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Asian high tech streamlines traditional industry

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With IDRC support, Asian innovators have developed low-cost, microcomputer-based instruments to monitor and control complex agricultural and industrial processes. This technology allows a factory or farm to supervise an array of variables – from energy consumption to pollution levels to production efficiency – and make adjustments instantly.

Added by Zunia on September 02, 2010

Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea

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Liberalizing trade in agricultural products, particularly the pace of expanding market access for the more sensitive agricultural commodities, was one of the more difficult areas that trade negotiators faced in concluding each of these free trade agreements (FTAs). The Obama Administration has signaled its intent to address outstanding issues of concern to some Members of Congress before submitting these FTAs to Congress for consideration. However, indications are that these FTAs might not be more...

Added by Zunia on August 08, 2010

Case studies that assess & improve social and environmental performance of value chains

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Source: Sustainable Food Lab A growing number of case studies describe the efforts of Food Lab members to assess and improve the social or environmental performance of specific supply chains. Some of the cases come from the Healthy Value Chains Network created by the Food Lab, WWF, and the Society for Organizational Learning. Download Innovations for Healthy Value Chains: Cases, Tools, and Methods, a compilation of the written cases so far, followed by a draft framework of tools and more...

Added by Lisa M. Cespedes on August 07, 2010

Why are developing countries so slow in adopting new technologies ? the aggregate and complementary impact of micro distortions

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This paper explores how developmental and regulatory impediments to resource reallocation limit the ability of developing countries to adopt new technologies. An efficient economy innovates quickly; but when the economy is unable to redeploy resources away from inefficient uses, technological adoption becomes sluggish and growth is reduced. The authors build a model of heterogeneous firms and idiosyncratic shocks, where aggregate long-run growth occurs through the adoption of new technologies, more...

Added by Zunia on August 01, 2010

Child Labor, Agricultural Shocks and Labor Sharing in Rural Ethiopia

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In this paper, the authors study the effect of an agricultural shock and a labor sharing arrangement (informal social network) on child labor. This paper deals with the role of informal social networks in children’s time allocation decisions. Also, this paper adds to the literature by explaining how rural households behave amidst labor market imperfection as against to a credit market imperfection that is commonly studied in the literature.

Added by Zunia on July 04, 2010

Technological learning and innovation : climbing a tall ladder

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As the global stock of ideas expands and diffuses across and within countries, technological learning is poised to become an even more important determinant of growth through its impact on innovation. This note reviews global trends that make a policy focus on technological learning and innovation more important than ever for developing countries. The note explores how the recent global financial crisis may affect these trends and outlines several implications of these trends for innovation more...

Added by Zunia on July 01, 2010

Biofuels : markets, targets and impacts

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This paper reviews recent developments in biofuel markets and their economic, social and environmental impacts. Several countries have introduced mandates and targets for biofuel expansion. Production, international trade and investment have increased sharply in the past few years. However, several existing studies have blamed biofuels as one of the key factors behind the 2007-2008 global food crisis, although the magnitudes of impacts in these studies vary widely depending on the underlying more...

Added by Zunia on July 01, 2010

The Poverty Implications of Climate-Induced Crop Yield Changes by 2030

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Accumulating evidence suggests that agricultural production could be greatly affected by climate change, but there remains little quantitative understanding of how these agricultural impacts would affect economic livelihoods in poor countries. Here the authors consider three scenarios of agricultural impacts of climate change by 2030 (impacts resulting in low, medium, or high productivity) and evaluate the resulting changes in global commodity prices, national economic welfare, and the more...

Added by Zunia on June 29, 2010

The (Evolving) Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction

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The role of agriculture in development remains much debated. This paper takes an empirical perspective and focuses on poverty, as opposed to growth alone. Cross-country econometric evidence indicates that agriculture is significantly more effective than nonagriculture in reducing poverty among the poorest of the poor

Added by Zunia on June 29, 2010

Adapting business models to incorporate smallholders into supply chains

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"This briefing paper aims to show – incorporating programme experience and case studies - how domestic and global companies in the food and drinks sector can deliver value for their business so that smallholder suppliers gain value too."

Added by Zunia on June 21, 2010

MALAWI: FY 2010 Implementation Plan

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“Within this collaboration, USAID/Malawi is recognized as a leader in developing and stimulating agricultural value chains, supporting private-sector agro-dealers to provide services to rural smallholders, and supporting sustainable natural resource management initiatives. All of these initiatives are supported by strong partnerships working collaboratively with the poorest and most marginalized sectors of society, especially women.”

Added by Zunia on June 21, 2010

Seasonal and extreme poverty in Bangladesh : evaluating an ultra-poor microfinance project

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Microfinance is often criticized for not adequately addressing seasonality and hard-core poverty. In Bangladesh, a program known as PRIME was introduced in 2006 to address both concerns. Unlike regular microfinance, PRIME introduces a microfinance scheme that offers a flexible repayment schedule and consumption smoothing, as well as production, loans. It targets the ultra-poor, many of whom are also seasonally poor, with a severe inability to smooth consumption during certain months of the more...

Added by Zunia on June 01, 2010

Markets for cotton by-products : global trends and implications for African cotton producers

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This paper analyzes and compares the structure of cotton by-products industries in se-lected countries (Uganda, Tanzania, Benin, and Burkina Faso) in the context of the global vegetable oil market. It reaches several conclusions. First, because the markets for various edible oils are highly integrated with each other, examination of each oil market should be done in conjunction with all other (relevant) edible oil markets. Second, the recent surge in demand for commodities used as feedstocks more...

Added by Zunia on June 01, 2010

Income and asset disclosure systems : establishing good governance through accountability

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Financial declarations or income and asset disclosures (IADs) are quickly becoming an important tool for anticorruption agencies and governments to fight corruption. IAD systems can play two important roles within a broader framework of good governance: prevention and enforcement. In an effort to discover how best to design and implement an IAD system, the analysis conducted suggests that countries ultimately must design a system that best complements the environment in which it will function. more...

Added by Zunia on June 01, 2010

Environmental governance in oil-producing developing countries : findings from a survey of 32 countries

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The Petroleum Governance Initiative (PGI) encompasses three general themes, or pillars, that address issues issues of transparency and economic responsibility, environmental sustainability and responsible community development. Of particular interest here is the second pillar, environmental sustainability; the PGI is currently involved in four main activities surrounding this theme: 1) assessing environmental governance and management in oil-producing countries-the topic of this paper; 2) more...

Added by Zunia on June 01, 2010

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