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DSGD/EPTD/FCND Research Theme
Impact of Agricultural Research on Poverty (IARP) |
Theme | Countries and Regions | Case Studies | Results and Impacts | Research Management Team | Research Collaborators | Collaborating Institutions | Donors | Selected Publications | Associated Links |
Case Studies
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN INDIA AND CHINA
These two IFPRI studies will use sub-national secondary data for recent decades to measure the impact of public investments in agricultural R&D on agricultural productivity growth and poverty in India and China. Econometric models will be estimated that track the different channels through which agricultural R&D impacts on rural poverty. The studies will also trace the parentage of some key crop varieties to calculate in approximate terms the contribution of the CG centers' own research to productivity growth and poverty reduction in India and China. The studies mask a huge variety of individual technologies, but together capture their impacts at a scale that includes over 2 billion people, and a significant share of total agricultural output in the developing world.
RICE RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND IMPACTS ON THE POOR: THE BANGLADESH CASE
This IRRI led study will assess the impact of the technological progress in rice cultivation on the alleviation of poverty in Bangladesh. It will analyze direct on-farm benefits for adopting poor farmers, and positive or negative impacts of mediating institutions such as markets for land, labor, water and credit. Various poverty measures will be used, including income-based measures and indicators of empowerment (e.g. gender equity, school participation, access to healthcare, crisis coping capacity during natural disaster, and occupational mobility). Nationwide panel data exist for 1987, 1990 and 1995 will be supplemented with a resurvey, a survey of local factor markets, and qualitative data collection on institutional change and impacts on poverty.
Rice research, technological progress, and impacts on the poor : the Bangladesh case . Hossain, Mahabub; Lewis, David; Bose, Manik L.; Chowdhury, Alamgir. EPTD Discussion paper 110. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2003. Brief (PDF 163K) | Full Text (PDF 313K)
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED RICE, VEGETABLE, AND FISHPOND MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES IN BANGLADESH
This IFPRI case study will undertake a poverty impact assessment of three CGIAR related technologies in Bangladesh: HYV rice (IRRI), new vegetable varieties (supported by AVRDC) and polyculture fish pond production (ICLARM). Supplementing a rich multi-round data set with further qualitative data, the study examines the effectiveness of different dissemination pathways, vulnerability to natural and other disasters, and as a range of poverty outcomes, including empowerment of women.
An Integrated Economic and Social Analysis to Assess the Impact of Vegetable and Fishpond Technologies on Poverty in Rural Bangladesh . Hallman, Kelly; Lewis, David; Begum, Suraiya. FCND Discussion Paper 163/EPTD Discussion Paper 112. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2003. Brief (PDF 190K) | Full Text: (PDF 373K)
THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED MAIZE GERMPLASM ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION: THE CASE OF TUXPEÑO-DERIVED MATERIAL IN MEXICO
This CIMMYT led study will document how farmers in lowland tropical Mexico cross improved maize varieties with local landraces to create 'creolized' varieties. This adaptive research is a form of empowerment that enables farmers, particularly poor ones, to better meet their own needs. The widespread use of creolized varieties is important for assessing CIMMYT's impact, because impact studies that only examine the direct adoption of improved varieties will under-estimate the true impact of a breeding program. This study will collect new data to reveal patterns of diffusion and adaptation, assess poverty impacts, and increase our understanding of how improved, creolized and local varieties respond to the needs and livelihood strategies of different groups of farmers. The study will also examine local seed distribution systems, to explain how the institutional context within which technology is developed, disseminated and demanded mediates adoption, with the aim of narrowing the gap between what farmers want and what breeders offer.
The Impact of Improved Maize Germplasm on Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Tuxpeño-Derived Material in Mexico . Bellon, Mauricio; Adato, Michelle; Becerril, Javier; Mindek, Dubravka. FCND Discussion Paper 162. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2003. Brief (PDF 190K) | Full Text (PDF 389K)
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF AGROFORESTRY-BASED SOIL FERTILITY REPLENISHMENT INTERVENTIONS ON THE POOR IN WESTERN KENYA
This study by ICRAF will assess the impacts of low-cost agro-forestry based soil and fertility replenishment (SRF) interventions on the livelihoods of poor farmers in Western Kenya. The study will collect new data to examine how SFR technology affects farmers' productive and risk mitigating assets, why different groups of farmers adopt or adopt differently, and the effects on a range of livelihood outcomes. The study will also compare diverse technology dissemination methods being promoted by government and nongovernmental institutions involved with training and extension, in order to evaluate their effectiveness in reaching the poor, the effects of different levels of participation on human and social capital formation, and poverty impacts.
The Impact of Agroforestry-Based Soil Fertility Replenishment Practices on the Poor in Western Kenya . Place, Frank; Adato, Michelle; Hebinck, Paul; Omosa, Mary. FCND Discussion Paper 160. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2003. Brief (PDF 159K) | Full Text (PDF 427K)
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF HYV MAIZE LIVELIHOODS IN RESETTLEMENT AREAS OF ZIMBABWE
This case study will examine the patterns of diffusion and impact of two generations of HYV maize in selected resettlement areas of rural Zimbabwe. Impact will be assessed in terms of selected livelihood outcomes, including incomes, vulnerability, assets and nutrition. The study, which will be led by IFPRI, will build upon a unique set of available household survey data that provides detailed information at several points in time for the same households. This will allow examination of poverty in a dynamic sense, including vulnerability and responses to drought and withdrawal of state services, as well as responses such as diversification of livelihoods and investment in various assets.
Assessing the Impact of HYV Maize in Resettlement Areas of Zimbabwe . Bourdillon, Michael; Hebinck, Paul; Hoddinott, John; Kinsey, Bill; Marondo, John; Mudege, Netsai; Owens, Trudy. FCND Discussion Paper 161. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. 2002. Brief (PDF 176K) | Full Text (PDF 322K)
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