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The 1998 floods in Bangladesh

This report combines a careful analysis of government policy and private foodgrain markets with a detailed survey of 757 households in rural Bangladesh in November and December 1998, about two months after the floodwaters receded.
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Group-based financial institutions for the rural poor in Bangladesh

Table of Contents: Tables, Figures, Foreword, Acknowledgments, and Summary; 1. Introduction; 2. Determinants of the Placement and Outreach of Group-Based Financial Institutions:A County-Level Analysis; 3.

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The Egyptian food subsidy system

Egypt’s food subsidy system has been a mainstay of the government’s long-term policy of promoting social equity and political stability.

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Seasonal undernutrition in rural Ethiopia

Marked seasonal variability of both production- and consumption is characteristic of virtually all farming systems in the developing world.

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Urban livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Greater Accra, Ghana

Accra offers a compelling case study of the contemporary impact of urban life on the livelihoods, food security, and nutritional status of its people.

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Wheat policy reform in Egypt

Many developing countries are in transition from a state-dominated to a more market-oriented economy.

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Rice market liberalization and poverty in Viet Nam

Market liberalization, though an important element in economic reforms in developing countries in the past two decades, has been accused of harming the poor through higher food prices, layoffs in formerly state-owned enterprises, and the erosion o

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Recherche agronomique et croissance de la productivité en Inde

Bien que la population de l’Inde ait augmenté de 424 millions d’habitants entre 1963 et 1993, les graves crises alimentaires des premières années 1960 ont fait place à des surplus de nourriture dans les années 1990.

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Linkages between government spending, growth, and poverty in rural India

This research report on India addresses an important policy issue faced by policy-makers in many developing countries: how to allocate public funds more efficiently in order to achieve both growth and poverty-reduction goals in rural areas.
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Liaisons pour la croissance agricole en Afrique Sub-Saharienne

Quelle serait la croissance supplémentaire nette du revenu dans les zones ruralesde l’Afrique si le pouvoir d’achat des ménages locaux venait à augmenter?

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Production de blé au Bangladesh

Depuis le début des années 70, des investissements publics soutenus dans les installations d’irrigations, l’infrastructure rurale, la recherche agricole et les services de vulgarisation ont aidé les exploitants agricoles bengladeshis à obtenir une

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Les marchés phréatiques au Pakistan

Au Pakistan, où l’agriculture est fortement tributaire de l’irrigation, les marchés hydriques informels constituent un moyen d’importance croissante donnant accès aux nappes phréatiques aux petits agriculteurs et aux cultivateurs à bail*.

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Producción de trigo en Bangladesh

Desde comienzos del decenio de 1970, la inversión pública sostenida en instalaciones de riego, infraestructura rural, investigación agrícola y servicios de extensión ha ayudado a los agricultores de Bangladesh a lograr impresionantes aumentos de l