Search Results - "Decadence"

Improving global integration of crop research by Reynolds, Matthew P., Braun, Hans-Joachim, Cavalieri, Anthony J., Chapotin, Saharah, Davies, William, Rosegrant, Mark W., Quilligan, Emma

“…In recent decades, the scientific, development, and farm communities have contributed to substantial gains in crop productivity, including in many less developed countries (LDCs), yet current yield trends and agri-food systems are inadequate to match projected demand. …”
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Neighbour effects in the provision of public goods in a young democracy: Evidence from China by Agostini, Claudio A., Brown, Philip, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Using a primary panel of 86 rural Chinese administrative villages that have undergone transitions to democracy over the past two decades, we show that the neighbourhood effect also exists in a young democracy, albeit at a lower magnitude than in a mature democracy. …”
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Food safety regulatory systems in Europe and China: A study of how co-regulation can improve regulatory effectiveness by Chen, Kevin Z., Wang, Xin-xin, Song, Hai-ying

“…In China, the numerous food scandals and scares that have struck over the past decade have spurred significant food safety regulatory reform, which has been increasingly oriented towards the public-private partnership model adopted by the Europe Union's (EU) food safety regulatory system. …”
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The role of mineral fertilizers in transforming Philippine agriculture by Briones, Roehlano M.

“…On the supply side, imports have in the past few decades emerged as the main source of fertilizer, as domestic production has dwindled. …”
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Estimating multidimensional development resilience by Lee, Seungmin, Abay, Kibrom A., Barrett, Christopher B., Hoddinott, John F.

“…Resilience measurement has received substantial attention over the past decade or so. Existing measures, however, relate resilience to a single well-being indicator. …”
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Ghana's transformation by Kufuor, John Agyekum

“…The first decade of the new millennium brought significant positive change to Ghana. …”
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Transformation of the feed supply segment of the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh by Ali, Hazrat, Belton, Ben, Haque, Md. Mahfuzul, Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan

“…Bangladesh is the fifth largest aquaculture producing country in the world (FAO, 2022) and production has increased 20 times over the past 3 decades (DoF, 2022). The aquaculture sector has experienced significant growth, diversification, and technological innovations, indicating a noticeable shift toward more intensive cultivation techniques. …”
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Agricultural productivity: A changing global harvest by Fuglie, Keith O., Nin-Pratt, Alejandro

“…But then, over the past decade, something changed.…”
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Eritrea: Recent developments in agricultural research by Rahija, Michael, Fesha, Iyassu, Stads, Gert-Jan

“…In 2008, Eritrea invested 11.7 million nakfas or 1.9 million PPP dollars (in 2005 prices) in agricultural R&D, down from 90 million nakfas or 14 million PPP dollars a decade earlier, which represents a drop of 80 percent.…”
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Seed, fertilizer, and agricultural extension in Ethiopia by Spielman, David J., Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Alemu, Dawit

“…Over the past four decades, decision-makers in Ethiopia have pursued a range of policies and investments to boost agricultural production and productivity, particularly with respect to the food staple crops that are critical to reducing poverty in the country. …”
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The Gambia: Recent developments in public agricultural research by Stads, Gert-Jan, Manneh, Faye

“…The country's total agricultural R&D investment levels have been erratic over the past two decades due to significant fluctuations in government and donor funding. …”
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Agriculture's role in the Indian enigma: Help or hindrance to the undernutrition crisis? by Headey, Derek D., Chiu, Alice, Kadiyala, Suneetha

“…In recent decades India has achieved one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world, yet its progress against both child and adult undernutrition has been sluggish at best. …”
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The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh by Minten, Bart, Murshid, K. A. S., Reardon, Thomas

“…In Bangladesh—one of the poorest countries in Asia, where rice accounts for almost 70 percent of consumers' caloric intake—the share of the less expensive, low-quality coarse rice is shown to be rapidly decreasing in rice markets and the quality premium for the best-quality rice has been consistently on the rise in the last decades. It thus seems that the role of rice as only a cheap staple food is being redefined. …”
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Impact of trade liberalization on agriculture in the near East and North Africa by Minot, Nicholas, Chemingui, Mohamed Abdelbasset, Thomas, Marcelle, Dewina, Reno, Orden, David

“…In the past two decades, many countries in the Near East and North Africa region have reformed the agricultural sector by lowering agricultural tariffs, liberalizing domestic prices and reducing consumer food subsidies. …”
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Growth, inequality, and poverty in rural China: the role of public investments by Fan, Shenggen, Zhang, Linxiu, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…In the past two decades, China has achieved world renown for reducing rural poverty. …”
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Impact of the MFA phase-out on the world economy: an intertemporal global general equilibrium analysis by Diao, Xinshen, Somwaru, Agapi

“…Starting from analyzing trends in world textile and apparel trade, the study found that the developing countries were a growing factor in world T&A trade in recent decades. Moreover, using trade data from 91 countries over 37 years, the study indicates a strong positive relationship between trade in textile and apparel and the standard of living. …”
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Development strategies and food and nutrition security in Africa: an assessment by Heidhues, Franz, Atsain, Achi, Nyangito, Hezron, Padilla, Martine, Ghersi, Gérard, Le Vallée, Jean-Charles

“…With this in mind, the authors of this 2020 discussion paper review the multitude of approaches and strategies for achieving food and nutrition security in Africa within the context of development over the past four decades. They assess the extent to which these plans have been implemented and identify the key constraints and limitations, along with the priority investments needed for more effective design and implementation in the future. -- Foreword by Joachim von Braun, Director General, IFPRI…”
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Slow magic: agricultural R&D a century after Mendel by Pardey, Philip G., Beintema, Nienke M.

“…This report tracks trends in agricultural R&D over the past several decades.We also put research policies in a much longer timeframe, highlighting the critical importance that the accumulated stock of scientific knowledge has on today’s productivity performance and its effect on innovation and economic growth in the future.…”
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Assessing capacity strengthening needs for policy analysis in Malawi by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Mataya, Charles

“…Considerable investments have been made in the past three decades in developing and strengthening institutions and the necessary human capacity for analyzing and implementing development policies. …”
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Food security and nutrition monitoring for development: can India learn from international experience? by Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…The food production-food security and nutrition relationship in India remains paradoxical after nearly three decades of food self-sufficiency. Malnutrition among the Indian pre-schoolers is nearly twice as high as in sub-Saharan Africa and more than three times as high as in China. …”
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