Colin Thirtle
Biographic Data
| ID | 196855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colin Thirtle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colin |
| FAMILY NAME | Thirtle |
| SIGNATURE | THIRTLE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Imperial College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 96 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Three bubbles and a panic: An explanatory review of recent food commodity price events
The Decline of Bt Cotton in KwaZulu-Natal: Technology and Institutions
The Impact of Research-Led Agricultural Productivity Growth on Poverty Reduction in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Can GM-Technologies Help the Poor? The Impact of Bt Cotton in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal
Multi-factor agricultural productivity, efficiency and convergence in Botswana, 1981–1996
Agricultural Productivity Growth and Poverty Alleviation
How important is agricultural growth to poverty reduction? This article first sets out the theoretical reasons for expecting agricultural growth to reduce poverty. Several plausible and strong arguments apply ‐ including the creation of jobs on the land, linkages from farming to the rest of the rural economy, and a decline in the real cost of food for the whole economy ‐ but the degree of impact is in all cases qualified by particular circumstanc…
South African Agriculture at the Crossroads: An Empirical Analysis of Efficiency, Technology and Productivity
List of Tables List of Figures Preface C.Thirtle, J.van Zyl & N.Vink Notes on the Contributors PART I Introduction to Part I C.Thirtle, J.van Zyl & N.Vink The Agrarian Structure and Empowerment: The Legacy M.Mbongwa, N.Vink & J.van Zyl Agricultural Policy: Undoing the Legacy of the Past N.Vink, J.Kirsten & J.van Zyl The Public Agricultural Research System H.Rooseboom, P.G.Pardey, H.S.von Bach & J.van Zyl PART II Introduction to Part II C.Thirtle …
Privatization and the roles of public and private institutions in agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural Productivity in Zimbabwe, 1970-90
About three quarters of the population of Zimbabwe is mainly dependent on agriculture, including wage remittances; the sector accounts for over I 2 % of GDP, about 24% of formal employment and is the main source of foreign currency, bringing in about 40% of the total. The sector is dualistic, with commerical farms producing nearly 70?% of output and contributing about 8o % of sales (95 % for tobacco, the main export); the rest is accounted for by…
Three bubbles and a panic: An explanatory review of recent food commodity price events
The Impact of Research-Led Agricultural Productivity Growth on Poverty Reduction in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Can GM-Technologies Help the Poor? The Impact of Bt Cotton in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal
Multi-factor agricultural productivity, efficiency and convergence in Botswana, 1981–1996
Agricultural Productivity in Zimbabwe, 1970-90
About three quarters of the population of Zimbabwe is mainly dependent on agriculture, including wage remittances; the sector accounts for over I 2 % of GDP, about 24% of formal employment and is the main source of foreign currency, bringing in about 40% of the total. The sector is dualistic, with commerical farms producing nearly 70?% of output and contributing about 8o % of sales (95 % for tobacco, the main export); the rest is accounted for by…
Privatization and the roles of public and private institutions in agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural Productivity in Zimbabwe, 1970-90
About three quarters of the population of Zimbabwe is mainly dependent on agriculture, including wage remittances; the sector accounts for over I 2 % of GDP, about 24% of formal employment and is the main source of foreign currency, bringing in about 40% of the total. The sector is dualistic, with commerical farms producing nearly 70?% of output and contributing about 8o % of sales (95 % for tobacco, the main export); the rest is accounted for by…
Privatization and the roles of public and private institutions in agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural Productivity Growth and Poverty Alleviation
How important is agricultural growth to poverty reduction? This article first sets out the theoretical reasons for expecting agricultural growth to reduce poverty. Several plausible and strong arguments apply ‐ including the creation of jobs on the land, linkages from farming to the rest of the rural economy, and a decline in the real cost of food for the whole economy ‐ but the degree of impact is in all cases qualified by particular circumstanc…
South African Agriculture at the Crossroads: An Empirical Analysis of Efficiency, Technology and Productivity
List of Tables List of Figures Preface C.Thirtle, J.van Zyl & N.Vink Notes on the Contributors PART I Introduction to Part I C.Thirtle, J.van Zyl & N.Vink The Agrarian Structure and Empowerment: The Legacy M.Mbongwa, N.Vink & J.van Zyl Agricultural Policy: Undoing the Legacy of the Past N.Vink, J.Kirsten & J.van Zyl The Public Agricultural Research System H.Rooseboom, P.G.Pardey, H.S.von Bach & J.van Zyl PART II Introduction to Part II C.Thirtle …
The Impact of Research-Led Agricultural Productivity Growth on Poverty Reduction in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Can GM-Technologies Help the Poor? The Impact of Bt Cotton in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal
Multi-factor agricultural productivity, efficiency and convergence in Botswana, 1981–1996
The Decline of Bt Cotton in KwaZulu-Natal: Technology and Institutions
Three bubbles and a panic: An explanatory review of recent food commodity price events
Economics (8 works) · Agriculture (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Agricultural economics (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Productivity (5 works) · Agricultural productivity (3 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (3 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (2 works)