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Reaping Richer Returns

Author : Aparajita Goyal
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464809402
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Reaping Richer Returns written by Aparajita Goyal and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhancing the productivity of agriculture is vital for Sub-Saharan Africa's economic future and is one of the most important tools to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity in the region. How governments elect to spend public resources has significant development impact in this regard. Choosing to catalyze a shift toward more effective, efficient, and climate-resilient public spending in agriculture can accelerate change and unleash growth. Not only does agricultural public spending in Sub-Saharan Africa lag behind other developing regions but its impact is vitiated by subsidy programs and transfers that tend to benefit elites to the detriment of poor people and the agricultural sector itself. Shortcomings in the budgeting processes also reduce spending effectiveness. In light of this scenario, addressing the quality of public spending and the efficiency of resource use becomes even more important than addressing only the level of spending. Improvements in the policy environment, better institutions, and investments in rural public goods positively affect agricultural productivity. These, combined with smarter use of public funds, have helped lay the foundations for agricultural productivity growth around the world, resulting in a wealth of important lessons from which African policy makers and development practitioners can draw. 'Reaping Richer Returns: Public Spending Priorities for African Agriculture Productivity Growth' will be of particular interest to policy makers, development practitioners, and academics. The rigorous analysis presented in this book provides options for reform with a view to boosting the productivity of African agriculture and eventually increasing development impact.

Fertilizer Use in African Agriculture

Author :
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821368818
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Fertilizer Use in African Agriculture written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The good practice guidelines - which form the basis of an interactive policymaker's tool kit included on a CD accompanying the book - relate not only to the more focused problem of encouraging increased fertilizer use by farmers, but also to the broader challenge of creating the type of enabling environment that is needed to support the emergence of efficient, dynamic and commercially viable fertilizer marketing systems."--Jacket.

The Development of Independent Cooperatives in Zambia

Author : Paul Öjermark
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251036051
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis The Development of Independent Cooperatives in Zambia by : Paul Öjermark

Download or read book The Development of Independent Cooperatives in Zambia written by Paul Öjermark and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa

Author : Takashi Yamano
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400712014
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa by : Takashi Yamano

Download or read book Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa written by Takashi Yamano and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging Development of Agriculture in East Africa offers case studies that find promise in many new innovations. Farmers in Uganda have quickly learned the management of NERICA rice (a new upland rice variety), which is being disseminated in a limited way in the region. Also in Uganda, farmers living in more remote areas have improved access to markets due to the expansion of mobile phones. In Kenya, improved milk marketing systems have increased efficiency and led to tangible increases in the adoption of dairy production technologies. And the adoption of intensive dairy production systems in Kenya and Uganda are providing significant amounts of manure and positively impacting yields of maize and banana.

Zambian Agricultural Sector Policy Impact Assessment

Author : Wesley Weidemann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Zambian Agricultural Sector Policy Impact Assessment written by Wesley Weidemann and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Africa

Author : Kym Anderson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821376640
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Book Synopsis Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Africa by : Kym Anderson

Download or read book Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Africa written by Kym Anderson and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009-03-13 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of the world s poorest households depend on farming for their livelihoods. During the 1960s and 1970s, most developing countries imposed pro-urban and anti-agricultural policies, while many high-income countries restricted agricultural imports and subsidized their farmers. Both sets of policies inhibited economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. Although progress has been made over the past two decades to reduce those policy biases, many trade- and welfare-reducing price distortions remain between agriculture and other sectors and within the agricultural sector of both rich and poor countries. Comprehensive empirical studies of the disarray in world agricultural markets appeared approximately 20 years ago. Since then, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has provided estimates each year of market distortions in high-income countries, but there have been no comparable estimates for the world s developing countries. This volume is the third in a series (other volumes cover Asia, Europe s transition economies, and Latin America and the Caribbean) that not only fills that void for recent years but extends the estimates in a consistent and comparable way back in time and provides analytical narratives for scores of countries that shed light on the evolving nature and extent of policy interventions over the past half-century. 'Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Africa' provides an overview of the evolution of distortions to agricultural incentives caused by price and trade policies in the Arab Republic of Egypt plus 20 countries that account for about of 90 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa s population, farm households, agricultural output, and overall GDP. Sectoral, trade, and exchange rate policies in the region have changed greatly since the 1950s, and there have been substantial reforms since the 1980s. Nonetheless, numerous price distortions in this region remain, others have been added in recent years, and there has also been some backsliding, such as in Zimbabwe. The new empirical indicators in these country studies provide a strong evidence-based foundation for assessing the successes and failures of the past and for evaluating policy options for the years ahead.

Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture

Author : Xinshen Diao
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 0896291952
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (962 download)

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Book Synopsis Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture by : Xinshen Diao

Download or read book Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture written by Xinshen Diao and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2012 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first decade of the twenty-first century, countries within Sub-Saharan Africa reached milestones that seemed impossible only ten years ago: macroeconomic stability, sustained economic growth, and improved governance. Continuing this pattern of success will require enhancing the region’s agricultural sector, in which a large proportion of poor people make a living. The authors of Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture: Economywide Perspectives from Country Studies argue that, although the diversity of the region makes generalization difficult, increasing staple-crop production is more likely to reduce poverty than increasing export-crop production. This conclusion is based on case studies of ten low-income African countries that reflect varying levels of resource endowments and development stages. The authors also recommend increased, more efficient public investment in agriculture and agricultural markets and propose new directions for future research. The last ten years have been an encouraging time for one of the world’s poorest regions; this book offers an analysis of how recent, promising trends can be sustained into the future.

Assessment of the fertilizer market and bulk procurement system in the United Republic of Tanzania

Author : Bumb, B. L., Ariga, J., Anand, M., Cameron, A. & Nkonya, N.M.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251342415
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Assessment of the fertilizer market and bulk procurement system in the United Republic of Tanzania written by Bumb, B. L., Ariga, J., Anand, M., Cameron, A. & Nkonya, N.M. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Republic of Tanzania has a predominantly agricultural economy, with agriculture accounting for more than two-thirds of employment in rural areas and representing 30 percent of GDP. Yet, by global standards and even by the standards of Developing Countries, crop yields in the county are low. Using improved seeds and mineral fertilizers is therefore critical to promoting growth in crop productivity, food production and sustaining the natural resource base, especially among the smallholder farmers who subsist on nutrient-poor soils. In 2016, The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries (MALF) of the United Republic of Tanzania requested an assessment of the potential costs and benefits of a proposed Bulk Procurement System (BPS) for fertilizer imports that would consolidate international procurement to save costs, ultimately improving the affordability for farmers. This assessment was jointly carried out and submitted to MALF in 2017 by FAO and the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC), and presents an analysis of the fertilizer market, the proposed BPS policy, and interviews with over one hundred public, private, and civil society stakeholders. The findings indicate that the proposed system would likely not reduce prices for farmers and could negatively affect availability and market competition – causing prices to increase in the long term. The authors therefore recommend against its implementation pending further consultations, or to pilot the system with careful review and evaluation. The report also presents alternative policy options for the short and medium term to improve overall efficiency in the value chain and ultimately make fertilizer more affordable for Tanzanian smallholder farmers.

African Smallholders

Author : Göran Djurfeldt
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845937163
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book African Smallholders written by Göran Djurfeldt and published by CABI. This book was released on 2011 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates how the changed agricultural policy climate affected government policies in the nine countries studied already as part of the preceding project: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. By repeating the cross-sectional survey made in over 100 villages in 2002 and converting it into a panel, it is possible to trace village- and household-level effects of agricultural policies and other macro-level processes. The book consists of 14 chapters most of which revolve around studies on each of the nine case study countries.

Perspectives on Agricultural Transformation

Author : Thomas S. Jayne
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781590333440
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Agricultural Transformation written by Thomas S. Jayne and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspectives on Agricultural Transformation - A View From Africa

International Research on Natural Resource Management

Author : Hermann Waibel
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845932846
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book International Research on Natural Resource Management written by Hermann Waibel and published by CABI. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, significant investment has been made into agriculture-related natural resource management research in developing countries. This collection of case studies establishes a methodological foundation for impact assessments of NRMR through a discussion of research conducted by the CGIAR around the world.

Fertilizer Use on Smallholder Farms in Eastern Province, Zambia

Author : Dayanatha Jha
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 : 9780896290976
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Fertilizer Use on Smallholder Farms in Eastern Province, Zambia written by Dayanatha Jha and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1993 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background of the study area. Response to fertilizer application. Adoption and fertilizer use practices. Farmer's access to fertilizers. Determinants of fertilizer use. Fertilizer use and transition to commercial agriculture. Policy implications.

Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations

Author : Ganpat, Wayne G.
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522509437
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Book Synopsis Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations by : Ganpat, Wayne G.

Download or read book Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations written by Ganpat, Wayne G. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of sustainable agricultural systems is an imperative aspect of any country, but particularly in the context of developing countries. Lack of progress in these initiatives can have negative effects on the nation as a whole. Agricultural Development and Food Security in Developing Nations is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on promoting advancements in agricultural systems and food security in developing economies. Highlighting impacts on citizens, as well as on political and social environments of a country, this book is ideally designed for students, professionals, policy makers, researchers, and practitioners interested in recent developments in the areas of agriculture.

Fertilizer Marketing-abstracts

Author : National Fertilizer Development Center (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Fertilizer Marketing-abstracts written by National Fertilizer Development Center (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bulletin is a collection of abstracts on Fertilizer Marketing selected from those appearing in Fertilizer Abstracts between July 1973 and June 1978. A similar collection was made of the material from January 1968 through June 1973, and is available in Bulletin Y-59. Together the two bulletins contain nearly 2000 abstracts and cover the majority of marketing publications over the past 10.5 years.

Planning and Organization of Fertilizer Use Development in Africa

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning and Organization of Fertilizer Use Development in Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Proven Successes in Agricultural Development

Author : David J. Spielman
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proven Successes in Agricultural Development written by David J. Spielman and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has made enormous progress in the past 50 years toward eliminating hunger and malnutrition. While, in 1960, roughly 30 percent of the world's population suffered from hunger and malnutrition, today less than 20 percent doessome five billion people now have enough food to live healthy, productive lives. Agricultural development has contributed significantly to these gains by increasing food supplies, reducing food prices, and creating new income and employment opportunities for some of the world's poorest people.This book examines where, why, and how past interventions in agricultural development have succeeded. It carefully reviews the policies, programs, and investments in agricultural development that have reduced hunger and poverty across Africa, Asia, and Latin America over the past half century. The 19 successes included here are described in in-depth case studies that synthesize the evidence on the intervention's impact on agricultural productivity and food security, evaluate the rigor with which the evidence was collected, and assess the tradeoffs inherent in each success. Together, these chapters provide evidence of "what works" in agricultural development.

Improving the targeting of fertilizer subsidy programs in Africa south of the Sahara: Perspectives from the Ghanaian experience

Author : Houssou, Nazaire
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving the targeting of fertilizer subsidy programs in Africa south of the Sahara: Perspectives from the Ghanaian experience written by Houssou, Nazaire and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper assesses whether fertilizer subsidy programs can be better targeted to resource-poor farmers using the case of Ghana and proxy means test approaches. Past fertilizer subsidy programs in the country have not been particularly targeted to the poor, even as targeting poor and smallholder farmers has become key in the program implementation guidelines. As a result, many poor farmers have not benefited from past programs. Our results show that targeting approaches based on proxy means tests that use the correlates of poverty to select beneficiary farmers can potentially improve the poverty outreach and costeffectiveness of Ghana’s fertilizer subsidy programs. Therefore, we propose that the proxy means test approach should be considered for implementing Ghana’s fertilizer subsidy programs, first in a pilot project involving a few communities, and later, if found successful, in a full-scale program.