Journal Issue: Development Outreach, Volume 10, Issue 3
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10
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3
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1020-797X
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Development Outreach
1020-797X
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Biofuels
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
Biofuels trade liberalization would increase competition in the sector. But for this to deliver net gains in welfare for developing countries a level playing field is needed.
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Rising Food Prices
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
A review of the best policy interventions to respond to food price increases in local markets.
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Conservation Tillage Promises More Profitable and Sustainable Farms…
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
Zero-tillage is becoming an increasingly important conservation technology. The challenge for researchers is to develop technologies and equipment adaptable to local climatic conditions.
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Managing the Exodus
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
As the labor force in agriculture grows smaller, displaced rural workers need new options. Effective preparedness of those who leave the farm is a critical part of an overall strategy to mobilize agriculture for development.
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Capturing the Benefits of Genetically Modified Organisms for the Poor
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
The controversy swirling around GMOs in rich countries should not obscure their potential to reduce poverty among poor farmers.
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Women Make Income Gains by Shifting from Subsistence to Cash Crops
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
Enabling women to move beyond subsistence and into market-oriented production is important for successful agricultural development. An example from Mozambique.
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Linking Small Farmers to the Market
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
The private sector can help smallholders to participate in modern supply chains. This type of collaboration will be critical to agricultural development.
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Agriculture’s Special Powers in Reducing Poverty
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
Agriculture can reduce poverty directly, but the contribution of agriculture to poverty reduction differs according to country types.
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Making Agriculture a Development Priority
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
The fundamental role of agriculture for development in the 21st century deserves greater attention from governments and international development agencies.
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Prospective Benefits from Cotton Subsidy Cuts and New Technologies
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
While waiting for the removal of cotton subsidies, farmers can benefit from the adoption of GM cotton varieties currently available to them, as the experiences of China and India indicate.
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Pilot Innovations Could Reignite Anemic Rural Finance
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
Rural finance and credit services to smallholder farmers are high-risk activities. But there is hope for a boost because rural finance has a pivotal role to play amid rising food prices and the need to increase agricultural production.
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A Window of Opportunities for Poor Farmers
(World Bank,
2008-10-01)
Farmers may help solve the food, feed, and fuel crises, and prosper as a result, with the aid of political support and investments in agriculture.