Resultados de búsqueda - "Decadence"

Structural change, productivity growth, and trade policy in Brazil por Firpo, Sergio, Pieri, Renan

“…Throughout the course of only a few decades in the postwar period, the Brazilian economy experienced an intense and fast process of industrialization, which went hand in hand with a major increase in labor productivity and periods of annual growth rates above 10 percent. …”
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Technological opportunity, regulatory uncertainty, and the economics of Bt Cotton in Pakistan por Spielman, David J., Nazli, Hina, Ma, Xingliang, Zambrano, Patricia, Zaidi, Fatima

“…First, the paper explores the technological, economic, and institutional aspects to Bt cotton, the history of its introduction in Pakistan, and the controversy that has accompanied its adoption during the past decade. Second, the paper characterizes cotton-producing households across several dimensions using household survey data collected in 2012. …”
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The other asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh por Headey, Derek D., Hoddinott, John F., Ali, Disha, Tesfaye, Roman, Dereje, Mekdim

“…Yet contrary to this stereotype, Bangladesh has managed to sustain a rapid reduction in the rate of child undernutrition for at least two decades. In this paper we aim to understand the sources of this unheralded success with the aspiration of deriving policy-relevant lessons from Bangladesh’s experience. …”
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Economic transformation in Africa: Patterns, drivers, and implications for future growth strategies por Badiane, Ousmane, McMillan, Margaret S.

“…This chapter takes a comprehensive look at the process of structural transformation among African countries, highlights the major shift that has taken place in the quality of structural change in the last decade, and examines in depth changes in the productivity of and employment within different economic sectors and their implications for future growth. …”
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Food security and climate change: Challenges to 2050 and beyond por Nelson, Gerald C., Rosegrant, Mark W., Palazzo, Amanda, Gray, Ian, Ingersoll, Christina, Robertson, Richard D., Tokgoz, Simla, Zhu, Tingju, Sulser, Timothy B., Ringler, Claudia, Msangi, Siwa, You, Liangzhi

“…The first decade of the 21st century has brought harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. …”
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AIDS, Poverty, and Hunger: An Overview por Gillespie, Stuart

“…The AIDS epidemic is a global crisis with impacts that will be felt for decades to come. More than 28 million people have died since the first case was reported in 1981. …”
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Advancing agroecology and dietary diversity in Vihiga: Bioversity International's instrumental collaboration on the county's first agroecology policy 2024 por Oduor, Francis Odhiambo, Termote, Celine, Aluso, Lillian Olimba, Induli, Irene Mudiovo

“…In August 2024, the County Government of Vihiga launched a public consultation on its new Agroecology Policy, developed with the active participation of Bioversity International. Over the past decade, Bioversity International has facilitated an integrated community-based approach, leading to the establishment of a community seed bank in Vihiga for traditional leafy vegetables, benefitting 8,500 farmers. …”
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Institutional Arrangements: Policies and Administrative Mechanisms on Water Governance in the Kingdom of Cambodia por Seng, Soun, Keartha, Chay, Phyrom, Seang, Pech, Sokhem

“…The findings and discussions show that in the recent decades Cambodia has developed extensive policies related to water-based and water related sectors. …”
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Improving the supply chain of motor pumps to accelerate mechanized small-scale private irrigation in Zambia por Colenbrander, W., van Koppen, Barbara

“…During the past decade, smallholder groundwater irrigation with motor pumps has increased considerably in Zambia. …”
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Correlations, causes and the logic of obscuration: donor shaping of dominant narratives in Indonesia's irrigation development por Suhardiman, Diana, Mollinga, P.P.

“…This article analyses policy trends in Indonesian irrigation, particularly during the last five decades, from the perspective of dominant narratives, as authored, suggested and pushed by international donors. …”
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Water and society: new problems faced, new skills needed por Molle, Francois

“…In the last two decades water has clearly moved from the purview of experts and engineers to a wider forum where stakeholders articulate different claims, values and interests around water management issues. …”
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Participants in groundwater markets: who are sellers? por Mi, J., Huang, J., Wang, S., Mukherji, Aditi

“…Few studies have paid attention to the groundwater market in rural China though it has developed rapidly in recent decades. The main objectives of this paper are to describe the main characteristics of participants of rural groundwater market and identify the determinants of selling water. …”
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Monitoring the composition and evolution of the research networks of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB) por Ekboir, Javier M., Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Sette, Cristina

“…Several tools have been developed in the last three decades to manage not-for-profit research activities. …”
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Biotechnology research applied to cassava improvement at the International Center of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) por Roca, W., Henry, Guy, Angel, F., Sarria, R.

“…CIAT activities in developing biotechnology applications to cassava in the last decade are described. The strategies to identify research topics and implement in house capabilities and an international cooperative effort in cassava biotechnology are emphasized. …”
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Trajectories of rice-farming households in mainland Southeast Asia por Cramb, R.A., Newby, Jonathan Craig

“…The preceding chapter has demonstrated at the macro-level the importance of agricultural and economic growth for the significant reduction in rural poverty in MSEA that has occurred in recent decades. In this chapter we aim to identify and explain the major trends and trajectories of rice-farming households in the region within this macroeconomic context. …”
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Communities improve water management in Burkina Faso por Benson, Vivienne, Elias, Marlène, Traoré, Aurokiatou

“…While there has been significant progress in the past decade, and over 90 per cent of the world’s population now has access to clean drinking water, there is still a long way to go to reach the most marginalised and ensure that water is protected from degradation. …”
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Desertification and Climate Change in Africa por African Group of Negotiators Expert Support

“…Desertification has increased in African drylands in recent decades, led by land use change, climatic variability and poor land management practices. …”
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Pillar 5. Improve socio-economic inclusion, resilience and well-being of family farmers, rural households and communities in South Asia por Gauchan, Devendra, Shrestha, Rudra Bahadur

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On the fast track: Driving down stunting in Vietnam [Nourishing Millions] por Keefe, Meagan

“…VIETNAM HAS MADE dramatic progress in improving nutrition over the past three decades. Following the introduction of Vietnam’s Doi Moi (“renovation”) economic policies in 1986, the country’s economic performance began to improve rapidly. …”
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Managing oil revenue in Ghana: Controlling spending is the key por Diao, Xinshen, Breisinger, Clemens

“…With an average growth rate of 5 percent and a reduction of poverty by one-half over the past two decades, Ghana is a recent success story and a rising star in African development. …”
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