Michael Johnson

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Development Strategy and Governance Division

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Revisiting Agricultural Input and Farm Support Subsidies in Africa: The Case of Ghana's Mechanization, Fertilizer, Block Farms, and Marketing Programs

Number of pages: 136 Posted: 28 Mar 2014
Samuel Benin, Michael Johnson, Emmanuel Abokyi, Gerald Ahorbo, Kipo Jimah, Gamel Nasser, Victor Owusu, Joe Taabazuing and Albert Tenga
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Department of Agricultural Engineering of the Ho Polytechnic, A member of the CGIAR Consortium - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
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Ghana, West Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Africa, farm inputs, buffer stocks, subsidies, fertilizer, mechanization, marketing, farm subsidies, block farms

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Assessing the Potential and Policy Alternatives for Achieving Rice Competitiveness and Growth in Nigeria

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01301
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 20 Feb 2014
Michael Johnson, Hiroyuki Takeshima and K. Gyimah-Brempong
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and University of South Florida - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics
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Nigeria, West Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Africa, rice, imports, self sufficiency, import controls, competitiveness, value chains, rice value chain, import restrictions

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A Chicken and Maize Situation: The Poultry Feed Sector in Ghana

IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 1601
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 01 Feb 2017
Kwaw Andam, Michael Johnson, Catherine Ragasa, Doreen Kufoalor and Sunipa Das Gupta
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ghana Strategy Support Program and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Ghana, West Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Africa, Poultry, Maize, Livestock, Chickens, Feeds, Livestock Feed, Feed Mill, Value Chain, Spatial Market Model

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Achieving Regional Growth Dynamics in African Agriculture

IFPRI DSGD Discussion Paper No. 17
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Feb 2005
Awudu Abdulai, Xinshen Diao and Michael Johnson
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Agriculture, Public Investment, Economic Theories, Economic Geography, Regional Development, Trade Liberalization, Infrastructure, Economic Theories

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A Farm-Level Perspective of the Policy Challenges for Export Diversification in Malawi: Example of the Oilseeds and Maize Sectors

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1549
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 Sep 2016
Michael Johnson, Brent Edelman and Cynthia Kazembe
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Malawi; Southern Africa; Africa South of Sahara; Africa; food security; diversification; smallholders; oilseeds; maize; farm modeling; linear programming; export crop diversification

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Aid Effectiveness in Ghana: How’s the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative Doing?

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01359
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 Aug 2014
Samuel Benin, Tsitsi Makombe and Michael Johnson
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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agricultural development, Agricultural growth, aid programmes, food security, Nutrition security, Poverty, rural areas

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Improved Performance of Agriculture in Africa South of the Sahara: Taking Off or Bouncing Back

IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 01224
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Dec 2012
Alejandro Nin Pratt, Michael Johnson and Bingxin Yu
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Agriculture, Agricultural growth, Agricultural productivity, growth accounting, economic growth, Commodities, Agricultural policies, Africa South of Sahara, Africa

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Exploring Strategic Priorities for Regional Agricultural Research and Development Investments in Southern Africa

IFPRI Discussion Paper 01318
Number of pages: 140 Posted: 27 Mar 2014
Michael Johnson, Samuel Benin, Liangzhi You, Xinshen Diao, Pius Chilonda and Adam Kennedy
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Africa and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Southern Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Africa, agricultural growth, markets, agricultural research, yields, simulation models, technology transfer, yield gap, multimarket model, spatial analysis, technology spillovers, staple crops, priority setting

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Changes in Ghanaian Farming Systems: Stagnation or a Quiet Transformation?

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1504
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Mar 2016
Nazaire Houssou, Michael Johnson, Shashidhara Kolavalli and Collins Asante-Addo
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Ghana; West Africa; Africa South of Sahara; Africa; intensification; green revolution; households; economic development; technological change; farming systems; stagnation; agricultural transformation

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Understanding the Role of Research in the Evolution of Fertilizer Policies in Malawi

IFPRI Discussion Paper No. 01266
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 May 2013
Michael Johnson and Regina Birner
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and University of Honhenheim
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Agricultural policy, Fertilizer, fertilizer policy, fertilizer subsidies, fertilizer subsidy, Policy process, Policy research, Africa, Africa south of Sahara, East Africa, Malawi

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Optimal Tariffs with Smuggling: A Spatial Analysis of Nigerian Rice Policy Options

IFPRI Discussion Paper 1493
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 05 Mar 2016
Michael Johnson and Paul Dorosh
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Nigeria; west Africa; Africa south of Sahara; Africa; tariffs; rice; trade; trade barriers; spatial market equilibrium model; smuggling