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THE IMPACT OF GROUNDNUT TRADE LIBERALIZATION: IMPLICATION FOR THE DOHA ROUND [PDF]
We use a partial-equilibrium multi-market international model to analyze trade and agricultural policies affecting peanut/groundnut products markets. The model covers four goods (food and crush quality groundnuts, groundnut oil and cake) in 13 countries ...
Beghin, John C. +3 more
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Economics of organic versus chemical farming for three crops in Andhra Pradesh, India [PDF]
, 2013 To tackle the challenge of food grain production and food security, chemical agriculture advocates call for the continuing or higher use of chemical fertilizers and synthetic pesticides.
Sudheer, P. Sri Krishna
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Food without fire: Environmental and nutritional impacts from a solar stove field experiment
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Over 80% of the population in rural Sub‐Saharan Africa relies on biomass cooking fuel, a substantial source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. We use a field experiment in Zambia to investigate the impact of solar stoves on biomass fuel use and cooking habits.
Laura E. McCann +4 more
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Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality, 2016 Water deficit stress conditions disturb photosynthetic activity of plants and thereby affect further growth and the mobilization of assimilates towards sink tissues.
Koushik Chakraborty +5 more
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Groundnut policies, global trade dynamics, and the impact of trade liberalization [PDF]
Groundnut products are of central economic importance to millions of smallholders in Africa, India, and Southern China. The products generate 60 percent of rural cash income and account for about 70 percent of the rural labor force in Senegal and The ...
Beghin, John +2 more
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The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
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La revalorisation de la filière arachide dans la zone soudano-sahélienne du Nord Cameroun [PDF]
Tropicultura, 2008 Revamping the Groundnut Sector in the Sudano-sahelian Zone of North Cameroon. Prior to the introduction of cotton, groundnut was the main cash crop in North Cameroon.
Hamasselbé, A.
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Impact of Grain Legume (Groundnut) on Energy and Nutritional Levels of Tribal Farm Households in Koraput (Orissa) [PDF]
The introduction of groundnut through the support of IFAD & ICRISAT in the tribal areas of Koraput in Orissa has been able to supplement the nutritional levels of farm households in the area. The protein intake due to groundnut consumption has been found
Barik, N.C., Basu, M.S., Govindaraj, G.
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Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Predicted probabilities of perceived food security outcomes under different conservation and livelihood scenarios, disaggregated by household location. Abstract Balancing agricultural productivity with biodiversity conservation is a critical challenge in rural Africa, where food insecurity and poverty intersect with growing ecological pressures ...
Lessah Mandoloma +5 more
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Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Type 2 diabetes is a complex condition with a multifactorial pathogenesis. The pathogenesis is considered to be polygenic due to complex interactions between genetic/epigenetic and environmental factors. The aim of this study is to determine the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors associated with the development of type 2
Sunny Chinenye +18 more
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