public expenditures in agriculture

PUBLIC EXPENDITURES IN AGRICULTURE

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Our fourth webinar in the 2017 series posed some very important questions: How much do governments invest in agriculture? Are these expenditures worth it? And what are the reasons for under-investment? We thank Tewodaj Mogues (IFPRI) for the excellent presentation and all live participants for attention and very interesting discussion.
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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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Tolulope Olofinbiyi and Tewodaj Mogues (IFPRI) are sharing insights from a qualitative study of subnational government spending in Nigeria. 
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Cross-posted from IFPRI Research Blog Public investment has gained importance in development in recent years. In the Malabo Declaration on
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One of the most important instruments that developing and transitioning countries possess to achieve the transformation of their economies through
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Sustainable growth and inclusive rural transformation require provision of key public goods and services, all of which cost money. Managing
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Is the ten percent government agriculture expenditure overestimated? This new discussion paper just released by IFPRI is part of four country case