Evaluation Overview

Beddow, J.M., D. Kriticos, P.G. Pardey, and R.W. Sutherst. “Potential Global Crop Pest 
Distributions Using CLIMEX: HarvestChoice Applications.” HarvestChoice Working Paper.
St Paul: HarvestChoice, University of Minnesota, 2010.

You, L., C. Ringler, G. Nelson, U. Wood-Sichra, R. Robertson, S. Wood, Z. Guo, T. Zhu, and
Y. Sun. “What Is the Irrigation Potential for Africa? A Combined Biophysical and Socioeconomic Approach.”IFPRI Discussion Paper 00993. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2010.

La Rovere, R., G. Kostandini, T. Abdoulaye, J. Dixon, W. Mwangi, Z. Guo, and M. Bänziger “Potential Impact of Investments in Drought Tolerant Maize in Africa.” Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: CIMMYT, 2010.

Hurley, T.M. “A Review of Agricultural Production Risk in the Developing World.”
HarvestChoice Working Paper. St Paul: HarvestChoice, University of Minnesota, 2010.

Pardey, P.G., S. Wood, and R. Hertford, eds. Research Futures: Projecting Agricultural R&D Potentials for Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington, DC and St. Paul: IFPRI, IDB, and InSTePP, 2010.

Research Futures Supplementary Tables and Figures.

Alston, J.M., B.A. Babcock and P.G. Pardey, eds. The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide. CARD-MATRIC on-line volume, Ames: Iowa State University, 2010.

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview 
Alston, J.M., B.A. Babcock and P.G. Pardey

PART 1: INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE AND INTERPRETATION

Chapter 2. The Changing Landscape of Global Agriculture 
Beddow, J.M., P.G. Pardey, J. Koo and S. Wood

Chapter 3. Global Patterns of Crop Yields and Other Partial Productivity Measures and Prices
Alston, J.M., J.M. Beddow and P.G. Pardey

Chapter 4. Total Factor Productivity in the Global Agricultural Economy: Evidence from FAO Data
Fuglie, K.O.

PART 2: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Chapter 5. Agricultural Productivity Growth in Australia and New Zealand 
Mullen, J.D.

Chapter 6. The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity in Canada
Veeman, T.S. and Gray, R.

Chapter 7. Agricultural Productivity in the United Kingdom
Piesse, J. and C. Thirtle

Chapter 8. Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity in the United States
Alston, J.M., M.A. Andersen, J.S. James and P.G. Pardey

Chapter 9. Agricultural Productivity in China
Jin, S., J. Huang and S. Rozelle

Chapter 10. Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe
Swinnen, J.F.M., K. van Herck and L. Vranken

Chapter 11. The Changing Pattern and Sources of Agricultural Growth in India
Singh, A., and S. Pal

Chapter 12. Indonesia: From Food Security to Market-Led Agricultural Growth
Fuglie, K.O.

Chapter 13. South African Agricultural Production and Productivity Patterns
Liebenberg, F. and P.G. Pardey

Chapter 14. The Agricultural Sector in Argentina: Major Trends and Recent Developments
Lence, S.H.

Chapter 15. Shifting Patterns of Global Agricultural Productivity: Synthesis and
Conclusion
Alston, J.M., B.A. Babcock and P.G. Pardey

Pardey, P.G. and P.L. Pingali. Reassessing International Research for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Global Forum for Agricultural Research, 2010 (Prepared for the Global Conference of Agricultural Research for Development, Montpellier, France, March 2010).

Herrero, M., P.K. Thornton, A.M. Notenbaert, S. Wood, S. Msangi, H.A. Freeman, D. Bosslo, J. Dixon, M. Peters, J. van de Steeg, J. Lynam, P. Parthasarathy Rao, S. Macmillan, B. Gerard, J. McDermott, C. Sere, M. Rosegrant “Smart Investments in Sustainable Food Production: Revisiting Mixed Crop-Livestock .”Science 327: 822-825, 2010.

Liebenberg, F., P.G. Pardey and M. Kahn. "South African Agricultural Research and Development: A Century of Change." InSTePP Paper P10-01. St. Paul: International Science and Technology Practice and Policy, University of Minnesota, 2010.

Pardey, P.G. and J.M. Alston. U.S. Agricultural Research in a Global Food Security Setting.
A Report of the CSIS Task Force on Food Security. Washington D.C.: Center for Strategic International Studies, 2010.

Pardey, P.G. “Reassessing Public-Private Roles in Agricultural R&D for Economic Development.” in A.G. Brown. Deakin, ed. World Food Security: Can Private Sector R&D Feed the Poor?; The Crawford Fund fifteenth annual international conference, Parliament House, Canberra, 27-28 October 2009, Australia: Crawford Fund, 2010.

Complete conference proceedings.

Alston, J.M. and P.G. Pardey (Guest Editors). “Agricultural Productivity and Food Security in the Long Run."Choices 24(4) (Fourth Quarter 2009).

Theme Overview: Agricultural Productivity and Global Food Security in the Long Run
Alston, J.M. and P.G. Pardey

The Shifting Global Patterns of Agricultural Productivity
Beddow, J.M., P.G. Pardey and J.M. Alston

Structural Changes in U.S. Agricultural Production and Productivity
James, J.S., J.M. Alston, P.G. Pardey and M.A. Andersen

Agricultural Production and Productivity in Canada
Veeman, T.S. and R. Gray

The Production Performance of China's Transforming Agriculture
Jin, S., J. Huang and S. Rozelle

Agricultural Productivity in Transition Economies
Swinnen, J.F.M., K. van Herck and L. Vranken

Nelson, G.C., M.W. Rosegrant, J. Koo, R. Robertson, T. Sulser, T. Zhu, C. Ringler, S. Msangi, A. Palazzo, M. Batka, M. Magalhaes, R. Valmonte-Santos, M. Ewing, and D. Lee. “Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation.” IFPRI Food Policy Report. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009.

Alston, J.M., J.M. Beddow, and P.G. Pardey. “Agricultural Research, Productivity, and Food Prices in the Long Run." Science 325(5945)(September 2009): 1209-1210.

Alston, J.M., J.M. Beddow, and P.G. Pardey. “Mendel Versus Malthus: Research, Productivity and Food Prices in the Long Run.” InSTePP Paper P09-01. St. Paul: International Science and Technology Practice and Policy, University of Minnesota, 2009.

Frisvold, G.B. (Guest Editor). "Special Issue: Herbicide Resistant Crops: Diffusion, Benefits, Pricing, and Resistance Management."AgBioForum 12(3-4), 2009.

Overview: Herbicide Resistant Crops--Diffusion, Benefits, Pricing, and Resistance
Management 
Frisvold, G.B., T.M. Hurley and P.D. Mitchell

Article 1. Simultaneous Diffusion of Herbicide Resistant Cotton and Conservation Tillage
Frisvold, G.B., A. Boor and J.M. Reeves

Article 2. Adoption of Conservation-Tillage Practices and Herbicide-Resistant Seed in Cotton Production
Banerjee,S., S.W. Martin, R.K. Roberts, J.A. Larson, R.J. Hogan, J.L. Johnson, K.W. Paxton and J.M. Reeves

Article 3. Characteristics of Herbicides and Weed-Management Programs Most Important to Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Growers
Hurley, T.M., P.D. Mitchell and G.B. Frisvold

Article 4. Weed Management Costs, Weed Best Management Practices, and the Roundup Ready® Weed Management Program
Hurley, T.M., P.D. Mitchell and G.B. Frisvold

Article 5. Effects of Weed Resistance Concerns and Resistance Management Practices on the Value of Roundup Ready® Crops
Hurley, T.M., P.D. Mitchell and G.B. Frisvold

Article 6. Genetically Modified Crops and Household Labor Savings in US Crop Production
Gardner, J.G., R.F. Nehring and C.H. Nelson

Article 7. Potential of Herbicide-Resistant Rice Technologies for Sub-Saharan Africa
Rodenburg, J. and M. Demont

Article 8. Pricing of Herbicide Tolerant Soybean Seeds: A Market Structure Approach
Shi, G., J-P. Chavas and K.W. Stiegert

Article 9. Corporate Pricing Strategies with Heterogeneous Adopters: The Case of Herbicide-Resistant Sugar Beet
Dillen, K., M. Demont and E. Tollens

Article 10. Glyphosate-Resistant Crops and Weeds: Now and in the Future
Duke, S.O., and S.B. Powles

Article 11. Managing the Herbicide Resource: An Evaluation of Extension on Management of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
Llewellyn, R.S. and D.J. Pannell

Article 12. Adoption of Best Management Practices to Control Weed Resistance by Corn, Cotton, and Soybean Growers
Frisvold, G.B., T.M. Hurley and P.D. Mitchell

FAO and World Bank. "Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant: Prospects for Commerical Agriculture in the Guinea Savannah Zone and Beyond.”Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2009. World Bank prepared the maps based on information provided by Zhe Guo and Stanley Wood.

You, L., Ringler, C., Nelson, G., Wood, S., Zhe, G., Zhu, T., et al. "Torrents and Trickles: Irrigation Spending Needs in Africa."Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic Background Paper 9 (Phase II). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2009.

Nottenburg, C. "The Enola Bean Controversy." HarvestChoice Commentary. St. Paul: HarvestChoice, University of Minnesota, 2009.

Nottenburg, C. “'Patenting the ‘Climate Genes’ … and Capturing the Climate Agenda': A Communiqué by ETC Group." HarvestChoice Commentary. St. Paul: HarvestChoice, University of Minnesota, 2009.

Nottenburg, C. "Warted Pumpkin Patent Application: Third-Party Objections Prior to Award of Patent." HarvestChoice Commentary. St. Paul: HarvestChoice, University of Minnesota, 2009.

Pardey, P.G., J.M. Alston and J.S. James. “Agricultural R&D Policy: A Tragedy of the International Commons.” InSTePP Paper P08-08. St. Paul: International Science and Technology Practice and Policy, University of Minnesota, 2008.

Hutchison, W.D., R.C. Venette, D. Bergvinson and J. van den Berg "Pest Distribution Profile:
Chilo partellus." HarvestChoice Pest Distribution Profile. St. Paul: HarvestChoice, University of Minnesota, 2008.

Pardey, P.G., J. James, J. Alston, S. Wood, B. Koo, E. Binenbaum, T. Hurley and P. Glewwe. “Science, Technology and Skills.” Background Paper for the World Bank’s World Development Report 2008. St. Paul, Rome and Washington D.C.: University of Minnesota, CGIAR Science Council and World Bank, 2007.