ESSP Working Paper 123, by Paul Dorosh, James Thurlow, Frehiwot Worku Kebede, Tadele Ferede, and Alemayehu S. Taffesse. Abstract: The effectiveness of agricultural growth in reducing poverty at the national level depends on several factors, including the productivity of the investments themselves and the structure of the economy – the level of urbanization, the share >> Read more Source: Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
KNUST Hosts Second Annual GAAE Conference
The Ghana Association of Agricultural Economists (GAAE) held its second annual national conference from 9-10 August 2018 on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus in Kumasi. Hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension at KNUST, the conference brought together over sixty agricultural economists and agribusiness experts representing academia, […] Source: IFPRI Ghana
Unlocking the potential for agricultural development in the Middle East and North Africa
Elena Hildebrandt, Communications Intern, IFPRI
Agricultural production and economic development are often neglected in policy discussions about the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Since the beginning of the Arab Spring in 2010, attention has primarily focused on political transitions, instability, and the resulting refugee crisis. Source: IFPRI Egypt Office
Abstract Digest on Maternal and Child Nutrition Research – Issue 22
In this issue of Abstract Digest, we have brought together a collection of articles and systematic reviews on multiple aspects of nutrition including stunting, micronutrient supplementation, adolescent nutrition, and policy analysis. Here are some of the highlights: Bhatia and colleagues (2018) examined the trend in inequalities in infant mortality rate (IMR) in Indian states >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Why farmers adopt certain technologies but leave out others
Exactly 125 years ago, John Augustus Voelcker, a British Agricultural Scientist, warned in his ‘Report on the Improvement of Indian Agriculture’: “India is a country about which one cannot make a ‘general remark’ and, certainly, with regard to Indian a... Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
