HarvestChoice keeps catalogs of both raster and vector maps of sub-Saharan Africa (downloadable in either ASCII or ESRI Shapefile formats) along with their associated datasets. We also provide access to over 400 articles, survey and census reports on agriculture-related topics in support of investment targeting and prioritization decisions.

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Agricultural Productivity Growth in Australia and New Zealand

Authored by:
Mullen, John Denis
Edited by: 
Alston, Julian M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Pardey, Philip G.
Publisher:
The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide, Iowa State University, The Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC), 2010, 99-122.
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South African Agricultural Production and Productivity Patterns

Authored by:
Liebenberg, Frikkie; Pardey, Philip G.
Edited by: 
Alston, Julian M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Pardey, Philip G.
Publisher:
The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide, Iowa State University, The Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC), 2010, 383-408.
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Here we document and discuss developments regarding aggregate input, output, and productivity developments within South Africa. To do so we draw on an entirely new set of production data stretching back to 1910/11 reported in Liebenberg 2010, as well as related evidence reported by other studies for South Africa and other countries within subSaharan Africa.

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Agricultural Productivity in the United Kingdom

Authored by:
Piesse, Jenifer; Thirtle, Colin
Edited by: 
Alston, Julian M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Pardey, Philip G.
Publisher:
The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide, Iowa State University, The Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC), 2010, 149-191.
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The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide

Edited by: 
Alston, Julian M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Pardey, Philip G.
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In this book we assemble a range of evidence from a range of sources with a view to developing an improved understanding of recent trends in agricultural productivity around the world.

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A Review of Agricultural Production Risk in the Developing World

Authored by:
Hurley, Terrance M.
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HarvestChoice, 2010, Working Paper, 56 pages.
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Many of the poor in the developing world rely on agriculture for their livelihood.

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Smart Investments in Sustainable Food Production: Revisiting Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems

Authored by:
Herrero, M.; Thornton, P.K.; Notenbaert, A.M.; Wood, S.; Msangi, S.; Freeman, H.A.; Bossio, D.; Dixon, J.; Peters, M.; van de Steeg, J.; Lynam, J.; Parthasarathy Rao P.; Macmillan, S.; Gerard, B.; McDermott, J.; Sere, C.; Rosegrant, M.
Publisher:
Science, 2010, Volume 327, Issue 5967, 822-825.
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South African Agricultural Research and Development: A Century of Change

Authored by:
Liebenberg, Frikkie; Pardey, Philip G.; Kahn, Michael
Publisher:
University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, January 2010, Staff Paper 10-1; INSTEPP Paper 10-01, 69 pages.
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The 20th Century saw substantive shifts in the structure of agriculture and agricultural production in South Africa.

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The Economics of Innovation and Technical Change in Agriculture

Authored by:
Pardey, Philip G.; Alston, Julian M.; Ruttan, Vernon W
Edited by: 
Hall, Bronwyn H.; Rosenberg, Nathan
Publisher:
Handbook of the Economics of Innovation, Volume 2, Elsevier, 2010, 939- 984.
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Global Patterns of Crop Yields and Other Partial Productivity Measures and Prices

Authored by:
Alston, Julian M.; Beddow, Jason M.; Pardey, Philip G.
Edited by: 
Alston, Julian M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Pardey, Philip G.
Publisher:
The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide, Iowa State University, The Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC), 2010, 39-61.
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