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Issues facing agricultural technology adoption in developing countries : discussion

Smale, Melinda - In: American journal of agricultural economics 87 (2005) 5, pp. 1335-1336

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GMOs and poverty : the relationship between improved seeds and rural transformations

Smale, Melinda - In: Canadian journal of development studies 38 (2017) 1, pp. 139-148

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Unequal exchange? : Recent transfers of agricultural resources and their implications for developing countries

Fowler, Cary; Smale, Melinda; Gaiji, Samy - In: Development policy review 19 (2001) 2, pp. 181-204

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Measuring the economic impacts of transgenic crops in developing agriculture during the first decade : approaches, findings, and future directions

Smale, Melinda; Zambrano, Patricia; Gruère, Guillaume; … - 2009

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The economic impact of productivity maintenance research: breeding for leaf rust resistance in modern wheat*

Marasas, C.N.; Smale, M.; Singh, R.P. - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 29 (2003) 3

This paper reports the results of a study undertaken to estimate the economic impact in developing countries of efforts by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) to breed leaf rust resistant spring bread wheat varieties since 1973. The challenge in estimating these...

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Synthèse: L'indice de la faim dans le monde 2014

von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Le rapport de l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 – neuvième édition – propose une mesure multidimensionnelle de la faim au niveau national, régional et mondial. Le GHI 2014 montre les progrès effectués en matière de réduction de la faim depuis 1990, mais des efforts restent à...

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Synopsis: 2014 WeltHunger-Index: Herausforderung verborgener hunger

von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Ein Jahr bevor die Frist zur Erreichung der Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele im Jahr 2015 abläuft, bietet der Welthunger-Index (WHI) einen facettenreichen Überblick über die Verbreitung des Hungers und trägt neue Erkenntnisse darüber in die weltweite Debatte, wie Hunger und Mangelernährung...

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Welthunger-Index 2014: Herausforderung verborgener hunger

von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications

Kikulwe, Enoch M.; Birol, Ekin; Wesseler, Justus; … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …

Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity conÂ¬straints, such as insects, diseases, soil depletion, and poor agronomic practices. To...

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2014 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hidden hunger

von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

With one more year before the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the 2014 Global Hunger Index report offers a multifaceted overview of global hunger that brings new insights to the global debate on where to focus efforts in the fight against hunger and malnutrition....

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