Agrifood Economics

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Journal articles, 2009
Underutilized plant species are generally defined by their unexploited economic potential, making them an appropriate focus for market development. This paper analyses the role of collective action in the process of market development for minor...
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Journal articles, 2009
This study examines how different supply chain characteristics impose different coordination costs on vegetable processors. The results provide a basis for understanding the relative importance of four alternative supply chain characteristics to vegetable processors: (1)...
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Journal articles, 2009
Cet article s’intéresse à la multiplication des projets de mise en place de politiques agricoles communes en Afrique depuis le début des années 2000, qu’il propose d’aborder comme une forme de transfert de politique publique....
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Journal articles, 2009
This paper evaluates the behavioral impact of conditionality and gender targeting on spending behavior in the Progresa conditional cash transfer (CCT) program from rural Mexico. Results indicate that transfer income is not spent differently from...
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Journal articles, 2009
This paper examines the links between household assets and the economic activities of rural households in order to identify the role of certain assets on creating a pathway out of poverty. Nationally representative data from...
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Policy brief, 2009
This article argues that there is a gap in current Mexican rural development policy that could be filled by a smallholder-targeted programme. The gap exists because agricultural programmes tend to benefit better-off farmers, while social...
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Journal articles, 2009
We examine the relationship between participation in non-agricultural labor activities and farming production decisions, focusing on the use of inputs. In particular, we are interested in the hypothesis that income from non-agricultural labor relaxes credit...
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Journal articles, 2009
This paper examines the links between household assets and the economic activities of rural households in order to identify the role of certain assets on creating a pathway out of poverty. Nationally representative data from...
Available in:English
Manual/guidelines, 2009
The purpose of this right to adequate food curriculum outline is to contribute to strengthening in-country capacity to implement the right to adequate food by different state duty bearers and by others with responsibilities to...
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Economic crises – impacts and lessons learned
Major report, 2009
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009 presents the latest statistics on global undernourishment and concludes that structural problems of underinvestment have impeded progress toward the World Food Summit goal and the first...