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The comprehensive Africa agriculture program as a collective institution:
Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Birner, Regina; Flaherty, Kathleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
governance and commitment to agriculture. These include negative spillover effects of poor governance (for example, obstacles to … rather than harmonized approaches to support African agriculture. The paper discusses the strategies that CAADP can use to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145648
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145651
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Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture:
Zhang, Xiaobo; Yang, Jin; Reardon, Thomas Anthony - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Most of the poor in the developing countries are smallholder farmers. Improving their productivity is essential for reducing poverty. Despite small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and rising labor costs, agricultural production in China has steadily increased. If one treats...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200207
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Value chains and nutrition: A framework to support the identification, design, and evaluation of interventions:
Gelli, Aulo; Hawkes, Corinna; Donovan, Jason; Harris, Jody - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
In this paper we explore how a value chain framework can inform the design of interventions for achieving improved nutrition. Conceptually, there are three main channels for value chains to improve nutrition: (1) through increased consumption of nutritious foods (a demand side pathway); or (2)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200208
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Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework:
Ulimwengu, John; Sanyal, Prabuddha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has been endorsed by African Heads of State …. The program aims at stimulating agriculture-led development to alleviate poverty and hunger, and achieve sustainable food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862349
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In-depth assessment of the public agricultural extension system of Ethiopia and recommendations for improvement:
Davis, Kristin; Swanson, Burton; Amudavi, David; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Eighty-three percent of the population of Ethiopia depends directly on agriculture for their livelihoods, while many … others depend on agriculture-related cottage industries such as textiles, leather, and food oil processing. Agriculture … government is continuing to invest heavily in agriculture. A core part of the government's investment in agriculture is the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862358
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Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies
Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Benin, Samuel; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
living. The authors of Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture: Economywide Perspectives from Country Studies argue … increased, more efficient public investment in agriculture and agricultural markets and propose new directions for future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862820
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Cereal production and technology adoption in Ethiopia:
Yu, Bingxin; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Funes, José; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The Ethiopian government has been promoting a package-driven extension that combines credit, fertilizers, improved seeds, and better management practices. This approach has reached almost all farming communities, representing about 2 percent of agricultural gross domestic product in recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366802
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Which trade integration scheme can best help Sub-Saharan Africa develop and export more processed agricultural goods?:
Douillet, Mathilde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Trade integration of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries' agriculture is pointed out as a powerful driver of … order to compare them and test their coherence with the objective of enhanced value-added in agriculture. A new method is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366803
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Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania
Ecker, Olivier; Mabiso, Athur; Kennedy, Adam; Diao, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition are widespread in rural Tanzania, where smallholder agriculture dominates the … economy. Given the sector's role as the main source of food and livelihood for many malnourished people, agriculture has …, we explore the links between agriculture and nutrition in Tanzania and review the evidence on how these links can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366813