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Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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Does bilateral trade in cereals within SADC reflect virtual trade in water between countries with different water endowments?

2023Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Garcia, R. J.; Traoré, F.
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Does bilateral trade in cereals within SADC reflect virtual trade in water between countries with different water endowments?

This paper examines intraregional bilateral trade in virtual water embedded in cereal flows between the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) states. A gravity model is employed to examine whether annual bilateral trade depends on differences in water endowments, but also includes socio-economic and political determinants that affect trade. There is evidence that the abundance of water resources in a country influences trade for a product that is water dependent. Thus, the adverse effect of water scarcity in a country may be ameliorated by encouraging exports of water-intensive cereal crops where water is in abundance and imported where water is scarce.

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2023

Authors

Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Garcia, R. J.; Traoré, F.

Citation

Matchaya, Greenwell; Garcia, R. J.; Traore, F. 2023. Does bilateral trade in cereals within SADC reflect virtual trade in water between countries with different water endowments? Water International, 25p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2255822]

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Botswana; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Keywords

Eswatini; Tanzania; International Trade; Cereal Crops; Virtual Water; Exports; Imports; Agricultural Trade; Sadc Countries; Water Resources; Water Scarcity; Water Demand; Water Availability; Policies; Models

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English

Access/Licence

Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2255822 Source record

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Mauritius: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet

2019Beintema, Nienke; Flaherty, Kathleen; Koyelas, Chandasa; Ramkissoon, Jairaj; Chandrabose, Sembhoo; Perez, Sandra; Ramnauth, Raj
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Mauritius: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet

This country factsheet presents key agricultural R&D indicators in a highly accessible visual display. The publication also features a more in-depth analysis of some of the key challenges that the country’s agricultural R&D system is facing, and the policy options to address these challenges.

Year published

2019

Authors

Beintema, Nienke; Flaherty, Kathleen; Koyelas, Chandasa; Ramkissoon, Jairaj; Chandrabose, Sembhoo; Perez, Sandra; Ramnauth, Raj

Citation

Beintema, Nienke; Ramnauth, Raj. 2019. Mauritius: Agricultural R&D Indicators Factsheet. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute. Washington, D.C.

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Mauritius

Keywords

Africa; Eastern Africa; Education; Gender; Investment; Agricultural Research; Technology; Agricultural Policies; Indicators; Sciences; Evaluation; Developing Countries; Public Expenditure; Governance

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English

Access/Licence

Open Access

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Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: University of Mauritius Faculty of Agriculture

2018Tailor, Anish; Puchooa, D.; Ramnauth, Raj; Beintema, Nienke M.
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Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: University of Mauritius Faculty of Agriculture

Credible quantitative and qualitative information on existing capacities in agricultural higher education agencies in Africa are crucial for strategic planning, policy formulation, setting priorities and benchmarks, measuring progress toward benchmarks, and identifying capacity gaps. Decisionmakers require a solid understanding of existing staffing and student capacities in the higher education sector, as well as in the wider agricultural innovation systems in Africa south of the Sahara. Access to such information supports effective policymaking to address capacity issues in higher education, agricultural research, extension, and other areas. Such information remains extremely limited, however. To fill this need, the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI/IFPRI) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) initiated a partnership to pilot the collection of this type of data for RUFORUM’s member universities. This factsheet presents the available data results for Africa University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources. An online version of the data is available via the Portal on Agricultural Capacity in RUFORUM Universities: www.asti.cgiar.org/RUFORUM.

Year published

2018

Authors

Tailor, Anish; Puchooa, D.; Ramnauth, Raj; Beintema, Nienke M.

Citation

Tailor, Anish; Puchooa, D.; Ramnauth, Raj; and Beintema, Nienke M. 2018. Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: University of Mauritius Faculty of Agriculture. Washington, DC: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Country/Region

Mauritius

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Education; Gender; Investment; Agricultural Research; Technology; Agricultural Policies; Indicators; Evaluation; Developing Countries; Science; Public Expenditure; Governance

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

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Datasets

Dataset

ASTI Mauritius Database

2014Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
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ASTI Mauritius Database

This dataset includes national-level time series data on researcher capacity by qualification level, age bracket, discipline mix, and commodity, as well as a detailed breakdown of agricultural research investment across government, higher education, nonprofit, and (where possible) private for-profit agricultural research agencies. These data were derived through a series of primary survey rounds conducted by IFPRI’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) and in close collaboration with a large network of national collaborators. The ASTI data constitute a powerful resource for national and regional research managers, policymakers, donor organizations, and other stakeholders. ASTI’s key indicators provide both a diagnostic tool for assessing the allocation and use of existing resources and an advocacy tool for increasing resources and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of resource use. The ASTI website offers interactive pages that allow users to access country-level time series data, make cross-country comparisons, create graphs, and download country datasets and publications as well as detailed institutional information on agencies involved in agricultural research. The interactive benchmarking tool on the ASTI website is a convenient map-based instrument allowing users to make cross-country comparisons and rankings based on a wide set of financial and human resource indicators. The detailed ASTI datasets are available in an easy-to-use data download tool. Detailed information on definitions, methodology, and calculation procedures are available at www.asti.cgiar.org

Year published

2014

Authors

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators

Citation

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators. 2014. ASTI Mauritius database. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. http://www.asti.cgiar.org/mauritius. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Mauritius

Keywords

Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Agricultural Research

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-NC-3.0

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Dataset