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Crop Production and Road Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Spatial Analysis

Authored by:
Dorosh, Paul; Wang, Hyoung-Gun; You, Liang; Schmidt, Emily;
Publisher:
World Bank, Africa Region, Sustainable Development Division, July, 2010, Policy Research Working Paper WPS 5385, 46 pages.
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This study examines the relationship between transport infrastructure and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa using new data obtained from geographic information systems (GIS).

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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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Potential Impact of Investments in Drought Tolerant Maize in Africa

Authored by:
La Rovere, Roberto; Kostandini, Genti; Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Dixon, John; Mwangi, Wilfred; Guo, Zhe; Banziger, Marianne
Publisher:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2010, 38 pages.
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The study evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and West Africa: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, ambia, and Zimbabwe and Ghana.

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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.
Publisher:
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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