May 11, 2017 — Much of the current analysis on agricultural productivity is hampered by the lack of consistent, high quality data on soil health. A new joint study implemented by the World Bank, the World Agroforestry Centre, and the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia has
March 15, 2017 — Despite high returns for public spending in agriculture and rural markets, Sub-Saharan countries tend to underinvest in them. Rebalancing the composition of public agricultural spending toward high return investments could reap massive payoffs.
February 2, 2017 — Data from 1,200 rice farmers in Ghana suggest that non-cognitive skills significantly affect simple adoption decisions and technical efficiency in rice production, and that the size of the estimated impacts exceeds that of traditional human capital measures.
Program Leader, Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Europe
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