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Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research, Livelihoods, and Poverty shed light on these questions through a collection of case studies that explore the types of impact that agricultural research has had on livelihoods and poverty in low-income countries. The studies focus on the impact of research carried out by several institutions that are part of or collaborate with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the leading nonprofit consortium conducting international agricultural research in low-income countries. The countries covered include Bangladesh, China, India, Kenya, Mexico, and Zimbabwe. The contributors employ micro-level case studies and macro-level analysis and combine methods and perspectives from economics, sociology, and anthropology. They examine whether and how agricultural research has affected livelihoods, vulnerability, and poverty; the extent to which poverty reduction can be attributed to different technologies; and the economic, social, and cultural contexts in which technologies affect different social and economic groups. This book will help researchers in the agricultural and social sciences, as well as others concerned with development policy and its implementation, to better understand the pathways connecting research and poverty reduction and to guide future study of this vitally important issue. CONTRIBUTORS: Michelle Adato, Javier Becerril, Suraiya Begum, Mauricio R. Bellon, Manik L. Bose, Michael Bourdillon, Connie Chan-Kang, Alamgir Chowdhury, Shenggen Fan, Lawrence Haddad, Kelly Hallman, Peter Hazell, Paul Hebinck, John Hoddinott, Mahabub Hossain, Bill Kinsey, K. Krishnaiah, David Lewis, John Marondo, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Dubravka Mindek, Netsayi Mudege, Mary Omosa, Trudy Owens, Frank Place, and Keming Qian.

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<p>I found reading this book very inspiring and can highly recommend it to all being interested in development research. Given the wealth of different methodologies and the manifold examples of best practices, it is of interest to researchers, practicioners, and policy-makers alike.--Ulrike Grote Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture (01/01/2008)

I found reading this book very inspiring and can highly recommend it to all being interested in development research. Given the wealth of different methodologies and the manifold examples of best practices, it is of interest to researchers, practicioners, and policy-makers alike. -- Ulrike Grote Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 2008

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Michelle Adato and Ruth Meinzen-Dick are senior research fellows at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Adato leads IFPRI's global research program on Large Scale Human Capital Interventions, where her research focuses on the social dynamics of programs aimed at improving livelihoods, health, nutrition and education. A coeditor of Innovation in Natural Resource Management and other books, Meinzen-Dick's research deals with water resource management and she leads the CGIAR's program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRI).

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