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Anthony Black and Reena das Nair present on agro-processing and inclusive agricultural value chains
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The effects of trust and land administration on economic outcomes: Evidence from VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Trust Agricultural industries Land rightsWorking Paper
Assessment of demand in agro-processing machinery in the SADC region: A case study of the maize-milling machinery value chain in South Africa and ZambiaThis working paper is the fourth in a series that forms part of the project ‘Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development’, a three-year partnership between UNU-WIDER and the South African government aimed at generating ...
Agro-processing Industrialization Agricultural industriesWorking Paper
How does joint evolution of social trust and land administration shape economic outcomes?: Evidence from VietnamThis paper examines how the interaction of social trust and institutions, such as land administration, affects household economic decisions in Vietnam...
Trust Agricultural industries Land rightsBlog
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 Climate change 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 ChildrenBook
Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability: A Political Economy AnalysisThis book is Open Access and available here . Food price volatility is one of the major challenges facing current and future global food systems...
Agricultural industries Food security Food supplyJournal 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 Agriculture