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From "best practice" to "best fit": A framework for designing and analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services worldwide

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2006
| by Regina Birner, Kristin E. Davis, John L. Pender, Ephraim Nkonya, Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, Javier Ekboir, Adiel N. Mbabu, David J. Spielman, Daniela Horna, Samuel Benin and Marc J. Cohen

The paper develops a framework for the design and analysis of pluralistic agricultural advisory services and reviews research methods from different disciplines that can be used when applying the framework.

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Shocks, sensitivity and resilience

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2006
| by Michael R. Carter, Peter D. Little, Tewodaj Mogues and Workneh Negatu

"Droughts, hurricanes and other environmental shocks punctuate the lives of poor and vulnerable populations in many parts of the world.

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Bridging research, policy, and practice in African agriculture

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2004
| by Steven Were Omamo

Policy research on African agriculture is long on prescriptions for what needs to be done to spur agricultural growth but short on how such prescriptions might be implemented in practice. What explains this state of affairs?