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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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The Agricultural Sector in Argentina: Major Trends and Recent Developments

Authored by:
Lence, Sergio H.
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, 409-448.
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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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Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation

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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
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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), October, 2009, 19 pages.
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Mendel versus Malthus: Research, Productivity and Food Prices in the Long Run

Authored by:
Alston, Julian M.; Beddow, Jason M.; Pardey, Phillip G.
Publisher:
University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics, September, 2009, Staff paper P09-1; InSTePP paper 09-01, 42 pages.
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"Patenting the 'Climate Genes' ... and Capturing the Climate Agenda": A Communique by ETC Group

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Nottenburg, Carol
Publisher:
HarvestChoice, August, 2009, 3 pages.
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As concerns about global warming and climate change grow, efforts to adapt to these changes also grow.

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Priorities for Realizing the Potential to Increase Agricultural Productivity and Growth in Western and Central Africa

Authored by:
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Johnson, Michael; Magalhaes, Eduardo; Diao, Xinshen; You, Liangzhi; Chamberlin, Jordan
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), August, 2009, IFPRI Discussion Paper 00876, 76 pages.
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We identify a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa, at both the country and the regional level, to achieve economy-wide growth goals in the region.

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Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits of Transgenic Drought Tolerance Research on Cereal Crops in Low-income Countries

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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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[Ethiopia] Agricultural Sample Survey 2008/2009 (2001 E.C.) (September - December 2008) Volume 1, Report on Area and Production of Crops (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)

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The specific objectives of Meher Season Post Harvest Survey are to estimate the total
crop area, volume of crop production and yield of crops for Meher Season agriculture in

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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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