Report NEP-AGR-2025-10-06

This is the archive for NEP-AGR, a report on new working papers in the area of Agricultural Economics. Angelo Zago issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• Jimaima, Mulala & Muzeya, Hamwende & Lwisha, Charity Mutale & Chizyuka, Henry & Chisata, Chitambo Muyunda, 2025. "Factors Influencing Maize Sales Among Smallholder Farmers in Zambia," MPRA Paper 126050, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Ayalew, Hailemariam & Berhane, Guush & Wondale, Meseret & Breisinger, Clemens, 2024. "Farming under fire: The interplay of armed conflict and climate-induced weather disruptions in agricultural input use," IFPRI discussion papers 168640, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Rana, Abdul Wajid & Gill, Sitara & Akram, Iqra, 2024. "Pakistan: A cost-benefit analysis of crop rotation practice in rainfed areas," IFPRI working papers 139502, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Rana, Abdul Wajid & Gill, Sitara, 2024. "Pakistan: Strategy to promote climate smart agriculture practices," Other briefs 138510, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kinuthia, Dickson & Oingo, Balentine & Bryan, Elizabeth & Davis, Kristin E. & Wallin, Elsa & Bukachi, Salome A., 2024. "Nature-positive agriculture for people and the planet: A qualitative analysis from Kenya," IFPRI discussion papers 2319, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Khakimov, Parviz & Ashurov, Timur & Goibov, Manuchehr & Aliev, Jovidon, 2024. "Tajikistan’s agrifood sector review," IFPRI discussion papers 2317, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Sharma, Kriti & Kumar, Anjani & Kumar, Nalini Ranjan, 2024. "Varietal turnover in potato and its effect on yield: Evidence from household surveys in India," IFPRI discussion papers 2280, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Adeyanju, Dolapo & Amare, Mulubrhan & Andam, Kwaw S. & Bamiwuye, Temilolu & Gelli, Aulo & Idowu, Ifetayo, 2024. "Challenges and opportunities in Nigeria’s home-grown school feeding program: Toward a more efficient and sustainable model," IFPRI discussion papers 2290, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ali Akram & Kannika Thampanishvong, 2025. "Reconciling Climate Resilience and Farm Profitability: Evidence from New Theory Agriculture in Thailand," PIER Discussion Papers 239, Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research.
• Kariuki, Sarah W. & Mohamed, Asha B. & Mutuku, Urbanus & Mutegi, Charity & Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit & Hoffmann, Vivian, 2024. "Effectiveness of aflatoxin biocontrol: Evidence from Kenyan smallholders under varied levels of technical support," IFPRI discussion papers 2304, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Lena Kalukuta Mahina, 2025. "Development of circular solutions for a sustainable agricultural sector in Africa," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/394367, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
• Hazell, Peter B. R. & Timu, Anne G., 2024. "What’s holding back private sector agricultural insurance?," IFPRI discussion papers 2316, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kramer, Berber & Pattnaik, Subhransu & Ward, Patrick S. & Xu, Yingchen, 2024. "Impacts of an innovative credit + insurance bundle for marginalized farmers: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial in Odisha, India," IFPRI discussion papers 2288, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Aragie, Emerta A. & Thurlow, James, 2024. "Modeling crop-livestock interactions in semi-subsistence economies," IFPRI discussion papers 2278, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Abdelaziz, Fatma & Tarek, Abdallah, 2024. "Digital tools for smallholders in Egypt: The launch of a new price monitoring tool - Mahsoly," MENA working papers 44, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Pal, Barun Deb & Kapoor, Shreya & Rashid, Shahidur, 2024. "Adapting to climate change: The case of saline tolerant seed varieties in coastal Bangladesh," IFPRI discussion papers 2291, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Katoch, Sonali & Kumar, Anjani & Kolady, Deepthi E. & Sharma, Kriti, 2024. "The adoption and impact of food safety measures on smallholder dairy farmers’ economic welfare: Evidence from the Indo-Gangetic plains of India," IFPRI discussion papers 2281, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Melesse, Mequanint B. & Duche, Vishwambhar & Guvvalavenkata, Anupama & Kumar, Dron & Sanil, Richu & Falk, Thomas & Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., 2024. "Integrating surface water games into community water management toolkits: A reflection from practitioners in Odisha, India," Other briefs 4, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Balana, Bedru & Olanrewaju, Opeyemi, 2024. "Financial inclusion, agricultural inputs use, and household food security evidence from Nigeria," IFPRI discussion papers 2293, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Yami, Mastewal & Cavicchioli, Martina & Abate, Gashaw T. & Kramer, Berber, 2024. "Gendered drivers of varietal turnover: A qualitative assessment for improved teff and wheat varieties in Ethiopia," IFPRI discussion papers 2292, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Aladesuru, Damilola T. & Kasule, James B. & Bosch, Christine & Kato, Edward & Ringler, Claudia & Birner, Regina, 2024. "How do videos fit into current agricultural advisory services? Lessons from Kenya and Uganda," IFPRI discussion papers 2276, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Jimaima, Mulala, 2025. "Exploring the Role of Language in the Uptake of Agricultural Inputs Among Smallholder Farmers: Insights from a Pilot Study in Chalimbana University, Zambia," MPRA Paper 126056, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• Laura Peralta & Marie Boltz & Philippe Delacote & Kenneth Houngbedji & Julien Jacob, 2025. "Land Restitution And Deforestation In Colombia," Working Papers of BETA 2025-38, Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg.
• Diao, Xinshen & Jones, Eleanor & Pauw, Karl & Thurlow, James & Xu, Wenqian, 2024. "The agricultural transformation index," IFPRI discussion papers 2275, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. & Falk, Thomas & Sanil, Richu & ElDidi, Hagar & Zhang, Wei & Kosec, Katrina & Melesse, Mequanint B. & Duche, Vishwambhar, 2024. "Scaling up experiential learning for water management," Other briefs 2, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kane, Papa Abdoulaye & Barry, Mamadou Bobo & Eissler, Sarah & Tall, Thiané & Camara, Astou Diao & Sall, Moussa & Fass, Simone & Bryan, Elizabeth & Ringler, Claudia, 2024. "Strengthening women’s empowerment, climate resilience, and nutrition along the goat value chain in Senegal: A qualitative study," IFPRI discussion papers 2274, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kumar, Shalander & Kumar, G. Kishore & Roa, K.P.C., 2024. "Use Case - Delivering Contextualized Climate Information in two Districts of Odisha and Understanding Farmer Decision-Making: A case study in Odisha," CGIAR Initative Publications 163043, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Yi, Jing & Jiang, Shiyun & Tran, Dianna & Gómez, Miguel I. & Canning, Patrick & Bloem, Jeffrey R. & Barrett, Christopher B., 2024. "How agri-food value chain employment and compensation evolve with structural transformation," IFPRI discussion papers 2311, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Balana, Bedru & Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework & Arega, Tiruwork & Ringler, Claudia & Bryan, Elizabeth & Yami, Mastewal & Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum & Wondwosen, Abenezer, 2024. "Do public works investments in watershed rehabilitation and small-scale irrigation improve nutrition and resilience? Evidence from bureau for humanitarian assistance interventions in support of Ethiop," IFPRI discussion papers 2308, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Benfica, Rui & Hossain, Marup & Davis, Kristin E. & Boukaka, Sedi Anne & Azzarri, Carlo, 2024. "The true costs of food production in Kenya and Viet Nam," IFPRI discussion papers 2269, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kapoor, Shreya & Sma, Abdelkarim & Pathak, Himanshu & Pradhan, Mamata, 2024. "Farming for the future: Prioritization of climate-smart agriculture technologies in SAARC countries," IFPRI discussion papers 2285, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Headey, Derek D., 2024. "The state of food insecurity measurement: A mix of methods, and a mix of messages," IFPRI discussion papers 2323, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• HarvestPlus, 2024. "20 years of impact for a food systems transformation: HarvestPlus 2023 annual report," Annual reports 13, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ragasa, Catherine & Umar, Sulaiman & Sani, Rabiu Mohammed & Onyibe, Johnson E. & Omoigui, Lucky & Fasoranti, Adetunji & Nwagboso, Chibuzo & Bamiwuye, Temilolu & Takeshima, Hiroyuki & Andam, Kwaw S., 2024. "Supply- and demand-side factors affecting maize and cowpea varietal turnover and quality seed use: Mixed-method evidence from northern Nigeria," IFPRI discussion papers 2297, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Pechtl, Sarah & Mardonova Tolibkhonovna, Mohru & Ergasheva, Tanzila & Lambrecht, Isabel B., 2024. "A mixed-method study on gender and intrahousehold differences in food consumption from Khatlon Province, Tajikistan," IFPRI discussion papers 2296, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Benson, Todd & De Weerdt, Joachim & Duchoslav, Jan & Masanjala, Winford, 2024. "Fertilizer subsidies in Malawi: From past to present," MaSSP working papers 44, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Glauber, Joseph W. & Mamun, Abdullah, 2024. "Global rice market: Current outlook and future prospects," IFPRI discussion papers 2310, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Eissler, Sarah & Heckert, Jessica, 2024. "Evaluation of the programme to reduce vulnerability in coastal fishing areas in Djibouti: Qualitative findings," IFPRI discussion papers 2284, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Andam, Kwaw S. & Amare, Mulubrhan & Zambrano, Patricia & Bamiwuye, Temilolu & Nwagboso, Chibuzo & Fasoranti, Adetunji & Edeh, Hyacinth O. & Chambers, Judith A., 2024. "Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline report," NSSP working papers 145074, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ceballos, Francisco & Chugh, Aditi & Kramer, Berber, 2024. "Impacts of personalized picture-based crop advisories: Experimental evidence from India and Kenya," IFPRI discussion papers 2322, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ahmed, Akhter & Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab & Hoddinott, John F. & Roy, Shalini, 2024. "Does nutrition-sensitive social protection build longer-term resilience? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh," IFPRI discussion papers 2282, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ayalew, Hailemariam & Breisinger, Clemens & Karugia, Joseph T. & Kimaiyo, Faith Chepkemoi & Kimathi, Sally & Olwande, John, 2024. "Subsidizing resilience: Evaluating Kenya's fertilizer subsidy program amid global supply chain disruptions," IFPRI discussion papers 2306, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Asante, Felix A. & Asante, Seth, 2024. "Report on Inception Workshop: Strengthening national capacities and policies for food systems analysis and transformation in Ghana," Research reports 140482, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Zahniser, Steven, 2025. "U.S. Horticultural Imports from Mexico: 14 Years of Expansion from 2007–09 to 2021–23," Economic Brief 371448, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
• Hoffmann, Vivian & Murphy, Mike & Kariuki, Sarah, 2024. "Consumer response to food safety risk information," IFPRI discussion papers 2305, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ray, Soumyajit & Raghunathan, Kalyani & Bhanjdeo, Arundhita & Heckert, Jessica, 2024. "Can farmer collectives empower women and improve their welfare? Mixed methods evidence from India," IFPRI discussion papers 2267, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Hernandez, Manuel A. & Ceballos, Francisco & Berrospi, Maria Lucia & Perego, Viviana Maria Eugenia & Brown, Melissa & Lopez, Elena Mora, 2024. "Price and volatility transmission from international to domestic food and fertilizer markets in Central America," IFPRI discussion papers 2299, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ndegwa, Michael K. & Shee, Apurba & Ward, Patrick S. & Liu, Yanyan & Turvey, Calum G. & You, Liangzhi, 2024. "Impact of risk-contingent credit and traditional credit on smallholders’ agricultural investment and productivity: Experimental evidence from Kenya," IFPRI discussion papers 2303, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Leight, Jessica & Bahiru, Kibret Mamo & Buehren, Niklas & Getahun, Tigabu & Gilligan, Daniel O. & Mulford, Michael & Tambet, Heleene, 2024. "Promoting adoption of sustainable land management technologies by women and couples in Ethiopia: Evidence from a randomized trial," IFPRI discussion papers 2309, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Trachtman, Carly & Kramer, Berber & do Nascimento Miguel, Jérémy, 2024. "Market information and R&D investment under ambiguity: A framed artefactual experiment with plant breeding professionals," IFPRI discussion papers 2314, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Burger, Maximilian Nicolaus & Nilgen, Marco & Vollan, Björn, 2024. "Bias alleviation and value activation in citizens’ juries: Enhancing deliberation and civic engagement in sustainable food systems," IFPRI discussion papers 2320, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework & Yimam, Seid & Arega, Tiruwork & Alemu, Tekie & Gonfa, Kidist H. & Ringler, Claudia, 2024. "Irrigation schemes in Ethiopia’s Awash River Basin: An examination of physical, knowledge, and governance infrastructures," IFPRI discussion papers 2287, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Deininger, Klaus W. & Ali, Daniel Ayalew & Nataliia, Kussul & Lemoine, Guido & Shelestov, Andrii & Shumilo, Leonid, 2025. "Using Remotely Sensed Data to Assess War-Induced Damage to Agricultural Cultivation : Evidence from Ukraine," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11221, The World Bank.
• Ulimwengu, John M., 2024. "Rethinking the measurement of resilience for food and nutrition security," IFPRI discussion papers 2300, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Seymour, Greg & Cole, Steven M. & Costenbader, Elizabeth & Mwakanyamale, Devis & Adeyeye, Olajumoke & Feleke, Shiferaw & Ferguson, Nathaniel & Heckert, Jessica, 2024. "A guide to developing quantitative tools for measuring gender norms in agrifood systems," IFPRI discussion papers 2279, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Mukashov, Askar & Duchoslav, Jan & Kankwamba, Henry & Jones, Eleanor & Thurlow, James, 2024. "Malawi: Systematic analysis of domestic production and world market shocks," Economywide Risk Assessment Country Brief 3, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Esther Devilliers & Niklas Möhring & Robert Finger, 2024. "Estimation and comparison of the performance of low-input and conventional agricultural production systems," Post-Print hal-04157545, HAL.
• Mockshell, Jonathan & Asante-Addo, Collins & Nwagboso, Chibuzo & Ritter, Thea & Amare, Mulubrhan & Andam, Kwaw S., 2024. "Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline process evaluation report," NSSP working papers 145073, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Bleck, Jaimie & Carrillo, Lucia & Gottlieb, Jessica & Kosec, Katrina & Kyle, Jordan & Soumano, Moumouni, 2024. "Unlocking locally-led resilience amid conflict and climate stress: Views from community leaders in Mali on development priorities, aid distribution, and anticipatory action," IFPRI discussion papers 2272, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Rubin, Deborah, 2024. "Understanding the organizational approaches of funders and project implementers to strengthen women’s empowerment through agricultural collectives," IFPRI discussion papers 2283, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kumar, Kishore G. & Kumar, Shalander & Rao, K.P.C. & Patil, Mukund & Jat, M.L., 2024. "Customization, Parameterization, and Scaling of the iSAT: An ICT based Agro Advisory platform for location-specific Informed Decision-Making," CGIAR Initative Publications 162942, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Ioannis Chalkiadakis & Gareth W Peters & Guillaume Bagnarosa & Alexandre Gohin, 2025. "Structural changes and statistical causal relationships in agricultural commodities markets: the impact of public news sentiment and institutional announcements," Post-Print hal-05280276, HAL.
• Mockshell, Jonathan & Nwagboso, Chibuzo & Asante-Addo, Collins & Ritter, Thea & Zambrano, Patricia & Amare, Mulubrhan & Andam, Kwaw S., 2024. "How do policy environments influence technology adoption? Insights from Nigeria’s pod borer resistant (PBR) cowpea experience," NSSP policy notes 57, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Kalmey, Tim & Meya, Jasper & Sager, Lutz, 2025. "Biodiversity Engel Curves: Estimating how income and inequality shape consumption-driven biodiversity loss," ZEW Discussion Papers 25-041, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
• International Food Policy Research Institute & Hayoge, Glen & Kedir Jemal, Mekamu & Schmidt, Emily, 2024. "Papua New Guinea food price bulletin: July 2024," Papua New Guinea food price bulletins 149268, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Philippine Coeugnet & Julie Duval & Gwenaël Vourc'H & Julie Labatut, 2025. "Can citizens help produce knowledge to reconcile livestock farming and society? An experiment in the Massif central France [Les citoyens peuvent-ils participer à produire des connaissances pour réc," Post-Print hal-05279501, HAL.
• Mukashov, Askar & Warner, James & Jones, Eleanor & Thurlow, James, 2024. "Rwanda: Systematic analysis of domestic production and world market shocks," Economywide Risk Assessment Country Brief 1, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Benito Arruñada & Marco Fabbri & Daniele Nosenzo & Giorgio Zanarone, 2025. "Insider Collusion as a Threat to Property Rights: Experimental Evidence from West Africa," Working Papers 2025-11, FEDEA.
• Torsten Ehlers & Jon Frost & Carlos Madeira & Ilhyock Shim, 2025. "Macroeconomic impact of weather disasters: a global and sectoral analysis," BIS Working Papers 1292, Bank for International Settlements.
• Gumma, Murali K. & Panjala, Pranay & Choudhary, Karan & Dubey, Sunil K. & Bellam, Pavan Kumar & Murthy, C. S. & Mohammed, Ismail & Mohammed, Irshad, 2024. "Real Time Monitoring of Cropping Pattern Using Geospatial Analysis," CGIAR Initative Publications 162550, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
• Stefano Giglio & Theresa Kuchler & Johannes Stroebel & Olivier Wang, 2025. "Nature and Biodiversity Loss: A Research Agenda for Financial Economics," NBER Working Papers 34286, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Chisoro, Shingie, 2025. "The role of industry associations in export performance: Comparative cases of South Africa's citrus and wine industries," Sustainable Global Supply Chains Discussion Papers 10, Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains.