Alastair Orr
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697377 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alastair Orr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alastair |
| FAMILY NAME | Orr |
| SIGNATURE | ORR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Natural Resources Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0463-8752 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Hedgehog or fox? Theories of change for dryland cereals in Eastern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics' (ICRISAT) research strategy for sorghum and millets is based on market‐led development. We analyse the construction of this Theory of Change and its application to Eastern Africa using evidence from the Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement (HOPE) project. We trace the evolution of market discourse in ICRISAT and ask why this discourse became so influential. The sca…
The discipline of context
Commercialization may disempower women if men take control of “women’s crops”. We tested this hypothesis for pigeonpea with a sample of 175 married households in Phalombe district, Southern Malawi. Commercialization did not change women’s control over decision-making for pigeonpea. An experimental game was used to identify preferences for the intra-household distribution of income at two different levels of income from pigeonpea. At both low and …
Are there "women's crops"? A new tool for gender and agriculture
A “Gender Control Tool” was developed to measure women’s control over decision-making for agricultural production, sales, and use of income. The tool was tested for groundnuts in Eastern Province, Zambia, where mechanisation has increased male participation in groundnut shelling, and for goats in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe, where the introduction of auctions has increased investment and sales. A mixed methods approach was used, that involved focus…
Why were So Many Social Scientists Wrong about the Green Revolution? Learning from Bangladesh
Most social scientists once took a negative view of the socio-economic consequences of the Green Revolution. Events have since proved them wrong. Using Bangladesh as an example, we offer three reasons why social scientists were mistaken. One is the focus on village studies at the expense of nationally representative surveys. Another is insufficient appreciation of the technical limits of the new rice technology. The third is a misleading model of…
Exploring Seasonal Poverty Traps
Conventional wisdom in Malawi holds that seasonal food deficits force smallholders to hire out their labour to buy food during the critical first six weeks after planting, thereby reducing maize yields on their own fields and reinforcing poverty. This model was tested empirically for the Blantyre Shire Highlands using evidence from a panel survey and household case studies. Results showed no significant relationship between the supply of hired la…
Integrated Pest Management for Resource-Poor African Farmers
Market Liberalisation, Household Food Security and the Rural Poor in Malawi
Adapting to Adjustment
Green Gold’
De‐industrialisation in India ‐ a note
"De‐industrialisation in India ‐ a note." , 17(1), pp. 96–97 Notes Department of Economic History, University of Edinburgh
Adapting to Adjustment
Green Gold’
Integrated Pest Management for Resource-Poor African Farmers
Market Liberalisation, Household Food Security and the Rural Poor in Malawi
Are there "women's crops"? A new tool for gender and agriculture
A “Gender Control Tool” was developed to measure women’s control over decision-making for agricultural production, sales, and use of income. The tool was tested for groundnuts in Eastern Province, Zambia, where mechanisation has increased male participation in groundnut shelling, and for goats in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe, where the introduction of auctions has increased investment and sales. A mixed methods approach was used, that involved focus…
De‐industrialisation in India ‐ a note
"De‐industrialisation in India ‐ a note." , 17(1), pp. 96–97 Notes Department of Economic History, University of Edinburgh
Green Gold’
Market Liberalisation, Household Food Security and the Rural Poor in Malawi
Adapting to Adjustment
Integrated Pest Management for Resource-Poor African Farmers
Exploring Seasonal Poverty Traps
Conventional wisdom in Malawi holds that seasonal food deficits force smallholders to hire out their labour to buy food during the critical first six weeks after planting, thereby reducing maize yields on their own fields and reinforcing poverty. This model was tested empirically for the Blantyre Shire Highlands using evidence from a panel survey and household case studies. Results showed no significant relationship between the supply of hired la…
Why were So Many Social Scientists Wrong about the Green Revolution? Learning from Bangladesh
Most social scientists once took a negative view of the socio-economic consequences of the Green Revolution. Events have since proved them wrong. Using Bangladesh as an example, we offer three reasons why social scientists were mistaken. One is the focus on village studies at the expense of nationally representative surveys. Another is insufficient appreciation of the technical limits of the new rice technology. The third is a misleading model of…
Are there "women's crops"? A new tool for gender and agriculture
A “Gender Control Tool” was developed to measure women’s control over decision-making for agricultural production, sales, and use of income. The tool was tested for groundnuts in Eastern Province, Zambia, where mechanisation has increased male participation in groundnut shelling, and for goats in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe, where the introduction of auctions has increased investment and sales. A mixed methods approach was used, that involved focus…
The discipline of context
Commercialization may disempower women if men take control of “women’s crops”. We tested this hypothesis for pigeonpea with a sample of 175 married households in Phalombe district, Southern Malawi. Commercialization did not change women’s control over decision-making for pigeonpea. An experimental game was used to identify preferences for the intra-household distribution of income at two different levels of income from pigeonpea. At both low and …
Hedgehog or fox? Theories of change for dryland cereals in Eastern Africa
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi‐Arid Tropics' (ICRISAT) research strategy for sorghum and millets is based on market‐led development. We analyse the construction of this Theory of Change and its application to Eastern Africa using evidence from the Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement (HOPE) project. We trace the evolution of market discourse in ICRISAT and ask why this discourse became so influential. The sca…
Economics (9 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (8 works) · Agriculture (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Agricultural economics (7 works) · Business (7 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Market economy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (4 works)