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   Can contract farming in organic basmati rice be a boon to smallholders? Evidence from India

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 2018

   Asie méridionale, Asie, Inde

   agriculture contractuelle

   agriculteur

   Gestion foncière durable

   agriculture

   Demand for organic basmati rice (OBR), both at home and abroad, coupled with policy reforms in India have given rise to contract farming (CF) production in that nation. OBR production, however, is highly susceptible to weather and pest risks. This study investigates the impact of smallholders’ perceived production risks on their adoption of CF in OBR farming. We also assess the impact of CF in OBR production on yields, prices received, and the livelihood of OBR producers.

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   Contract farming, productivity and fertilizer usage: Empirical evidence from specialty crop production

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 2018

   Asie méridionale, Asie, Inde

   agriculture contractuelle

   gestion des eaux

   système d'exploitation agricole

   agriculteur

   agriculture

   This study investigates the impact of contract farming (CF) in baby corn production on yield, irrigation costs, fertilizer costs and usage of chemical fertilizer. We find that adoption of CF by baby corn smallholders, after controlling for characteristics of both control and treatment groups, leads to higher yields and lower spending on fertilizers and irrigation. Additionally, CF in baby corn farming leads to a reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers (Urea and DAP).

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   Changing preferences through experimental games: Evidence from sanitation and hygiene in Tamil Nadu

   Documents et rapports de conférence

   décembre, 2016

   Inde, Asie, Asie méridionale

   Much policy interest in sanitation and hygiene promotion focuses on changing behavior and increasing demand for these goods. Yet the effectiveness of large-scale interventions has been mixed, in large part because of the difficulty of changing attitudes on deeply rooted behaviors. This study tests whether an experiential learning exercise structured around an experimental game can be used to shift preferences around sanitation and hygiene.

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   Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition

   Publication évaluée par des pairs

   Rapports et recherches

   juin, 2016

   Global, Éthiopie, Brésil, Pérou, Thaïlande, Viet Nam, Bangladesh, Inde, Népal

   Terre et sécurité alimentaire

   agriculture

   sécurité alimentaire

   pauvreté

   développement durable

   Malnutrition costs the world trillions of dollars, but global commitment to improving people’s nutrition is on the rise, and so is our knowledge of how to do so. Over the past 50 years, understanding of nutrition has evolved beyond a narrow focus on hunger and famine. We now know that good nutrition depends not only on people’s access to a wide variety of foods, but also on the care they receive and the environment they live in. A number of countries and programs have exploited this new understanding to make enormous strides in nutrition.

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   Farm-level effects of soil degradation in Sharda Sahayak irrigation project.

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 1991

   Asie, Asie méridionale, Inde
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   The economics of desertification, land degradation, and drought

   Toward an integrated global assessment

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 2011

   Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie central, Asie méridionale, Amérique du Sud, Afrique, Asie, Niger, Kenya, Ouzbékistan, Inde, Cameroun, Pérou

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   désertification

   dégradation des terres

   Attention to land degradation and environmental pollution has increased significantly in the past 25 years, largely due to greater levels of international cooperation and recognition that local changes in land resources have global impacts. As the world’s focus on climate change increases, so, too, does the attention being paid to drought and its rise in frequency and severity.

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   Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics

   Rapports et recherches

   janvier, 1996

   Inde

   gestion foncière

   This paper explores the determinants of farmers' investments in indigenous soil and water conservation measures in the semi-arid tropics of India. Many types of indigenous conservation measures are observed in three study villages, including investments in terracing, levelling, gully checks, field boundary bunds, grass strips, drainage, and other measures. A simple theoretical model is used to develop hypotheses about the determinants of such investments in the context of possibly imperfect factor markets, and these hypotheses are tested using data from the three study villages.

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   Highlights of IFPRI’s recent food policy research for the Asian Development Bank

   janvier, 2012

   Bangladesh, Chine, Inde, Indonésie, Viet Nam

   zone rurale

   In the wake of the food crises of the early 1970s and the resulting World Food Conference of 1974, a group of innovators realized that food security depends not only on crop production, but also on the policies that affect food systems from farm to table. In 1975, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was founded—nine years after the Asian Development Bank (ADB). For the past 38 years, IFPRI has worked to provide solid research and evidence-based policy options to partners in recipient and donor countries and at multilateral agencies.

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   Economics of land degradation

   The costs of action versus inaction

   Publication évaluée par des pairs

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 2011

   Afrique sub-saharienne, Asie central, Asie méridionale, Amérique du Sud, Afrique, Asie, Niger, Kenya, Ouzbékistan, Inde, Cameroun, Pérou

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   Terre et sécurité alimentaire

   dégradation des terres

   terre

   sécurité alimentaire

   évaluation foncière

   environnement

   In recent years, prices of agricultural land have increased quickly, actually doubling and tripling in many parts of the world. This land value reassessment has been prompted by rising crop prices and perceived land scarcity. But even as the value of land rises, land degradation continues and investments to prevent it are lagging. Awareness of environmental risks has moved to the forefront of global consciousness during the past 25 years.

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    2012 Global food policy report

    Publication évaluée par des pairs

    Articles et Livres

    décembre, 2013

    Asie méridionale, Asie orientale, Afrique sub-saharienne, Amérique du Sud, Afrique, Amérique septentrionale, Brésil, Chine, Inde, États-Unis d'Amérique, Europe

    Terre et sécurité alimentaire

    Terre et genre

    Terres, changement climatique et environnement

    sécurité alimentaire

    politique foncière

    agriculture

    femme

    droit agricole et rural

    agriculteur

    gouvernance foncière

    changement climatique

    environnement

    développement rural

    développement durable

    catastrophe naturelle

    Gestion foncière durable

    jeunesse

    droit de propriété

    droit foncier

    acquisition foncière

    dégradation des terres

    This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, and highlights emerging issues.