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Income Diversification and Poverty in the Northern Uplands of Vietnam
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Priorities for Realizing the Potential to Increase Agricultural Productivity and Growth in Western and Central Africa
, 2009
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agricultural research centers that receive principal funding from governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations, most of which are members of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS AND PARTNERS IFPRI’s research, capacity strengthening, and communications work is made possible by its financial contributors and partners. IFPRI gratefully acknowledges generous unrestricted funding from Australia,
Reforms, Remoteness and Risk in Africa Understanding Inequality and Poverty during the 1990s
"... Abstract This study traces the interactions between economic growth, income inequality and consumption poverty in a sample of African countries during the 1990s. It draws on the much-improved household data sets now available in the region. It finds that experiences have varied: some countries have ..."
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Abstract This study traces the interactions between economic growth, income inequality and consumption poverty in a sample of African countries during the 1990s. It draws on the much-improved household data sets now available in the region. It finds that experiences have varied: some countries have seen sharp falls in income poverty; others have witnessed marked increases. Economic growth has been 'pro-poor' in that the incomes of poor households have typically grown at similar or faster rates than average income. But the aggregate numbers hide significant and systematic distributional effects which have caused some groups and regions to be left behind. The paper explores the contours of these effects, and draws three key conclusions. First, agricultural market liberalization has been conducive to reductions in rural poverty. Second, market connectedness is crucial for poor producers to take advantage of the opportunities offered by economic growth. Some regions and households by virtue of their sheer…/… Keywords: reforms, remoteness, risk, poverty, Africa JEL classification: O12, O18
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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Abstract This study traces the interactions between economic growth, income inequality and consumption poverty in a sample of African countries during the 1990s. It draws on the much-improved household data sets now available in the region. It finds that experiences have varied: some countries have seen sharp falls in income poverty; others have witnessed marked increases. Economic growth has been 'pro-poor' in that the incomes of poor households have typically grown at similar or faster rates than average income. But the aggregate numbers hide significant and systematic distributional effects which have caused some groups and regions to be left behind. The paper explores the contours of these effects, and draws three key conclusions. First, agricultural market liberalization has been conducive to reductions in rural poverty. Second, market connectedness is crucial for poor producers to take advantage of the opportunities offered by economic growth. Some regions and households by virtue of their sheer…/… Keywords: reforms, remoteness, risk, poverty, Africa JEL classification: O12, O18 remoteness have been left behind when growth picks up. The availability of infrastructure (especially roads) and proximity to markets are crucial. And finally risks, such as rainfall variations and ill health are found to have profound effects on poverty outcomes, underscoring the significance of social protection in poverty reduction strategies in Africa.
ESSP WORKING PAPER 52 Ethiopia’s Value Chains on the Move:
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Ethiopian Economic Association Fifth International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy
, 2007
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MARKETS, TRADE, AND INSTITUTIONS DIVISION FCND Discussion Paper 195 MTID Discussion Paper 89 Market Institutions: Enhancing the Value of Rural-Urban Links
, 2005
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www.ifpri.org IFPRI Division Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results. They have not been subject to formal external reviews managed by IFPRI’s Publications Review Committee, but have been reviewed by at least one internal or external researcher. They are circulated in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment.
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"... We would like to especially acknowledge Peter Hazell for providing guidance and editorial input, Liang You for sharing his DREAM analysis for East Africa, and an anonymous reviewer for sharing helpful comments and suggestions for improving the paper. Finally, we would like to thank Jeff Hill at USAI ..."
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We would like to especially acknowledge Peter Hazell for providing guidance and editorial input, Liang You for sharing his DREAM analysis for East Africa, and an anonymous reviewer for sharing helpful comments and suggestions for improving the paper. Finally, we would like to thank Jeff Hill at USAID for his support and insistence that we investigate this very important subject. i ii
Eptd Discussion Paper No. 97
, 2003
"... This synthesis revisits the maize success story in Sub-Saharan Africa, drawing selectively from an extensive published literature about maize seed technical change and related policies. The review focuses on the countries of Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, where maize is most important in th ..."
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This synthesis revisits the maize success story in Sub-Saharan Africa, drawing selectively from an extensive published literature about maize seed technical change and related policies. The review focuses on the countries of Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, where maize is most important in the food economy, and refers to the period when maize became a dominant food crop through the 1990s. The term success is equivocal in this case, both because of the difficult of establishing the appropriate counterfactual and because some of the policies that contributed to success in one period later led to decline. While the seeds themselves were the result of innovative, successful maize breeding, boom periods in maize production were episodic and the public investments in the controlled markets that bolstered them were not fiscally sustainable. Since maize will remain a crucial part of the food security equation even while the agricultural economies of the region diversify, continued investments in both maize research and market institutions, some of which must be public, are essential. The most vital question, however, is where the domestic political pressure to support these investments will originatean issue related to governance. Keywords: maize, seed technical change, Sub-Saharan Africa, food policies Table of Contents 1. Background ........................................................................................................................... 1 2. Maize Becomes a Dominant Foodcrop (1900-1965) ............................................................ 8 3. Expansion of Smallholder Maize from (1965-1990) ......................................................... 17 4. The Period of Uncertainty (1990s)....................
EPTD DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 97 MAIZE IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA: “SEEDS ” OF SUCCESS IN RETROSPECT
, 2003
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EPTD Discussion Papers contain preliminary material and research results, and are circulated prior to a full peer review in order to stimulate discussion and critical comment. It is expected that most Discussion Papers will eventually be published in some other form, and that their content may also be revised. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Significant contributions acknowledged from staff of the national Ministries of Agriculture in case study countries, CIMMYT, maize breeders and economists, IFPRI, Rockefeller Foundation, Egerton University/Tegemeo Institute, and Michigan State University’s activities in Eastern and Southern Africa, including the Food Security This synthesis revisits the “maize success story ” in Sub-Saharan Africa, drawing selectively from an extensive published literature about maize seed technical change and
