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    Agriculture technology diffusion and price policy

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
    This collection of papers are the proceedings from the EDRI/IFPRI 2020 network policy forum on “Agriculture Technology and Price Policy in Ethiopia”.Objectives of the policy forum were to achieve:a better understanding of the theoretical foundation of the relationship between prices and the dissemination of agricultural technology at different stagesawareness of the analytical tools
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    Agriculture policy reform in the ECA transition economies, 1991-2002: an assessment of the World Bank’s approach

    Operations Evaluations Division, World Bank, 2003
    This desk study evaluates the World Bank’s contribution to policy reform in the agriculture sector of the ECA transition economies, covering the period 1991-2002.Findings:ECSSD’s assistance program has grown substantially. The Bank’s lending and administrative spending are twice the mean for all Bank regions.
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    Changing rural-urban interactions in Sub-Saharan Africa and their impact on livelihoods: a summary

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002
    This paper argues that trends in flows of people, goods, money and information, and patterns of occupational diversification reflect a dynamic process of economic, social and cultural transformation in Sub Saharan Africa which needs to be better understood.
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    Externalities and labor market linkages in a dynamic two-sector model of tropical agriculture

    Poverty, inequality and development research at Cornell University, 2003
    This paper examines economic and environmental linkages between two parallel agricultural systems: one upstream and another downstream. Data collected in the Philippines is used to demonstrate how labor market linkages influence decisions that impact on local forests and watersheds.
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    Sectoral trends [in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships]: a survey

    International Labour Organization, 2003
    The objective of this paper is to provide a preliminary overview of major issues in sectoral and intersectoral trends in employment, working conditions and workplace relationships, as well as basic workers’ rights.The survey includes three main themes: the sectoral distribution of economic activity and how these trends are affecting the organization of work.
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    Labour markets in Rural Africa: what do models need to explain?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    Labour markets are seen as a major channel through which growth is transmitted so as to reduce poverty. Growth means higher employment and wages.
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    Is the emerging nonfarm market economy the route out of poverty in Vietnam?

    World Bank, 2003
    This paper questions whether the household characteristics that are good for transition to a more diversified market-oriented development process in Vietnam are also important for reducing poverty, or are they tradeoffs?The paper models the determinants of both poverty incidence and participation in rural off-farm activities as functions of household and community characteristics using comprehe
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    The enabling environment for agricultural technology in sub-Saharan Africa and the potential role of donors

    Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2003
    This paper looks at three interrelated elements of agricultural technology in sub-Saharan Africa: regulation, public agricultural research and enterprise development.The paper argues that improving agricultural technology development in Africa requires strengthening of the enabling environment, including policies, public institutions and regulations.
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    Overview of smallholder contract farming in developing countries

    Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2003
    Contract farming can bring potential benefits to smallholders by providing access to new markets and by providing opportunities for employing underutilised resources, particularly labour.
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    Education for rural development in Asia: experiences and policy lessons

    International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2002
    This documents the proceedings of a seminar held in 2002 in Bangkok in Thailand to address current issues in rural education.

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