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Webinar: The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI)
Newly-launched abbreviated version of the WEAI
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WTO Disciplines on Agricultural Support
Political Economy, Experience and Prospects for the EU, US and Japan
International disciplines on agricultural domestic support have been in place since 1995 and negotiations over possible new commitments have been central to the unresolved WTO Doha Round. The influence of the existing disciplines and effects of potential new ones are difficult to assess because of the intense domestic political economy of agricultural policies, the complexity […]
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Millions Fed – Seattle
IFPRI SEMINAR SERIES Millions Fed – Seattle
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Smart Input Subsidies and Sustainable Agricultural Development
Agricultural input subsidies were commonly used to alleviate poverty in rural areas in the 1960s and 70s. However, these types of subsidies were abolished in the late 1980s as part of structural-adjustment programs implemented by development agencies. As a result, fertilizer use in Africa plummeted significantly. Today, the low use of fertilizer and other inputs […]
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Dealing with Climate Change
The Need to Include Agriculture and Land Use
Chair: Joachim von Braun, Director General, IFPRI Lunch served from 11.45 am, panel begins at 12.15 pm To meet mitigation and adaptation goals, international climate negotiations must include agriculture. In the lead up to Copenhagen, negotiators will meet next in Bonn in early June. Panelists will discuss the challenges and opportunities for integrating agriculture into […]