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The farm-level economics of conservation agriculture for resource-poor farmers,
David Pannell, Rick S. Llewellyn and Marc Corbeels, from University of Western Australia, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics (2013)
Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management

Urban food retail in Africa: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
Thomas Woldu, Girum Abebe, Indra Lamoot and Bart Minten, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: cooperative retail, Food retail, modern private retail, urban markets,

The last mile(s) in modern input distribution: Evidence from Northwestern Ethiopia,
Bart Minten, Bethlehem Koro and David Stifel, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Agricultural inputs, modern inputs, fertilizer, improved seed, remoteness,

Ethiopia’s value chains on the move: The case of teff,
Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru, Ermias Engida and Tadesse Kuma, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: value chain, staple crops, Food crops, Grain, Cereal crops, Teff, Agricultural inputs,

The cost of adapting to climate change in Ethiopia: Sector-wise and macro-economic estimates,
Sherman Robinson, Kenneth M. Strzepek and Raffaello Cervigni, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Climate change, Climate adaptation, Resilience,

Using evidence in unraveling food supply chains in Ethiopia: The supply chain of teff from major production areas to Addis Ababa,
Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru, Ermias Engida and Tadesse Kuma, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: agricultural transformation, value chain, Teff, Agricultural prices,

Does internal migration improve overall well-being in Ethiopia?,
Alan de Brauw, Valerie Mueller and Tassew Woldehanna, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Migration, Internal migration, Living standards., tracking survey,

Spatial integration of cereal markets in Ethiopia,
Seneshaw Tamru, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Market integration, cereal markets, Commodity markets, Cereal crops,

Women’s participation in agricultural cooperatives in Ethiopia,
Thomas Woldu, Fanaye Tadesse and Marie-Katherine Waller, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, Women, Gender, women empowerment, Women in agriculture., Participation, Gender equality, Household behavior,

Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia: A village-level analysis of high-potential areas,
Derek Headey, Mekdim Dereje, Jacob Ricker-Gilbert, Anna Josephson and Alemayehu Taffesse, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Land, Population density, Intensification, Farm size, Agricultural intensification, Land pressures,

Links between tenure security and food security: Evidence from Ethiopia,
Hosaena Ghebru Hagos and Stein Holden, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: food security, Land tenure, Gender, Women, land registration, Nutritional status, households, land tenure reform, household data, tenure security, land certification, Land rental markets,

Scaling-up adoption of improved technologies: The impact of the promotion of row planting on farmers’ teff yields in Ethiopia,
Joachim Vandercasteelen, Mekdim Dereje, Bart Minten and Alemayehu Taffesse, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: technology, yield, Teff, Cereal crops, Productivity, Improvement,

Determinants and impact of sustainable land and watershed management investments: A systems evaluation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia,
Emily Schmidt, Paul Chinowsky, Sherman Robinson and Kenneth M. Strzepek, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)
Keywords: Water management, Sustainability, Land management, River basins,

Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia,
John Hoddinott, Derek Headey and Mekdim Dereje, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)
Keywords: Dairy, Nutrition, Children, Milk production, malnutrition, child nutrition, stunting,

Efficiency and productivity differential effects of land certification program in Ethiopia: Quasi-experimental evidence from Tigray,
Hosaena Ghebru Hagos and Stein Holden, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)
Keywords: Land rights, Land ownership, productivity, land certification, data envelopment analysis, Malmquist index, quasi experimental design,

Agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Is specialization in agricultural mechanization a viable business model?,
Nazaire Houssou, Xinshen Diao, Frances Cossar, Shashi Kolavalli, Kipo Jimah and Patrick Ohene Aboagye, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Agricultural machinery, Land preparation, mechanization, Private investment, Small farmers,

Ghana's commercial seed sector: New incentives or continued complacency?,
Robert Tripp and Akwesi Mensah-Bonsu, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Seed markets, seed system, commercial sector, Private sector, Agricultural policy, Research and development, Agricultural research, Agricultural inputs,

Aflatoxin control strategies in the groundnut value chain in Ghana,
Wojciech J. Florkowski and Shashi Kolavalli, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Groundnuts, Cash crops, Food processing, aflatoxins, value chain,

Patterns of adoption of improved rice technologies in Ghana,
Catherine Ragasa, Awere Dankyi, Patricia Acheampong, Alexander Wiredu, Antony Chapoto, Marian Asamoah and Robert Tripp, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: rice, Agricultural productivity, crop yield, improved technology, improved seed, fertilizer use, Herbicides,

Patterns of adoption of improved maize technologies in Ghana,
Catherine Ragasa, Awere Dankyi, Patricia Acheampong, Alexander Wiredu, Antony Chapoto, Marian Asamoah and Robert Tripp, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: maize, Agricultural productivity, crop yield, improved technology, improved seed, fertilizer use, Herbicides,

Decentralizing agricultural public expenditures: Findings from a scoping study at the onset of a new stage in Ghana’s decentralization reform,
Tewodaj Mogues and Kwaku Omusu-Baah, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)

Neopatrimonialism and agricultural protection: The case of maize in Malawi,
Horace Phiri and Abdi Khalil Edris, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: MALAWI, SOUTHERN AFRICA, AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA, AFRICA, productivity, Agricultural policies, Incentives, maize, neopatrimonialism, clientilism, corruption, producer support,

Political economy of agricultural producer support in Malawi: An econometric test of determinants of producer protection in the maize sector,
Horace Phiri and Abdi-Khalil Edriss, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: MALAWI, SOUTHERN AFRICA, AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA, AFRICA, maize, Agricultural growth, Agricultural policies, Taxes, producer subsidy equivalent (PSE),

Maize Price Differences and Evidence of Spatial Integration in Malawi: The case of selected markets,
Lovemore Nyongo, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2014)
Keywords: MALAWI, SOUTHERN AFRICA, AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA, AFRICA, maize, Prices, Markets, Market integration, co-integration, transaction costs, price transmission,

Structural change in the economy of Nigeria,
Adedeji Adeyinka, Sheu Salau and Dietrich Vollrath, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: structural change, Agricultural productivity, Labor productivity, sector composition,

Evaluation of grassroots community–based legal aid activities in Uganda and Tanzania: Strengthening women’s legal knowledge and land rights,
Amber Peterman, Lucy Billings and Julia A. Behrman, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Gender, Women, land governance, Land rights, assets, Land ownership, Empowerment, Land inheritance, legal rights,

Development of a participatory action research approach for four agricultural carbon projects in east Africa,
Seth Shames, Quinn Bernier and Moses Masiga, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Climate change, Agricultural development, agricultural carbon projects, action research, capacity building,

The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica Smallholder Dairy Development Program,
Nancy Johnson, Jemimah Njuki, Elizabeth Waithanji, Marinho Nhambeto, Martha Rogers and Elizabeth Hutchinson Kruger, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Gender, Women, assets, Dairy, Property rights, Livestock, Smallholders, mixed methods,

Reviving Benin's shrimp export sector: the need for an integrated approach,
Romain Houssa, Johan Swinnen and Marijke Verpoorten, from Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB) (2014)
Keywords: Benin; export

The Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development Reflected by Nighttime Light Intensity,
Quamrul Ashraf, Oded Galor and Marc Klemp, from University Library of Munich, Germany (2014)
Keywords: Nighttime light intensity, Out of Africa Hypothesis of Comparative Development, Genetic Diversity, Comparative Development, Migratory Distance from Africa

The measurement of earnings in the post-Apartheid period: An overview,
Martin Wittenberg and Farah Pirouz, from Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2013)
Keywords: earnings; PALMS, the Post-Apartheid Labour Market Series

What do people actually learn from public health education campaigns? Incorrect inferences about male circumcision and female HIV infection risk in a cluster randomized trial in Malawi,
Brendan Maughan-Brown, Susan Godlonton, Rebecca Thornton and Atheendar S Venkataramani, from Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town (2013)
Keywords: Male circumcision, female HIV risk, risk compensation, Southern Africa, HIV/AIDS, prevention, information campaigns

Can Dreams Come True? Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Africa by 2030,
Mthuli Ncube, Zuzana Brixiová Schwidrowski and Zorobabel Bicaba, from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014)
Keywords: inclusive growth, inequality, poverty reduction, Africa, numerical simulations

Forecasting South African Inflation Using Non-Linear Models: A Weighted Loss-Based Evaluation,
Patrick Kanda, Mehmet Balcilar, Pejman Bahramian and Rangan Gupta, from University of Pretoria, Department of Economics (2014)
Keywords: Inflation, forecasting, non-linear models, weighted loss function, South Africa

Assessing Regional Variations in the Effect of the Removal of User Fees on Institutional Deliveries in Rural Zambia,
Chitalu Chama-Chiliba and Steven Koch, from University of Pretoria, Department of Economics (2014)
Keywords: Maternal care, Institutional deliveries, User fees, Spatial dependence