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Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa:

Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Johnson, Michael; Magalhaes, Eduardo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

The authors identify a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa at both the country … effects of closing these yield gaps. Results indicate that the greatest agriculture-led growth opportunities in West Africa …

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Agricultural intensification in Africa: A regional analysis:

Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

This study assesses the patterns of agricultural intensification in 40 African countries looking at the role fertilizer plays in the process. We propose a set of indicators that uses information on available agricultural land and land suitability to measure intensity of land use in agricultural...

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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...

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Agricultural productivity and policies in Sub-Saharan Africa:

Yu, Bingxin; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

estimates show a remarkable recovery in the performance of SSA's agriculture between 1984 and 2006 after a long period of poor …

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Improved performance of agriculture in Africa South of the Sahara: Taking off or bouncing back?

Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Johnson, Michael E.; Yu, Bingxin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

environment and increased investments in agriculture at a time when African governments and donors have been rallying to increase … their support to agriculture. Is African agriculture undergoing a new and sustained recovery after many decades of stagnant … policy environment and increased attention to agriculture has had a major effect on overall productivity growth based on …

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Inputs, productivity, and agricultural growth in Africa South of the Sahara:

Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

The evidence of improved performance of agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) in recent years has indeed been …

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China's growth and the agricultural exports of Southern Africa:

Villoria, Nelson; Hertel, Thomas; Nin-Pratt, Alejandro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"The implications of China's growth for the development prospects of Sub-Saharan Africa have been the subject of recent attention. Interest in this topic is motivated by the increasing presence of China in the region and the growing bilateral trade links between China and Africa. Against this...

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