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Impact simulation of ECOWAS rice self-sufficiency policy:
Fofana, Ismaël; Goundan, Anatole; Domgho, Magne; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Rice is a strategic commodity for food security in West Africa. Its consumption has grown rapidly over time as a result of population growth, urbanization, and increasing purchasing power. Dependency on imported rice exposes the region to external shocks stemming from the global market. Given...
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International trade as a source of economic growth: trade barriers and institutions
Roe, Terry - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 6 (2007) 2, pp. 277-291
Trade barriers, erected by advanced countries to the agricultural exports from poor countries, are a greater barrier to economic growth and development than is commonly recognised. It is shown that agricultural policies in advanced countries are a major barrier to agricultural exports from poor...
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Ghana's economic and agricultural transformation : past performance and future prospects
Diao, Xinshen (ed.); Hazell, P. B. R. (ed.);  … - 2019
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Many African countries have experienced unprecedented rates of economic...
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Agricultural development promises more growth and less poverty in Africa : modelling the potential impact of implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme...
Diallo, Mariam; Wouterse, Fleur - In: Development policy review 41 (2023) 3, pp. 1-22
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Understanding men's and women's access to and control of assets and the implications for agricultural development projects : a case study in rice-farming households in eastern Utta...
Paris, Thelma; Pede, Valerien; Luis, Joyce; Sharma, Raman - 2015
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"Economic development" and gender equality : explaining variations in the gender poverty gap after socialism
Fodor, Éva; Horn, Dániel - 2015
-level modeling techniques, this paper explores the macro-level determinants of the gender poverty gap in the ten post …-socialist European Union member states. In dialogue with the literature on the impact of economic development on gender inequality in … Asia and Latin America, we find that fast-paced, foreign capital led economic growth is associated with a larger gender …
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Changing sources of growth in Indian agriculture: Implications for regional priorities for accelerating agricultural growth:
Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; Negi, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Indian agriculture was transforming from a cereal-based production system toward high-value crops (HVC) during the 1990s. However, food security concerns resurfaced during the first decade of the 21st century, and the policy environment tilted in favor of cereal-based production systems,...
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India 2039—Transforming Agriculture: Productivity, Markets, and Institutions
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans; Mukherjee, Natasha; Parikh, Kirit - In: Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 4 (2012) 2, pp. 197-226
The central premise of this article is that Indian agriculture must undergo a fundamental transformation between now and 2039, both on the demand and supply side, by emphasizing higher value outputs, increased productivity, and redefined public and private sector roles. Driving this...
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Political economy of agricultural producer support in Malawi: An econometric test of determinants of producer protection in the maize sector:
Phiri, Horace; Edriss, Abdi Khalil - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Malawi has struggled to achieve sustained agricultural growth over the last four decades. As such there is need for in-creased investment and supportive policies if greater success is to be realized. As a prerequisite to identifying the role that improved policies and investment can play, a...
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