AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND RURAL TRANSFORMATION

When: 26 September 2017, 11:00 AM EST Presenter: Tewodaj Mogues, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Why do policymakers often tend to neglect agricultural investments with proven high returns, such as agricultural R&D, while types of agricultural public spending with much more limited welfare impact, such as agricultural input subsidies, gain strong budgetary attention?

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