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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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Development Strategies and Governance

Steven Were Omamo

Director, Development Strategies and Governance (DSG)

Steven Were Omamo

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Steven Were Omamo is Director of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Were worked most recently for New Growth International, where he served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President. Previously, he held several leadership positions with the UN World Food Programme (WFP), including as Country Director in Ethiopia, and as Deputy Director and Food Systems Coordinator of the WFP Policy and Programme Division. He has also served as Director of Global Engagement and Research with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Director of Policy and Advocacy with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and has held positions with the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), and Egerton University, Kenya. Earlier in his career, Were worked at IFPRI as a Research and then Senior Research Fellow. He is an Adjunct Professor of Agricultural Economics at Virginia Tech University and holds PhD and MA degrees from Stanford University, an MS from the University of Connecticut, and a BS from California State University, Fresno.

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Rural Development Report 2016: Fostering inclusive rural transformation

2016
International Fund for Agricultural Development; Anderson, Jock; Benfica, Rui; Berdegué, Julio; Birner, Regina; Brooks, Karen; Bosc, Pierre-Marie; Nucci, Constanza Di; Huang, Jikun; Hussein, Karim
…more López, David; Omamo, Steven Were; Reardon, Thomas Anthony; Sma, Abdelkarim; Swallow, Brent; Swallow, Kimberly; Trivelli, Carolina; Tschirley, David; Turvey, Calum; Binswanger, Hans
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Rural Development Report 2016: Fostering inclusive rural transformation

Year published

2016

Authors

International Fund for Agricultural Development; Anderson, Jock; Benfica, Rui; Berdegué, Julio; Birner, Regina; Brooks, Karen; Bosc, Pierre-Marie; Nucci, Constanza Di; Huang, Jikun; Hussein, Karim; López, David; Omamo, Steven Were; Reardon, Thomas Anthony; Sma, Abdelkarim; Swallow, Brent; Swallow, Kimberly; Trivelli, Carolina; Tschirley, David; Turvey, Calum; Binswanger, Hans

Citation

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). 2016. Rural Development Report 2016: fostering inclusive rural transformation. Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). https://www.ifad.org/documents/30600024/30604583/RDR_WEB.pdf/c734d0c4-fbb1-4507-9b4b-6c432c6f38c3

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Gender; Sustainable Development Goals; Employment; Technology; Transformation; Social Protection; Hunger; Rural Transformation; Rural Development; Inclusiveness; Resilience; Poverty Reduction; Finance

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English

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Private-sector investment in R&D: A review of policy options to promote its growth in developing-country agriculture

2010Naseem, Anwar; Spielman, David J.; Omamo, Steven Were
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Private-sector investment in R&D: A review of policy options to promote its growth in developing-country agriculture

Technological innovation is vital to enhancing agricultural productivity and reducing poverty in many developing countries. Public investment in research and development has historically driven technological change in agriculture; however, recent trends suggest that the private sector may play a larger role in the future. Although there is optimism about the private sector’s ability to generate new technologies relevant to developing‐country agriculture, current levels of private investment remain low. The authors examine the determinants of private R&D investment in developing‐country agriculture, the market, and institutional constraints that limit the growth of investment, and incentives that can promote more rapid investment growth. [EconLit classification: O300, Q160]. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Year published

2010

Authors

Naseem, Anwar; Spielman, David J.; Omamo, Steven Were

Citation

Naseem, Anwar; Spielman, David J.; Omamo, Steven Were. 2010. Private-sector investment in R&D: A review of policy options to promote its growth in developing-country agriculture. Agribusiness 26(1): 143-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.20221

Keywords

Innovation; Developing Countries; Agricultural Productivity; Public Investment; Research; Poverty Reduction; Private Investment; Agricultural Sciences; Technology

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English

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Limited Access

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https://doi.org/10.1002/agr.20221 Source record

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Biotechnology, agriculture, and food security in Southern Africa

2005Omamo, Steven Were; von Grebmer, Klaus
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Biotechnology, agriculture, and food security in Southern Africa

Biotechnology disputes fall into the ever-expanding category of policy disputes characterized by multidimensionality and complexity. By their very nature, these disputes are centered around politically charged issues of allocation of rights to resources, as well as distribution of the benefits and costs of technological change. They typically involve a high degree of scientific uncertainty, long time horizons, and decisionmaking at multiple jurisdictional levels. Such disputes are therefore likely to pose exacting challenges. They involve a wide range of political, economic, social, and scientific considerations. Their satisfactory resolution therefore requires multistakeholder participation in a process of finding and maintaining a dynamic balance between political and technical priorities. In this process civil society can provide much of the expertise and creative thinking that is required to identify needs, generate innovative policy options, and implement agreements while governments retain their preeminent functions of ultimate decisionmaking.

Year published

2005

Authors

Omamo, Steven Were; von Grebmer, Klaus

Citation

Omamo, Steven Were, ed. and von Grebmer, Klaus, ed. 2005. Biotechnology, agriculture, and food security in Southern Africa. Washington, DC and Harare, Zimbabwe: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Network (FANRPAN).

Keywords

Africa; Southern Africa; Biotechnology; Policies; Resource Allocation; Intellectual Property Rights; Agriculture; Economic Development; Sustainable Development

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English

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Open Access

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The Socio-Economic Impact of Armed Conflict on Sudanese Urban Households
IFPRI Program/Country Event

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November 4, 2024, 9:00 – 12:00 pm

The Socio-Economic Impact of Armed Conflict on Sudanese Urban Households

The ongoing conflict in Sudan has been concentrated in cities, with major impacts on urban households. Large numbers of families are displaced, employment is down dramatically, and most children are unable to go to school. A comprehensive survey conducted earlier this year by IFPRI’ Sudan Strategy Support Program and the United Nations Development Programme provides […]

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October 07, 2024 | Press Release

Steven Were Omamo joins IFPRI as the new Director of the Development Strategies and Governance Unit

IFPRI is pleased to announce that Steven Were Omamo joins IFPRI as the new Director of the DSG Unit.

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