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This paper looks at the prioritization of agricultural value chains (VCs) for the allocation of R&D resources that maximize development outcomes (poverty, growth, jobs, and diets). Considering that growth in VCs affects those various outcomes differently, as expansion pathways result in the...
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This analysis explores the relationship between agricultural R&D investments and rural poverty reduction, and the prevalence of undernourishment in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It uses a panel data set of internationally comparable poverty dis-aggregated by urban and rural areas, country level...
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sectors, including agriculture, education and health. Yet despite broad agreement on the multisectoral nature of the global …
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both riverine flooding and sea level rise, and because a large portion of its population is dependent on agriculture for … its livelihood. The goal of this research was to examine the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture in Bangladesh … four general circulation models (GCMs) to evaluate the impact of climate change on agriculture in Bangladesh by 2050. We …
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Irrigation is central to Pakistan’s agriculture; and managing the country’s canal, ground, and surface water resources …
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leveraging agriculture for development. This paper examines how a changing climate may affect rice production and how Vietnamese …
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agriculture. To this end, heads of state in Africa rallied to form the pan-African Comprehensive African Agriculture Development … agriculture alone is not enough. Policy can play an important role not only to make public investment more efficient, but also is … crucial for incentivizing private sector and farmer investment in agriculture. Against this backdrop this paper takes stock of …
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This paper addresses the determinants of public expenditure policies, by reviewing theories and empirical investigations of what features explain the budget process and how the various attributes of actors — including politicians, bureaucrats, interest groups, and donors — and of...
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disease is widespread. Many of those most afflicted are part of farming households; therefore agriculture, poverty, and health …
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The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a new survey-based index designed to measure the empowerment … the WEAI. The WEAI can also be used more generally to assess the state of empowerment and gender parity in agriculture, to … five domains of empowerment (5DE) in agriculture. It reflects the percentage of women who are empowered and, among those …
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