Impacts of agricultural research on poverty: findings of an integrated economic and social analysis

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dc.creatorMeinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
dc.creatorAdato, Michelle
dc.creatorHaddad, Lawrence J.
dc.creatorHazell, Peter B. R.
dc.date2003-10
dc.date2024-10-24T12:46:38Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:46:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:26:06Z
dc.descriptionThe extent to which agricultural research has reduced poverty has become an increasing concern of policymakers, donors, and researchers. Until recently, poverty reduction was a secondary goal of agricultural research. The primary focus was on increasing food supplies and reducing food prices, a strategy that was successful in substantially increasing the yields of important food staples. When increased productivity is combined with increased agricultural employment, lower food prices, and increased off-farm employment, agricultural research can be credited with significant reductions in rural poverty. This has been the case particularly in Asia and Latin America, where the vast majority of the developing world population and the world’s poor live.3 However, the paths of causality are complex and highly contingent. The benefits do not necessarily materialize for poor people, and some effects can be negative.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/156997
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104273
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMeinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Adato, Michelle; Haddad, Lawrence James; Hazell, Peter B. R. 2003. Impacts of agricultural research on poverty: findings of an integrated economic and social analysis. FCND Discussion Paper 164; EPTD Discussion Paper 111. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156997
dc.subjectagricultural research
dc.subjectsustainable livelihoods
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectagricultural technology
dc.subjectagricultural growth
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectresearch
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectextension
dc.titleImpacts of agricultural research on poverty: findings of an integrated economic and social analysis
dc.typeWorking Paper

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