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Poverty and "trickle-down" in rural India: a quantitative analysis por Bardhan, Pranab K.

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Directions of agrarian change: a view from villages in the Philippines por Hayami, Yujiro, Kikuchi, Masao

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Reforming and promoting local agricultural markets: a research approach por Badiane, Ousmane, Nuppenau, Ernst-August

“…It is well known that the ultimate impact at the local level of changes in macroeconomic policies depend to a large extent on the adjustment at the meso-level, meaning the marketing sector. …”
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Educating agricultural researchers: a review of the role of African universities por Beintema, Nienke M., Pardey, Philip G., Roseboom, Johannes

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Early childhood nutrition and academic achievement: a longitudinal analysis por Glewwe, Paul, Jacoby, Hanan, King, Elizabeth M.

“…This paper investigates the nutrition-learning nexus using a unique longitudinal data set, which follows a large sample of Philippine children from birth until the end of their primary education. …”
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Anatomy of a crisis: The causes and consequences of surging food prices por Headey, Derek D., Fan, Shenggen

“…We conclude with a brief discussion of what ought to be learned from this crisis.…”
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Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: a policy and agroecological perspective por Vosti, Stephen A., Reardon, Thomas

“…The contributors also discuss what these links mean for development policies, agricultural technologies, and social and economic institutions. With a clearer picture of how these goals interact, policymakers and researchers can design strategies for working more effectively to meet them.…”
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Alternativas criticas para a politica agricola da China por Fan, Shenggen, Cohen, Marc J.

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Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: a policy and agroecological perspective por Vosti, Stephen A., Reardon, Thomas

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A 2020 vision for food, agriculture, and the environment in southern Africa por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Following considerable political, social, institutional, and economic transformations, particularly in the last 5 to 10 years, Southern Africa today, more than ever before, has the potential assure a better and more secure world for its people now and in the future. …”
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Towards a pro-poor agricultural growth strategy in Nigeria por Fan, Shenggen, Omilola, Babatunde, Rhoe, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

“…Agriculture remains a major sector for the Nigerian economy. The majority of Nigerians rely on agriculture for their livelihood. …”
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Measuring agricultural research investments: A revised global picture por Stads, Gert-Jan, Beintema, Nienke M.

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Agglomeration, migration, and regional growth: A CGE analysis for Uganda por Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James

“…We examine these strategies using a regionalized computable general equilibrium model, accounting for internal migration and productivity gains from urban agglomeration effects. …”
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Community forestry in Nepal: A policy innovation for local livelihoods por Ojha, Hemant, Persha, Lauren, Chhatre, Ashwini

“…The Community Forestry Program in Nepal is a global innovation in participatory environmental governance that encompasses well-defined policies, institutions, and practices. …”
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Recent food prices movements: A time series analysis por Cooke, Bryce, Robles, Miguel

“…From 2006 to mid-2008 the international prices of agricultural commodities increased considerably, by a factor larger than two. This upward trend in agricultural prices captured the world’s attention as a new food crisis was emerging. …”
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Agricultural extension in Ethiopia through a gender and governance lens por Mogues, Tewodaj, Cohen, Marc J., Birner, Regina, Lemma, Mamusha, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Tadesse, Fanaye, Paulos, Zelekawork

“…Drawing on a household survey collected in eight woredas in seven Ethiopian regions in 2009, as well as on qualitative fieldwork in four of the eight woredas, this paper provides analysis of agricultural extension delivery in Ethiopia. …”
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Using ‘systems awareness’: A proposed mechanism for monitoring communications por von Grebmer, Klaus, Hovland, Ingeborg

“…This paper reflects on one possible approach to monitoring communications, taking as its starting point ‘systems awareness’, or the awareness that communication efforts are situated within organisational, informational, social and political systems. Possible elements of a monitoring mechanism that takes these systems into account are proposed, and a brief example from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is included.…”
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Water quality and food safety: A review and discussion of risks por Jawahar, Puja, Ringler, Claudia

“…While increased diversification of developing-country diets as a result of agricultural and economic growth has improved nutritional status and human health, the increased consumption of high-value products—particularly fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy and animal products—has lead to significant food safety risks associated with unsafe management and use of water resources These risks are both magnified and masked in developing countries due to a lack of regulation combined with a dearth of data and information on the relations between water use, water quality and food safety risks. …”
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Working multisectorally for food security: A study from Colombia por Garrett, James L.

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Growth and body composition of Peruvian infants in a periurban setting por Iannotti, Lora L., Zavaleta, Nelly, Leon, Zulema, Caulfield, Laura E.

“…Previous growth studies of Peruvian children have featured high stunting rates and limited information about body composition.We aimed to characterize anthropometric measures of Peruvian infants 0 to 12 months of age in relation to the international growth references and biological, environmental, and socioeconomic factors.Infants ( n = 232) were followed longitudinally from birth through 12 months of age from a prenatal zinc supplementation trial conducted in Lima, Peru, between 1995 and 1997. …”
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