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Spatial-network, general-equilibrium model with a stylized application por Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman

“…We implement the model with a prototype data set for a stylized, poor, developing country with rural regions linked to an urban region that is linked to international markets. …”
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Structural characteristics of the economy of Mozambique: a SAM-based analysis por Arndt, Channing, Tarp, Finn

“…Key features of the Mozambican economy are synthesized in this paper based on a new 1995 social accounting matrix. Particular attention is paid to the critical role of home consumption and large marketing margins. …”
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The demand for food grain in China: new insights into a controversy por Zhang, Xiaobo, Mount, Timothy D., Boisvert, Richard N.

“…There is a substantial controversy in the economics literature over the magnitude of the expenditure elasticity for food grain in China that is caused, to a large extent, by whether time-series or cross-section data are used in the analysis. …”
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Towards a sustainable global food system: what will it take? por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…The other major food-related challenge is to assure that everyone has access to sufficient food to live a healthy and productive life. To meet these two challenges, policies and technologies must be designed and implemented that will eliminate food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition in a manner consistent with an ecologically sustainable management of natural resources." -- from Introduction.…”
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Trade in genetically modified food: a survey of empirical studies por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Both the supply shock, from an increase in productivity or a reduction in input use, and the demand shock, which is determined by the consumer response to consuming GM foods, affect production, trade, and prices of GM foods. …”
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Water, externality and strategic interdependence: a general equilibrium analysis por Roe, Terry L., Diao, Xinshen

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What works? a review of the efficacy and effectiveness of nutrition interventions por Allen, Lindsay H., Gillespie, Stuart

“…Various issues are covered, including discussion on micronutrient deficiencies -- Vitamin A, iodine, and anemia; ways to avert low birth weight; measures to and improve maternal nutrition, child growth, and cognitive development; comprehensive review of the efficacy and effectiveness of supplementation and fortification trials; impact of food-based approaches to improve maternal and child nutrition; recommendations on a core program of proven efficacy and effectiveness; and a level of investment in operations to improve evidence-based nutrition programming.…”
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A social accounting matrix of the regional economy, 1982/83 por Hazell, Peter B. R., Ramasamy, C., Rajagoplan, V., Bliven, Neal

“…This chapter uses an estimated social accounting matrix (SAM) to provide a detailed quantitative description of the North Arcot study region in 1982/83. …”
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The nutrition effects of sugarcane cropping in a southern Philippine province por Bouis, Howarth E., Haddad, Lawrence J.

“…This region was engaged primarily in semisubsistence corn production until the establishment of a sugar mill led to a rapid expansion of sugarcane production in the area. …”
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Commercialization of rice and nutrition: A case from West Kenya por Niemaijer, Rudo, Hoorweg, Jan

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A 2020 vision for food, agriculture, and the environment in Latin America por Garrett, James L.

“…This is a thoughtful statement representing a genuine Latin American perspective of the goals and strategies relating to food, agriculture, and the environment as we head toward the year 2020. …”
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Agricultural input market reforms: A review of selected literature por Goletti, Francesco, Alfano, Anna

“…Third, markets cannot work unless a favorable institutional environment is created. …”
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Gender differences in agricultural productivity: a survey of empirical evidence por Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…This paper reviews the econometric evidence on gender differences in agricultural productivity. It provides a methodological overview and a critique of (1) production function-based estimates of technical and labor productivity differences by gender, (2) individual (gender-disaggregated) labor supply and earnings functions and (3) studies of the determinants of technological adoption. …”
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Scaling up community-driven development: a synthesis of experience por Gillespie, Stuart

“…The building of a library of well-documented, context-specific experiences through good monitoring, evaluation, and operational research will be useful in advocating for improvements in the contextual environment. …”
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Crop genetic resource policy: towards a research agenda por Wright, Brian D.

“…The set of popular cultivars in major crops is typically rather small, and their ancestry encompasses only a small fraction of the genetic diversity currently available in other cultivars. …”
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Macroeconomic crises and poverty monitoring: a case study for India por Datt, Gaurav, Ravallion, Martin

“…Poverty measures soon returned to their pre-reform levels, belying the notion of a reforms-induced structural break.…”
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Food policy analysis, 1975-95: reflections by a practitioner por Falcon, Walter P.

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Household decisions, gender, and development: A synthesis of recent research por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Regmi, Shibesh, Ruel, Marie T., Scrimshaw, Nevin, Sharma, Manohar, Skoufias, Emmanuel, Smith, Lisa C., Cooke St. Clair, Priscilla, Thomas, Duncan, Udry, Christopher R., Zwarteveen, Margaret

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Cultivating nutrition: a survey of viewpoints on integrating agriculture and nutrition por Levin, Carol E., Long, Jennifer, Simler, Kenneth R., Johnson-Welch, Charlotte

“…These areas of agreement can serve as a foundation for forging an effective integrative strategy to improve nutrition that includes gender-sensitive agricultural approaches.…”
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Evaluating transfer programs within a general equilibrium framework por Coady, David, Harris, Rebecca Lee

“…The authors set out a general equilibrium model for the evaluation of a domestically financed transfer program, which helps to combine the results from a computable general equilibrium model with disaggregated household data.Using a Mexican cash transfer program as an illustration, they use the approach to show that the substantial welfare gains that result from the switch from universal food subsidies to targeted cash transfers reflect both the improved targeting efficiency of the latter as well as a relaxation of the trade-off between equity and efficiency objectives when designing tax systems.…”
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