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PapierG.P. Gruere Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2009 coll. IFPRI Discussion Paper viii, 30p.We herein investigate the observed discrepancy between real and perceived commercial risks associated with the use of genetically modified (GM) products in developing countries. We focus particularly on the effects of GM-free private standards set...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierM. Smale Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2009 coll. Food Policy Review 107p.Biotechnology in agriculture has generated a great deal of controversy in recent years. Of the many scientific advances that have occurred in plant breeding since Gregor Mendel conducted his experiments about 150 years ago, crops with genetic modi...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierG.P. Gruere Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2008 coll. IFPRI Discussion Paper vii, 53p.South Africa is the only country in Africa that has both adopted genetically modified (GM) crops and developed a functional biosafety system to manage any risks related to the use of GM products. But it is also one of the only countries that trade...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierJ. Von Braun Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2008 coll. Food Policy Report vi, 17p.High food prices from 2007 through mid-2008 had serious implications for food and nutrition security, macroeconomic stability, and political security. The unfolding global financial crisis and economic slowdown have now pushed food prices to lower...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierE. Bryan Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2008 coll. IFPRI Discussion Paper vi, 37p.Global climate change poses great risks to poor people whose livelihoods depend directly on the use of natural resources. Mitigation of the adverse effects of climate change is a high priority on the international agenda. Carbon trading, under the...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierThis paper explores the implications of climate change and rising bioenergy demand for nutrition. It examines the direct nutrition effects of rising bioenergy demand, as well as its contribution to rising food prices. The paper begins by describin...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierS. Fan Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2008 coll. IFPRI Discussion Paper v, 21p.This discussion paper studies the agricultural spending in thirty sub-Saharan African countries that is required to achieve agricultural growth needed to meet the MDG 1 of halving poverty by 2015. Using both growth-poverty and growth-expenditure e...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierM. Yesuf Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2008 coll. IFPRI Discussion Paper vi, 16p.This paper presents an empirical analysis of the impact of climate change on food production in a typical low-income developing country. Furthermore, it provides an estimation of the determinants of adaptation to climate change and the implication...Livre
PapierPapers presented at the international Conference "Successes in African agriculture : building for the future" (Pretoria, South Africa, December 1-3, 2003) :- Successes in African agriculture : Results of an expert survey. (GABRE-MADHIN(E.Z.), HAGG...Tirage à part
PapierC.P. Nielsen Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 2002 coll. TMD Discussion Paper 36p.This paper surveys models that analyze the market effects of GM technology. The results depend on a number of important issues such as the cost of market segmentation and labeling, the nature of the productivity shock to producers of GM products, ...Autre (ne pas utilier)
PapierThis study analyzes quantitative and qualitative information and develops selected indicators of the condition of the world's agroecosystems. The condition is assessed in terms of the delivery of an number of key goods and services valued by socie...Tirage à part
PapierC.L. Delgado Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 1998 coll. Research Report ; n° 107 xii, 139p.After reviewing the literature on agricultural growth linkages in Africa, this report examines the mix of farm and non-farm goods and services that rural Africans purchase, and the implications of these expenditures for rural economic growth in fi...Tirage à part
PapierR.E. Evenson Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 1998 coll. Research Report ; n° 109 xi, 88p.An assessment is made of the effects that public investment in agricultural research, extension, and irrigation and private domestic agricultural research have had on the growth of total factor productivity (TFP) in the Indian crop sector. Public ...Livre
PapierM.S. Mendoza Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 1995 coll. Research Report ; n° 101 84p.This report examines the dynamics and efficiency of the Philippine corn market through analysis of a sample survey of farmers and corn traders, and through application of the autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH) model to time-serie...Tirage à part
PapierD.A. Derosa Washington : International Food Policy Research Institute 1995 coll. Research Report ; n° 103 viii, 129p.In January 1992, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced its intention to form the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA). Covering intrabloc trade in both agriculture and manufactured goods, the AFTA plan was inaugurated in 1995. This ...
