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Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara

Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

A variable climate, political instability, and other constraints have limited agricultural development in African countries south of the Sahara. Genetically modified (GM) crops are one tool for enhancing agricultural productivity and food security despite such constraints. Genetically Modified...

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Variety demand within the framework of an agricultural household model with attributes: the case of bananas in Uganda

Edmeades, Svetlana; Smale, Melinda; Renkow, Mitch; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004

Ugandan smallholder farmers produce the nation's major food crop using numerous banana varieties with distinctive …

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A hedonic approach to estimating the supply of variety attributes of a subsistence crop:

Edmeades, Svetlana - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

variety attributes of a subsistence crop in a developing country. The model is applied to bananas in Uganda, making use of … disaggregated data on variety-specific farm-gate banana bunch prices and attributes. The hedonic analysis is applied at the farm …-gate, the first link in the market chain, while accounting for the semi-subsistence nature of banana producing households …

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Agricultural production and childrenâ€™s diets: Evidence from rural Ethiopia:

Hirvonen, Kalle; Hoddinott, John F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

We study the relationship between pre-school childrenâ€™s food consumption and household agricultural production. Using a large household survey from rural Ethiopia, we find that increasing household production diversity leads to considerable improvements in childrenâ€™s diet...

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An ex ante analysis of the impact and cost-effectiveness of biofortified high-provitamin A and high-iron banana in Uganda:

Fiedler, John L.; Kilkuwe, Enoch M.; Birol, Ekin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

cooking banana (nakinyika) and sweet banana (sukalindizi). Informed by the empirical findings, we developed geographically …€™ reported quantities of each type of banana currently consumed, we estimated the number of people consuming each banana and the …

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Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation

Horna, Daniela (contributor); Zambrano, Patricia (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

process. Using the case of GM cotton in Uganda, the authors illustrate the evaluation of socioeconomic impact on farmers, the …

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition

Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and make essential gains in the fight for improved agricultural productivity, rural incomes, and nutrition. How to support scaling up in these three areas, however, is a...

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Measuring progress toward empowerment: Women's empowerment in agriculture index: Baseline report

Malapit, Hazel J.; Sproule, Kathryn; Kovarik, Chiara; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Womenâ€™s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarizing both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Governmentâ€™s Feed the...

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Population pressure, land tenure, and tree resource management in Uganda:

Place, Frank; Otsuka, Keijiro - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1997

This study uses aerial photographs and survey data from sixty four parishes in east-central Uganda to identify the …

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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa

Diao, Xinshen; Hazell, P.B.R.; Resnick, Danielle; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"This report provides a nuanced perspective on debates about the potential for Africa's smallholder agriculture to stimulate growth and alleviate poverty in an increasingly integrated world. In particular, the paper synthesizes both the traditional theoretical literature on agriculture's role in...

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