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Agricultural Policy

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Building Synergies Between Social Protection and Smallholder Agricultural Policies

The paper explores how social protection and agricultural policies interact, creating either synergies or conflicts between […]

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Can Agro-Dealers Deliver the Green Revolution in Kenya?

In a bid to return the country to food self-sufficiency, the Government of Kenya has been […]

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Using Social Protection to Reduce Vulnerability and Promote Economic Growth in Kenya

While reducing risk and vulnerability, social protection (SP) measures can also promote productive activity and economic […]

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The Revitalisation of Kenya Cooperative Creameries: The Politics of Policy Reforms in the Dairy Sector in Kenya

This paper presents a case study of politics of policy reforms in the dairy sector in […]

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The Malawi Fertiliser Subsidy Programme: politics and pragmatism

The Fertiliser Subsidy Programme in Malawi is discussed with reference to the origins of the programme, […]

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The Limits of Success:The Case of the Dairy Sector in Kenya

By examining the underlying policy narratives and the changing actors and networks associated with different interests, […]

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The Fall and Rise of Smallholder Agriculture? Reflections and Debates about the Future of Agriculture in Malawi

Topics addressed in this presentation include: Overview of the agricultural sector; Phases of agricultural development; Decline […]

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Synthesis Report for Theme III: Growth and Social Protection. June 2005-September 2007.

This report describes the main activities and outputs of the Future Agriculture Consortium (FAC) under the […]

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SSLA Land Theme Research Briefing 1. The Politics of Land Reform in Southern Africa.

A range of factors – from the global to the local – have combined to put […]

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Relevance of RIU Rwanda workplan vis-a-vis the national agricultural development policy framework

The Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation in Rwanda Phase II is a comprehensive document adopted by […]

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Reforming agricultural policy: lessons from four countries

Comparing reform of agricultural policy in Bangladesh, Chile, China and New Zealand, this paper derives lessons […]

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Reclaiming Policy Space: Lessons from Malawi’s 2005/2006 Fertilizer Subsidy Programme.

This paper is based on research work carried out the under auspices of the Politics and […]

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Promoting Agriculture for Social Protection or Social Protectionfor Agriculture: Strategic Policy and Research Issues.Discussion Paper

It is increasingly recognised that agriculture must play a role in pro-poor economic growth in countries […]

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Promoting Agriculture for Social Protection orSocial Protection for Agriculture?Part 2: Policy Approaches and Emerging Questions

This briefing paper on Agriculture and Social Protection outlines important interactions between social protection and agricultural […]

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Promoting Agriculture for Social Protection or Social Protection for Agriculture? Part 1: Concepts and Framework

Agriculture’s major role in propoor economic growth in countries with large, poor rural sectors is increasingly […]

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Politics and the Future of Ministries of Agriculture:Rethinking Roles and Transforming Agendas

This briefing discusses what form a contemporary Ministry of Agriculture should take, and how it should […]

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Policy Making in a Federal Context: Views from the Regions on the Future of Agricultures in Ethiopia.

This presentation gives the results of regional consultations on agricultual issues and development in Ethiopia.

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Policy and Process in Kenya.

This presentation gives an overview of agricultural policy and policy development in Kenya, and discusses the […]

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Pathways for Ethiopian Agriculture:Options and Scenarios

The paradox facing agricultural policy in Ethiopia was neatly encapsulated in a statement by Prime Minister […]

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Narratives of Agricultural Policy in Africa:What Role for Ministries of Agriculture?

The political and institutional dimensions of policy formulation and implementation are key determinants of the feasibility […]

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Narratives of Agricultural Policy in Africa: What Role for Ministries of Agriculture in the 21st Century?

Different ‘narratives’ – or storylines – about agricultural policies are being pushed by different actors in […]

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Malawi’s Agriculture Ministry: Fit forPurpose?

Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has a mandate to promote and accelerate broadbased and sustainable agricultural […]

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Institutional Learning and Change: a review of concepts and principles, NCAP Policy Brief. National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, India.

To improve the performance of agricultural research, many international and national research organisations have embarked on […]

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Agriculture and Social Protection in Ethiopia

Government strategies to promote social protection and agricultural development in Ethiopia are closely intertwined. Interventions such […]

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Agriculture and Social Protection in Malawi

This paper reviews social protection and agriculture policies in Malawi in order to explore the links, […]

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Growth and Social Protection Working Paper 01. Building synergies between social protection and smallholder agricultural policies

The paper explores how social protection and agricultural policies interact, creating either synergies or conflicts between […]

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Future Scenarios for Agriculture in Malawi: Challenges and Dilemmas

Since Independence in 1964, Malawi’s agricultural sector has experienced a series of policy changes, and a […]

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Future Scenarios for Agriculture in Malawi: Part 1 (Concepts)

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, with per capita gross domestic product […]

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Future Agricultures Consortium: An Overview of Issues and Activities.

This paper presents the multiple pathways, visions, scenarios, trajectories of encouraging local debate and dialogue about […]

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Food Aid and Small-holder Agriculture in Ethiopia: Options and Scenarios

This paper explores different options and scenarios for the future of food aid in Ethiopia, especially […]

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Food Aid and Smallholder Agriculturein Ethiopia

Ethiopia has been structurally in food-deficit since at least 1980. Today, Ethiopia is the world’s most […]

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Agricultural Policy Processes in Malawi: A Case Study of the Fertilizer Subsidy Programme

This paper examines the political economy of the agricultural policy processes in Malawi through the lenses […]

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Donor Policy Narratives: What Rolefor Agriculture?

How do international agencies concerned with agricultural development see the role of agriculture? What is the […]

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Commercialisation in Ethiopia: Which pathways?

Topics addressed in this presentation include: Objectives of the study on agricultural commercialization in Ethiopia; What […]

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Commercialisations in Agriculture

This paper aims to engage in alternative perspectives of agricultural commercialisation to shift thinking and ways […]

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Commercialisations in Smallholder Agriculture: A General Framework

Topics addressed in this presentation include motivations for and definitions of commercialization of smallholder agriculture, discussion […]

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Climate Chaos, Policy Dilemmas

For a country like Kenya, in which agriculture is so central to the economy, climate change […]

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Agriculture, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia:Policy Processes Around the New PRSP (PASDEP).

Trade-offs between growth and poverty reduction and the role of agriculture are major contemporary issues in […]

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Agriculture, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Policy Processes Around the New PRSP (PASDEP)

Ethiopian agriculture is the focus of both local and international attention. Ethiopia has drafted a second […]

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Agricultural Policy in Kenya. Part 1: Policy Issues and the Strategy for Revitalising Agriculture

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Agricultural Policy in Kenya. Part 2: Policy Processes, Structures and Actors

The success of Kenya’s Strategy for Revitalising Agriculture (SRA) depends critically on policy processes, structures and […]

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Agricultural Policy in Kenya: Issues and Processes

Policies for agriculture consist of government decisions that influence the level and stability of input and […]

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Agriculture and Social Protection in Africa

This Briefing Paper was written as a summary of a workshop report, written by Stephen Devereux […]

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Agriculture and Social Protection in Ethiopia:The Politics of Land and ‘Graduation.’

This Briefing Paper argues that agricultural and social protection policies in Ethiopia have become increasingly synergistic, […]

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Agricultural Commercialisations -A Level Playing Field for Smallholders?

This paper considers alternative perspectives on agricultural commercialisation. The paper attempts to get away from the […]

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Agricultural development issues in Kenya.

This document briefly discusses issues including the flagging growth of agricultural production in Kenya, current agricultural […]

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African parliamentary support for agriculture

This is the final report of a pilot programme that investigated how parliamentary agriculture committees can […]

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Lessons from Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation: advancing agriculture in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) has gained significant policy momentum as an international mechanism […]

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Linking forests and food production in the REDD+ context. CCAFS Policy Brief No. 3.

This policy brief summarizes key findings from the report, “Linking forests and food production in the […]

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Risk Management as a Pillar in Agriculture and Food Security Policies – India Case Study Policy Brief

In India, agricultural risks are exacerbated by a variety of factors, ranging from weather variability, frequent […]

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Price Volatility in Food and Agricultural Markets: Policy Responses

Under the Food Security pillar of the Seoul Multi-year Action Plan on Development, the G20 “request […]

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Risk Management as a Pillar in Agriculture and Food Security Policies – India Case Study, Policy Brief

This paper presents a comprehensive set of agriculture risk management tools and policies within a global […]

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A Review of Agricultural Policy Evolution, Agricultural Data Sources, and Food Supply and Demand Studies in Egypt

Over the years the control of the Government of Egypt on the agricultural sector has increasingly […]

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Design and Use of Weather Derivatives in Ag Policies: The Case of Rainfall Index Insurance in Morocco

Recent innovations in energy markets suggest the possibility of addressing agricultural risk factors by issuing derivatives […]

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Farm-Level Analysis of Risk Management Proposals

This paper analyzes the impacts of two alternative risk management proposals, the Farmers’ Risk Management Act […]

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The Safety Net of Farming: An Introduction and Literature Review of Agricultural Insurance and Other Stabilization Policies and Proposals

With the debate on the 1995 Farm Bill, crop insurance and disaster assistance became major topics […]

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