A Meta-analysis of Rates of Return to Agricultural R&D
A Meta-analysis of Rates of Return to Agricultural R&D

Author: Julian M. Alston

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0896291162

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Analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting foof needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-income countries and on the poorer groups in those countries.

The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop
The economics of teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s biggest cash crop

Author: Minten, Bart

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2018-07-19

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0896292835

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Considerable poverty and food insecurity in Ethiopia, combined with the overwhelming majority of Ethiopians who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, make agricultural transformation a crucial development goal for the country. One promising improvement is to increase production of teff, the calorie- and nutrient-rich but low-yielding staple. The Economics of Teff: Exploring Ethiopia’s Biggest Cash Crop examines key aspects of teff production, marketing, and consumption, with a focus on opportunities for and challenges to further growth. The authors identify ways to realize teff’s potential, including improving productivity and resilience, selecting and scaling up new technologies, establishing distribution systems adapted to different areas’ needs, managing labor demand and postharvest operations, and increasing access to larger and more diverse markets. The book’s analysis and policy conclusions should be useful to policy makers, researchers, and others concerned with Ethiopia’s economic development.

Sustainable Economic Development
Sustainable Economic Development

Author: Arsenio Balisacan

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2014-09-20

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 0128004169

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Sustainable Economic Development: Resources, Environment, and Institutions presents 25 articles that lay the foundations of sustainable development in a way that facilitates effective policy design. The editors mix broad thematic papers with focused micro-papers, balancing theories with policy designs.The book begins with two sections on sustainable development principles and practice and on specific settings where sustainable development is practiced. Two more sections illuminate institutions, governance, and political economy. Additional sections cover sustainable development and agriculture, and risk and economic security, including disaster management. This rich source of information should appeal to any institution involved in development work, and to development practitioners grappling with an array of difficult on-the-ground developmental challenges. - Analyzes policies that move markets and resource use patterns towards achieving sustainability - Articles are kaleidoscopic in scope and creativity - Authors embody extraordinary diversity and qualifications