All pages with keywords: Agriculture
Economic growth and agricultural land conversion under uncertain productivity improvements in agriculture
We study how stochasticity in the evolution of agricultural productivity interacts with economic and population growth, and the associated demand for food. We use a two-sector Schumpeterian model of growth, … read more »
The expansion of modern agriculture and global biodiversity decline: an integrated assessment
Modern agriculture relies on a small number of highly productive crops and its continued expansion has led to a significant loss of biodiversity. In this paper we consider the macroeconomic … read more »
Environmental impacts of food trade via resource use and greenhouse gas emissions
Agriculture will need to significantly intensify in the next decades to continue providing essential nutritive food to a growing global population. However, it can have harmful environmental impacts, due to … read more »
Crop diversification and child health: Empirical evidence from Tanzania
Malnutrition is recognized as a major issue among low-income households in developing countries with long-term implications for economic development. Recently, crop diversification has been recognized as a strategy to improve … read more »
Green agricultural policies and poverty reduction
Since developing countries typically have large agricultural sectors, the implementation of green agricultural policies can play a key role in helping shift to low-carbon economies. However, the challenge … read more »
Green farming policies should reduce poverty in developing countries
Green agricultural policies in developing countries must be carefully designed to reduce poverty, according to a new report published today (26 January) read more »
The land certification program and off-farm employment in Ethiopia
Land tenure security has long been touted as key to increased performance of the agricultural sector in developing countries. This paper utilizes household level panel data to analyse the impact … read more »
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