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Policy research and African agriculture: time for a dose of reality? by Omamo, Steven Were, Farrington, John

“…Inevitably, these will also require a broader mix of disciplines than agricultural economics, which has been dominant hitherto.…”
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Patience in foraging-horticultural society: a test of competing hypotheses by Godoy, Ricardo, Byron, Elizabeth, Reyes-Garcia, Victoria, Leonard, William. R., Patel, K., Apaza, Lilian, Perez, Eddy, Vadez, Vincent, Wilkie, David

“…Levels of impatience in Tsimane’ society are higher than in Western societies. We find a strong negative correlation between schooling and impatience and a weaker, but still negative, correlation between impatience and modern human-capital skills. …”
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Food security and the World Trade Organization: a typology of countries by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Thomas, Marcelle, Robinson, Sherman

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Prospects and challenges of biodiversity conservation in Guatemala: a national perspective by Birner, Regina, Wittmer, Heidi, Berghofer, A., Muhlenberg, M.

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Effects of a free trade area of the Americas on sugar markets by Orden, David

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Urban-rural links and transformation in Bangladesh: a review of the issues by Garrett, James L., Chowdhury, Shyamal

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Scaling up community-driven development: a synthesis of experience by Gillespie, Stuart

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The impact of agricultural research on the poor: a review of the state of knowledge by Hazell, Peter B. R.

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Crime and violence in Dinajpur: evidence from a SHAHAR survey by Ahmed, Akhter, Naher, F., Garrett, James L.

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Agricultural policies for the South: are we on the right track? a commentary by von Braun, Joachim

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2020 News & Views: AIDS mushrooms into a development crisis by International Food Policy Research Institute

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2020 News & Views: Articulating a food-secure future by International Food Policy Research Institute

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A gendered 1993-94 Social Accounting Matrix for Bangladesh by Fontana, Marzia, Wobst, Peter

“…This working paper documents the construction of a 1993-94 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Bangladesh. …”
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A global perspective of liberalizing world textile and apparel trade by Diao, Xinshen, Somwaru, Agapi

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A standard computable general equilibrium (CGE) model in GAMS by Lofgren, Hans, Harris, Rebecca Lee, Robinson, Sherman

“…The purpose of this paper is to contribute to and facilitate the use of CGE models. The paper includes a detailed presentation of a “standard” CGE model (an equation-by-equation description) and its required database. …”
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A standard computable general equilibrium (CGE) model in GAMS by Lofgren, Hans, Harris, Rebecca Lee, Robinson, Sherman

“…The model is written for application at the country level; however, only minimal changes are needed before it can be applied to a region within a country (such as a village) or to a farm household involved in production and consumption activities. …”
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A standard computable general equilibrium model for South Africa by Thurlow, James, van Seventer, Dirk

“…The paper reports on the construction and testing of a Standard International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) computable general equilibrium model for South Africa. …”
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Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique by Arndt, Channing, Tarp, Finn

“…Interactions between agricultural technology improvements, risk-reducing behavior, and gender roles in agricultural production in Mozambique are examined. The analysis employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that explicitly incorporates key features of the economy. …”
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A description of recent drought prevalence in the Limpopo River Basin by Ghosh, Surajit, Vigneswaran, Kayathri, Dickens, Chris, Retief, H., Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel

“…This report provides an in-depth analysis of drought conditions in the Limpopo River Basin (LRB), with a focus on drought frequency, meteorological patterns, and agricultural impacts. …”
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Measuring digital readiness in resource-poor populations: A proposal by Steinke, Jonathan, Ortiz Crespo, Berta, Lasdun, Violet

“…Yet to date, there is no comprehensive quantitative tool for analyzing digital readiness at population level at low cost. Here, we propose a simple digital readiness score for rural populations in low- and middleincome countries. …”
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