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The Political Economy of Food Price Policy - An Interview with Per Pinstrup-Andersen
In this interview, Per Pinstrup-Andersen talks about the international project which has culminated in the book Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability . (Oxford University Press, 2015) More about the project ...
Agricultural industries Food security Food supplyBlog
From the Editor's Desk (May 2015)
May is always a hopeful month. With 18 hours of daylight we are all perky—especially the seagulls who swarm around Helsinki harbour. Here at UNU-WIDER the communications team is busy with the new website which will roll out later in the year...
Agricultural industries Economic assistance and foreign aid Food securityBlog
From the Editor’s Desk (February 2015) February found UNU-WIDER busy sending out Calls for Papers on topics ranging from social protection to clean energy to discrimination and affirmative action. You can find them here . There are more to come...
Agricultural industries Climatic changes Economic assistance and foreign aidPolicy Brief
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From the Editor’s Desk (January 2015) We are now into 2015, and the year is already gathering speed. 2015 is of course the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, and a major year in global development with the conclusion of the MDG process, and the start of a new chapter with the SDGs...
Agricultural industries Balance of payments ChildrenJournal Article
Trees, Tenure and Conflict: Rubber in Colonial BeninPart of Journal Special Issue Land and Property Rights
Agricultural industries Land reform Land tenureBook Chapter
The Political Economy of Food Price Policy: Key Policy-Related LessonsFrom the book: Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability
Agricultural industries Food security Food supplyBook Chapter
The Political Economy of Food Price Policy: An OverviewFrom the book: Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability
Agricultural industries Food security Food supplyWorking Paper
Trees, Tenure and Conflict: Rubber in Colonial BeninTree crops have changed land tenure in Africa. Farmers have acquired more permanent, alienable rights, but have also faced disputes with competing claimants and the state...
Agricultural industries Land reform Land tenureJournal Article
Entrepreneurship and Conflict Reduction in the Post-Genocide Rwandan Coffee IndustryPart of Journal Special Issue Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries
Agricultural industries Conflict management EntrepreneurshipBlog
The Rise of Large Farms: Drivers and Development OutcomesDerek Byerlee and Klaus Deininger A recurring debate in the development literature is the relative emphasis to place on the roles of small-scale farms versus large-scale farms in fostering agricultural growth, and economic development more generally...
Agricultural industries Agricultural innovations AgricultureBlog
The Triple Crisis: What Development Prospects for Africa?Alain de Janvry and Elisabeth Sadoulet On May 13 and 14, 2010, UNU-WIDER invited around 200 development economists from all over the world to Helsinki to celebrate WIDER’s 25th anniversary, assess the implications of the unfolding triple crisis...
Agricultural industries Economic development Structural adjustment (Economic policy)Blog
Are African Countries Paying Too Much Attention To Agriculture?Luc Christiaensen and Lionel Demery Escalating food prices in 2007-2008, climate change and land grabbing have woken the world up to the extraordinary challenge of feeding 9 billion people by 2050...
Agricultural industries Agricultural innovations AgricultureBook Chapter
Beyond Industrialization: New Approaches to Development Strategy Based on the Service SectorFrom the book: The Rise of China and India
Agricultural industries Economic development IndustrializationWorking Paper
Beyond Industrialization: New Approaches to Development Strategy Based on the Service SectorIndustrialization occupies a central place in the rich tapestry of development theory and practice...
Agricultural industries Economic development IndustrializationWorking Paper
A Tale of Two Countries: Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Rice Productivity in China and BrazilThis paper looks at differences in spatial and temporal variation of rice yields in China and Brazil. We find that rice yields in China have converged over time and that rice production has become more and more homogeneous...
Agricultural industries Agricultural innovations Farm produce