing of Malawi's Starter Pack Scheme (SPS). Regression results show households receiving a free packet of...
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Brazil's tropical solutions for Africa : tractors, Matracas and the politics of "appropriate technology"
Cabral, Lidia - In: The European journal of development research : journal … 28 (2016) 3, pp. 414-430
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Do organic inputs in African subsistence agriculture raise productivity? : evidence from plot data of Malawi household surveys
Zant, Wouter - 2014
We exploit plot data from the agricultural module of the third Malawi Integrated Household Survey (IHS-3) to investigate how organic cultivation techniques contribute to productivity of non-subsidized local maize and what to expect from using organic inputs on a larger scale. We approximate...
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Limits to green revolution in rice in Africa : the case of Ghana
Ragasa, Catherine; Chapoto, Antony - 2016
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The importance of farm management training for the African rice Green Revolution : experimental evidence from rainfed lowland areas in Mozambique
Kajisa, Kei; Vu, Trang Thu - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 114 (2023), pp. 1-14
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Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa : Essays in Honor of Keijiro Otsuka
Estudillo, Jonna P. (ed.); Kijima, Yoko (ed.);  … - 2023
You’ve Come a Long Way Since -- Introduction: Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa -- Are the Lessons from the … Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa: Farm Mechanization in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme -- How Can We Achieve Green … Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Case of Tanzania -- A UFO? Assessment of System of Rice Intensification from the …
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