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Incentives for Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Empirical Evidence on Fertilizer Response and Profitability

Yanggen, David; Kelly, Valerie A.; Reardon, Thomas; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1998

This research addresses two questions: Why is fertilizer not yet fulfilling its potential as a major stimulus to agricultural productivity in SSA? What can be done to improve the situation? Our answers are based on an extensive review of fertilizer response, profitability, and policy literature...

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Macro Trends and Determinates of Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa

Naseem, Anwar; Kelly, Valerie A. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1999

To reverse the declining trends in soil fertility levels in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the use of fertilizers and other …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008499763

Increasing Seed System Efficiency in Africa: Concepts, Strategies and Issues

Maredia, Mywish K.; Howard, Julie A.; Boughton, Duncan; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1999

system development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) was undertaken to achieve these objectives. The studies reviewed included …

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Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice.

Tschirley, David L.; Castillo, Anne Marie del - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007

which it occurs (focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of potential LRP …

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Linking Emergency Response to Need in “Food Emergencies”

Tschirley, David L.; Staatz, John M.; Donovan, Cynthia - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2007

When an emergency occurs, agencies must make quick decisions on how to help people facing severe food insecurity. This paper addresses the challenges of designing appropriate responses that are linked to identified needs of affected households and individuals. The primary goal of any response is...

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Variation in Staple Food Prices in Eastern and Southern Africa: Causes, Consequences and Policy Options

Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

agricultural programs in eastern and southern Africa involve raising food prices to protect farmers, lowering food prices to …

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Opportunities and Challenges for Strengthening Staple Food Markets in Eastern and Southern Africa

Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

the performance of staple food markets in Eastern and Southern Africa. …

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Smallholder Marketing Behavior and Urban Consumption Patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa

Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010

findings from a study on smallholder crop marketing behavior and urban consumption patterns in Eastern and Southern Africa. …

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Policies and Public Investments to Promote Smallholder Green Revolutions in Africa: Lessons from Asia

Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009

-century. By contrast, sustained agricultural development remains elusive in most of Africa. Policy makers are struggling to find … makers learn from Asia’s green revolution? Conditions differ in many respects between Africa and Asia, as well as across … countries within Africa, and the impacts of various investments and policies in Asia may not necessarily produce the same …

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Workshop on Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire, September 26-29, 1995

Ba, Moussa Batchily; Staatz, John M.; Farrelly, Laura L.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 1999

At the initiative of USAID, the ADB, MSU, and INSAH, 40 researchers, policy makers and private-sector entrepreneurs from 19 countries, representing 20 African and international organizations, met in Abidjan for a continent-wide workshop to debate issues related to transformation of African...

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