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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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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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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.
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Science, 2010, Volume 327, Issue 5967, 822-825.
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Projecting Agriculture and Agricultural R&D Potentials

Authored by:
Alston, Julian M.; Pardey, Philip G.; Wood, Stanley; You, Liangzhi
Edited by: 
Pardey, Philip G.; Wood, Stanley; Hertford, Reed
Publisher:
Research Futures: Projecting Agricultural R&D Potentials for Latin America and the Caribbean, Inter-American Development Bank, 2010, 189-238.
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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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Paving the Way for Development? The Impact of Transport Infrastructure on Agricultural Production and Poverty Reduction in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Authored by:
Ulimwengu, John; Funes, Jose; Headey, Derek; You, Liangzhi
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), December, 2009, IFPRI Discussion Paper 00944, 52 pages.
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Given its vast land resources and favorable water supply, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) natural agricultural potential is immense.

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Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation

Authored by:
Nelson, Gerald C.; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Koo, Jawoo; Robertson, Richard; Sulser, Timothy; Zhu, Tingju; Ringler, Claudia; Msangi, Siwa; Palazzo, Amanda; Batka, Miroslav; Magalhaes, Marilia; Valmonte-Santos, Rowena; Ewing, Mandy; Lee, David
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), October, 2009, 19 pages.
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Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits of Transgenic Drought Tolerance Research on Cereal Crops in Low-income Countries

Authored by:
Kostandini, Genti; Mills, Bradford F.; Omamo, Steven Were; Wood, Stanley
Publisher:
Agricultural Economics, July, 2009, Volume 40, Issue 4, 477-492.
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This article develops a framework to examine the ex ante benefits of transgenic research on drought in eight low-income countries, including the benefits to producers and consumers from farm income stabilization and the potential magnitude of private sector profits from intellectual property rights (IPRs).

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Agricultural Productivity

Authored by:
Pardey, Philip G.; Wood, Stanley; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike; Sebastian, Kate
Edited by: 
Pardey, Philip G.; Wood, Stanley; Hertford, Reed
Publisher:
Research Futures: Projecting Agricultural R&D Potentials for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), May 2009, 85-132.
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Investigaciones a Futuro: Proyeccion del Potencial Agropecuario en America Latina y el Caribe

Edited by: 
Pardey, Philip; Wood, Stanley; Hertford, Reed
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), May 2009, 346 pages.
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Contents: Introduction, by Philip G. Pardey, Julian M. Alston and Stanley Wood; Definicion del contexto economico, by Philip G. Pardey, Stanley Wood, Ulrike Wood-Sichra, Connie Chan-Kang and Liang You...

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