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Policies to stimulate agricultural and rural growth by Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

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Summary: Microlevel information and policy implications by von Braun, Joachim, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…The scale and nature of these income sources and their relationship to the major economic sectors (agriculture, rural manufacturing, and services), through backward and forward linkages, need to be better understood for priority setting in development policy. The objectives of this study are threefold: 1) to identify employment and income sources of rural households of different socioeconomic characteristics in regions and countries at different stages of agricultural transformation and development; 2) to trace income and employment strategies (as revealed by these) of rural households, and, thus, to broaden the information base for policy priorities for integration of the poor into a sustainable growth and development process. 3) to look into distributions below and above the poverty line in order to identify relevant differences in demographic, income, and employment characteristics of poor and nonpoor rural households and, thereby, assess the scope for "targeting" income sources of the poor as a poverty alleviation strategy. …”
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Appendix: Microlevel information and policy implications by von Braun, Joachim, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…The scale and nature of these income sources and their relationship to the major economic sectors (agriculture, rural manufacturing, and services), through backward and forward linkages, need to be better understood for priority setting in development policy. The objectives of this study are threefold:; 1) to identify employment and income sources of rural households of different socioeconomic characteristics in regions and countries at different stages of agricultural transformation and development; 2) to trace income and employment strategies (as revealed by these) of rural households, and, thus, to broaden the information base for policy priorities for integration of the poor into a sustainable growth and development process.; 3) to look into distributions below and above the poverty line in order to identify relevant differences in demographic, income, and employment characteristics of poor and nonpoor rural households and, thereby, assess the scope for targeting" income sources of the poor as a poverty alleviation strategy.; Poverty is essentially, but not always, a matter of low incomes, where the cost of acquiring a certain commodity bundle determines the income- or expenditure-based poverty line. …”
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Bibliography: Microlevel information and policy implications by von Braun, Joachim, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…The scale and nature of these income sources and their relationship to the major economic sectors (agriculture, rural manufacturing, and services), through backward and forward linkages, need to be better understood for priority setting in development policy. The objectives of this study are threefold:; 1) to identify employment and income sources of rural households of different socioeconomic characteristics in regions and countries at different stages of agricultural transformation and development; 2) to trace income and employment strategies (as revealed by these) of rural households, and, thus, to broaden the information base for policy priorities for integration of the poor into a sustainable growth and development process.; 3) to look into distributions below and above the poverty line in order to identify relevant differences in demographic, income, and employment characteristics of poor and nonpoor rural households and, thereby, assess the scope for targeting" income sources of the poor as a poverty alleviation strategy.; Poverty is essentially, but not always, a matter of low incomes, where the cost of acquiring a certain commodity bundle determines the income- or expenditure-based poverty line. …”
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The political economy of food and nutrition policies by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

Subjects: “…nutrition policies…”
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Technology policy for sustainable agricultural growth by International Food Policy Research Institute, Rosegrant, Mark W., Oram, Peter, Pardey, Philip G., Roseboom, Johannes, Thimm, H. U., Ahmed, Raisuddin, Svendsen, Mark, Pray, Carl E., Desai, Gunvant M., Desai, Bhupat M., Mellor, John W.

Subjects: “…agricultural policies…”
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The political economy of food and nutrition policies by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

Subjects: “…nutrition policies…”
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Food security and nutrition policy analysis by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Policy analysis readings pertaining to trade by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Public policy to improve women's status by Smith, Lisa C., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Ndiaye, Aida, Haddad, Lawrence J., Martorell, Reynaldo

Subjects: “…policies…”
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Nutrition security - more supportive policies by Babu, Suresh Chandra

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Enabling policies and linking producers to markets by Benin, Samuel

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Agricultural science and technology policy in Africa by Omamo, Steven Were, Lynam, J. K.

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Global food security: challenges and policies by Rosegrant, Mark W., Cline, Sarah A.

“…Although agroecological approaches offer some promise for improving yields, food security in developing countries could be substantially improved by increased investment and policy reforms.…”
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Biotechnology and biodiversity debates and policies in Africa by Ayele, Seife

“…Drawing on evidence from Ethiopia and South Africa, this paper characterises debates, considers policy and discusses the rationale for proactive GM technology policy (as in South Africa) and precautionary ones (such as in Ethiopia). …”
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Using GAMS for agricultural policy analysis by Minot, Nicholas

Subjects: “…agricultural policies…”
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Policy distortions in the segmented rice market by Rakotoarisoa, Manitra A.

“…This study estimates the impact of rice policy distortions on developing countries’ rice production and trade potential. …”
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Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands by Benin, Samuel, Ehui, Simeon, Pender, John L.

Subjects: “…land policies…”
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Conservation Objectives and Policy Trade-offs by Smale, Melinda, King, Amanda

“…The decision to define or measure diversity in a certain way for conservation or development policy can have unforeseen impacts on other types of diversity. …”
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Empirical Patterns of Parameters and their relations to policy by Alderman, Harold

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