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The effects of training, innovation and new technology on African smallholder farmers’ wealth and food security: a systematic review
The Campbell Collaboration, 2014Given both the importance of smallholder farming in Africa and its potential to contribute to the food security of so many, it is not surprising that considerable efforts are being invested in its success.DocumentAssessing the impact of farmer field schools on fertilizer use in China
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014In China, a major agricultural challenge is the suboptimal use of fertilizer and the environmental effects associated with overuse. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture is addressing this problem by instituting farmer field schools (FFS), but this initiative has not been rigorously evaluated.DocumentA randomized evaluation of the effects of an agricultural insurance program on rural households’ behavior: evidence from China
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014The provision of weather insurance is a potential way of shielding farmers from weather related shocks and reducing poverty. However, the use of weather insurance is not widespread in many countries. In China, even with a government subsidy of 70 per cent, the take-up of weather insurance is quite low.DocumentFarmer field schools: from agricultural extension to adult education
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2014Since the late 1980s, support to agriculture has moved from top-down agricultural extension towards more participatory approaches which better suit smallholder farmers. One such approach is the farmer field school (FFS), an adult education intervention which uses intensive discovery-based learning to promote skills.DocumentPolicy options for agricultural investments and governance of markets: in support of small-scale farmers in Guatemala
Oxfam, 2014Guatemala's farming sector has undergone some major changes over the last 20 years, such as the growth of monocultures and of small-scale farming for export. This trend has been driven by both a general framework of laws offering incentives and international demand, particularly for vegetables, legumes, and substitutes for oil-derived fuels.DocumentWhy tax effort falls short of capacity in Indian states: a stochastic frontier approach
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014Taxation is an important tool to enhance the economic development and to finance the expenditure responsibilities of a government. This paper attempts to measure the tax capacity and tax effort of 14 major Indian states from 1992-92 to 2010-11 using Stochastic Frontier Analysis.DocumentRapid Appraisal of the State of Competition in the Rice Value Chain
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014The rapid appraisal is based on the interview of select players in various levels of the palay/rice value chain from Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija to Metro Manila. It finds that the paddy and rice supply chain is multilayered with many competing players in each layer, and with no evidence of any cartel-like behavior in the areas studied.DocumentNeighborhood and agricultural clusters across states of India
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014Huge disparity across states has been a perennial feature of Indian agriculture, and the subject matter of several studies, government reports and policy documents. This study traces how number and members of income clusters have changed in Indian agriculture over the last four and a half decades.DocumentMGNREGA works and their impacts: A Rapid assessment in Maharashtra
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, India, 2014The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was notified on September 5, 2005 and implemented in three phases covering all districts over time. Although the focus is on augmenting wage employment, it is ambitious in scope and aims to accomplish a number of things.DocumentThe Potential Impacts of a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union on the Philippine Fisheries Sector
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014This study assessed the likely economic, distributional, and fisheries resource impacts of a potential free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and European Union (EU) on the fisheries sector of the former. The study used secondary data from institutional sources and results and findings of past studies.Pages