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Weathering shocks: the effects of weather shocks on farm input use in sub-Saharan AfricaThere has been much discussion on climate change and its adverse effects on agriculture, including excessive loss of food production...
Farm inputs Agriculture Climate changeWorking Paper
Diffusion of agricultural innovations in Guinea-Bissau: From learning to doingThis paper analyses the pathways of technology diffusion through social networks, following the experimental introduction of new technologies in Guinea-Bissau...
Agriculture Technology Knowledge diffusionResults meeting
Microsimulation of agricultural policies in Zambia
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The relative neglect of agriculture in MozambiqueThis paper explores agricultural performance of Mozambique, its institutional weaknesses, and the underlying factors that underpin an unsatisfactory performance during many decades...
Agriculture Environment InstitutionsWorking Paper
Climate shocks, agriculture, and migration in Nepal: Disentangling the interdependenciesClimate change is expected to increase the risk in agricultural production due to increasing temperatures and rainfall variability. Smallholders can adjust by diversifying income sources, including through migration...
Climate change Migration AgricultureBlog
Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices
Investments in infrastructure – such as roads – typically aim to reduce transport costs, stimulate trade, and make new production activities viable. Across sub-Saharan Africa, the need for such investments is widely acknowledged ...
Infrastructure Agriculture MozambiqueResearch Brief
How can agro-processing value chains be developed to strengthen regional integration in Southern Africa?Regional integration in Africa has potential for increasing regional trade and contribute towards industrialization and economic development...
Regional integration Agriculture Agro-processingWorking Paper
Influence of institutional factors on the performance of the agricultural sector in MozambiqueThis paper is a review of the institutions and the performance of the agricultural sector in Mozambique, using an analysis table adapted to the assessment of the connections between the institutions and economic development...
Agriculture Environment InstitutionsJournal Article
Understanding farmers' valuation of agricultural insurance: Evidence from VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Insurance Agriculture RiskJournal Article
Market constraints, misallocation, and productivity in Vietnam agriculturePart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Viet Nam Agriculture MisallocationWorking Paper
Making agricultural value chains more inclusive through technology and innovationSome entry barriers in agricultural and agro-processing value chains, particularly for smallholder farmers and small/medium-sized processors, can be overcome with innovation and technology adoption...
Innovation Technology Agricultural technologyWorking Paper
Agro-processing, value chains, and regional integration in Southern AfricaRegional integration in Africa is underway but ongoing progress requires that the gains are widely spread...
Regional integration Agriculture Agro-processingWorking Paper
Hidden from the data: Landholding patterns and women’s low work participation rates in West Bengal, IndiaCompared with most other Indian states, women’s reported work participation rates have historically been low in West Bengal. This trend is more prominent in rural areas...
Women's work Women's work participation rates AgricultureSeminar
Rugazia Nyombi on rural economy diversification and its effects on food securityRugazia Nyombi will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 6 November. Abstract - Rural economy Diversification and Its Effects on Food Security of Households in Tanzania Agriculture has for long dominated Tanzania’s rural economic setup with...
Seminar
Jakob Svensson on the low quality trap: evidence from the market for maize in UgandaJakob Svensson will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 16 October 2019. Abstract - The low quality trap: evidence from the market for maize in Uganda Agriculture remains the main source of income for the large majority of the world’s poor...
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Agricultural development, trade, and income distribution: A 2015 social accounting matrix multiplier decomposition approach for MozambiqueThis paper considers the impact of agriculture and international trade development on income distribution and economic activity in Mozambique...
Agriculture Income distribution Multiplier effects