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Financing Agricultural Development: The Political Economy of Public Spending on Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa,
Regina Birner and Nethra Palaniswamy, from Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics (2006)

The Myth of the Market Queens: a Case Study of Women and Power in Ghanaian Markets,
Lilli Scheiterle and Regina Birner, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2021)
Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics, Labor and Human Capital

Agricultural development policy debates: who has the better story?,
Jonathan Mockshell and Regina Birner, from African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) (2016)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy

Does Good Governance Contribute to Pro-poor Growth?: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Evidence from Cross-Country Studies,
Danielle Resnick and Regina Birner, from Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics (2005)

The dichotomy between state- and market-oriented agricultural development narratives: Beyond the rational choice explanation?,
Jonathan Mockshell and Regina Birner, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018)
Keywords: Marketing

Agricultural Policy Processes: Influential Actors, Policy Networks and Competing Narratives,
Jonathan Mockshell and Regina Birner, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2021)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy

Donors and domestic policy makers: Two worlds in agricultural policy-making?,
Jonathan Mockshell and Regina Birner, in Food Policy (2015)
Keywords: Agricultural input subsidies; Small-holder agriculture; Policy beliefs; Discourse analysis; Agricultural policies; Africa;

Comparative advantage and factors affecting maize production in Northern Ghana: A Policy Analysis Matrix Study,
Lilli Scheiterle and Regina Birner, from African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) (2016)
Keywords: Crop Production/Industries, Production Economics

Donors and Domestic Policy Makers: Two Worlds in Agricultural Policy-Making?,
Jonathan Mockshell and Regina Birner, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2015)
Keywords: Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Agricultural Finance

The Political Economy of Policies for Smallholder Agriculture,
Regina Birner and Danielle Resnick, in World Development (2010)
Keywords: smallholder agriculture political economy agricultural policy Green Revolution

Who has the better story? On the narrative foundations of agricultural development dichotomies,
Jonathan Mockshell and Regina Birner, in World Development (2020)
Keywords: Agricultural policies; Narrative Policy Analysis; Development dichotomies; Advocacy coalitions; Africa; Senegal;

Gender relations in smallholder cattle production in Zambia,
Mary Lubungu and Regina Birner, in World Development Perspectives (2021)
Keywords: Livestock ownership; Productivity; Empowerment;

Strengthening Agricultural Governance in an Interconnected World,
Regina Birner and Jock Anderson, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2015)
Keywords: Agribusiness, Agricultural Finance, International Development

Assessment of Ghana’s Comparative Advantage in Maize Production and the Role of Fertilizers,
Lilli Scheiterle and Regina Birner, in Sustainability (2018)
Keywords: maize; Policy Analysis Matrix; comparative advantage; probit; Ghana

On the ‘Efficient Boundaries of the State’: The Contribution of Transaction-Costs Economics to the Analysis of Decentralization and Devolution in Natural Resource Management,
Regina Birner and Heidi Wittmer, in Environment and Planning C (2004)

Does good governance contribute to pro-poor growth?: a review of the evidence from cross-country studies,
Danielle Resnick and Regina Birner, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2006)
Keywords: Governance, Pro-poor growth, Cross-country studies, Growth-poverty linkages, Poverty reduction, Inequality, Decision-making,

How to make agricultural extension demand-driven?: The case of India's agricultural extension policy,
Regina Birner and Jock Anderson, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2007)
Keywords: Demand-driven agricultural advisory services, Extension reform, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural policy, Pro-poor growth, Farmers, Environmental degradation, Climate change, Public-private sector cooperation, Non-governmental organizations,

Regional biotechnology regulations: Design options and implications for good governance,
Regina Birner and Nicholas Linacre, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2008)
Keywords: Regional biotechnology regulation, Regulatory systems, Transaction cost economics, European Union, Governance,

Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation?,
Danielle Resnick and Regina Birner, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2008)
Keywords: Agricultural and rural development strategies, Policy process, Participation, Representative democracy, Governance,

Challenges of Land Governance in Nigeria: Insights from a Case Study in Ondo State: Insights from a case study in Ondo state,
Regina Birner and Austen Okumo, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011)
Keywords: Land acquisitions, land registration, land governance,

Between market failure, policy failure and “community failure”: property rights, crop-livestock conflicts and the adoption of sustainable land use practices in the dry zone of Sri Lanka,
Regina Birner and Hasantha Gunaweera, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2001)

Between conservationism, eco-populism and developmentalism: discourses in biodiversity policy in Thailand and Indonesia,
Heidi Wittmer and Regina Birner, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2005)
Keywords: south east asia, East and Southeast Asia, Protected areas, Environmental management,

Dryland Pastoral Systems in Transition: What are the Options for Institutional Change in Uzbekistan?,
Makhmud Shaumarov and Regina Birner, from German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) (2013)
Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy, Institutional and Behavioral Economics, Political Economy

The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: farm technologies and human energy requirements,
Thomas Daum and Regina Birner, in Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food (2022)
Keywords: Food systems, Time-use, Africa, Nutrition-sensitive agriculture, Agricultural mechanization, Caloric requirements

The neglected governance challenges of agricultural mechanisation in Africa – insights from Ghana,
Thomas Daum and Regina Birner, in Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food (2017)
Keywords: Agricultural mechanisation, Governance challenges, Agricultural innovation system, Smallholder farming, AMSEC, Africa

Making Environmental Administration More Effective: A Contribution from New Institutional Economics,
Regina Birner and Heidi Wittmer, from Springer (2009)
Keywords: Decentralization, Delegation, Institutions of environmental administration, Transaction costs economics, Uganda

Analyzing governance challenges using Process Net-Map: a case study of a government microcredit scheme in Bangladesh,
Mst Tania Parvin and Regina Birner, in Qualitative Research in Financial Markets (2021)
Keywords: Bangladesh, Governance challenges, Government microcredit program, Process net-map, G2, G3

Process and Constraint Analysis of Paraprofessionals Regulation and Legalization: The Case of Uganda,
Fanka Ayenah, John Ilukor and Regina Birner, from German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) (2013)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy

The "Efficient Boundaries" of International Agricultural Research: A Conceptual Framework with Empirical Illustrations,
Josey Kamanda, Regina Birner and Cynthia Bantilan, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2015)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy

Designing Regional Systems of Biotechnology Regulation A Transaction Cost Approach to Regulatory Governance,
Regina Birner and Nicholas A. Linacre, from African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) (2008)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Consumer/Household Economics, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty, International Relations/Trade, Marketing, Production Economics, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

Shocks, livestock assets and climate change adaptation in Kenya,
Marther W. Ngigi and Regina Birner, from African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) (2013)
Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy, Livestock Production/Industries

Of trackers and tractors: Using a smartphone app and compositional data analysis to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia,
Thomas Daum, Filippo Capezzone and Regina Birner, from African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE) (2019)
Keywords: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia with time-use data,
Thomas Daum, Filippo Capezzone and Regina Birner, from University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2019)
Keywords: Farm Management, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Labor and Human Capital, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

Of trackers and tractors. Using a smartphone app and compositional data analysis to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia,
Thomas Daum, Filippo Capezzone and Regina Birner, from University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2019)
Keywords: Labor and Human Capital, Production Economics, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

Of trackers and tractors. Using a smartphone app to explore the link between agricultural mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia,
Thomas Daum, Filippo Capezzone and Regina Birner, from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2019)
Keywords: Labor and Human Capital

Women's Empowerment in Livestock Production and Household Food and Nutrition Security - Insights from Bangladesh,
Fatema Sarker, Thomas Daum and Regina Birner, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2021)
Keywords: Labor and Human Capital, Food Security and Poverty

Who drives the digital revolution in agriculture? A review of supply‐side trends, players and challenges,
Regina Birner, Thomas Daum and Carl Pray, in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy (2021)

Household-level preferences for mitigation of invasion in the Afar region of Ethiopia: a contingent valuation,
Mesfin Tilahun, Regina Birner and John Ilukor, in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (2017)

Adoption of Land Management Practices in Ethiopia: Which Network Types,
Teferi Mequaninte, Regina Birner and Ulrike Mueller, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2015)
Keywords: International Development, Land Economics/Use

Can Grassroots Mobilization of the Poorest Reduce Corruption? A Tale of Governance Reforms and Struggle against Petty Corruption in Bihar, India,
Rajiv Verma, Saurabh Gupta and Regina Birner, in Development and Change (2017)

Can vigilance‐focused governance reforms improve service delivery? The case of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in Bihar, India,
Rajiv Verma, Saurabh Gupta and Regina Birner, in Development Policy Review (2018)

What do (future) civil servants think of bribery and corruption? Evidence from India,
Rajiv Verma, Saurabh Gupta and Regina Birner, in Development Policy Review (2023)

Creating political capital to promote devolution in the forestry sector--a case study of the forest communities in Banyumas district, Central Java, Indonesia,
Slamet Rosyadi, Regina Birner and Manfred Zeller, in Forest Policy and Economics (2005)

Need, Greed or Customary Rights - Which Factors Explain the Encroachment of Protected Areas? Empirical Evidence from a Protected Area in Sulawesi, Indonesia,
Regina Birner, Miet Maertens and Manfred Zeller, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2006)
Keywords: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

Sustainable agricultural intensification in forest frontier areas,
Miet Maertens, Manfred Zeller and Regina Birner, in Agricultural Economics (2006)

Erratum to "Relative importance and determinants of landowners' transaction costs in collaborative wildlife management in Kenya: an empirical analysis": [Ecological Economics 45 (2003) 59-73],
John Mburu, Regina Birner and Manfred Zeller, in Ecological Economics (2003)

Relative importance and determinants of landowners' transaction costs in collaborative wildlife management in Kenya: an empirical analysis,
John Mburu, Regina Birner and Manfred Zeller, in Ecological Economics (2003)

Coping with Co-management: a Framework for Analysing the Co-operation between State and Farmers' Organisations in Protected Area Management,
Regina Birner, Britta Jell and Heidi Wittmer, from Edward Elgar Publishing (2002)
Keywords: Economics and Finance, Environment,

The private sector's role in agricultural extension systems: potential and limitations,
Gershon Feder, Regina Birner and Jock Anderson, in Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies (2011)
Keywords: Agriculture, Private‐sector organizations

The “efficient boundaries” of international agricultural research: A conceptual framework with empirical illustrations,
Josey Kamanda, Regina Birner and Cynthia Bantilan, in Agricultural Systems (2017)
Keywords: Agricultural innovation; Comparative advantage; Governance; Transaction cost economics; Food security; CGIAR;

Using smartphone app collected data to explore the link between mechanization and intra-household allocation of time in Zambia,
Thomas Daum, Filippo Capezzone and Regina Birner, in Agriculture and Human Values (2021)
Keywords: Agricultural mechanization, Agricultural transformation, Labor division, Gender, Time-use, Africa

The effects of political reservations for women on local governance and rural service provision,
Katharina Raabe, Madhushree Sekher and Regina Birner, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2009)
Keywords: Gender, Decentralization, Local governance, Rural service provision, Affirmative action, Governance, Women,

Reforming the public administration for food security and agricultural development: Insights from an empirical study in Karnataka,
Regina Birner, Madhushree Sekher and Katharina Raabe, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012)
Keywords: public-sector management reform, Rural service provision,

The comprehensive Africa agriculture program as a collective institution,
Shashi Kolavalli, Regina Birner and Kathleen Flaherty, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2012)
Keywords: Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), NEPAD, Collective action, Reputation, Agriculture, Agricultural development, Development aid, agricultural sector,

Understanding the role of research in the evolution of fertilizer policies in Malawi,
Michael E. Johnson and Regina Birner, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2013)
Keywords: Policy process, Agricultural policy, Policy research, fertilizer, fertilizer policy, fertilizer subsidies, fertilizer subsidy,

The political economy of agricultural policy reform in India: Fertilizers and electricity for irrigation,
Regina Birner, Surupa Gupta and Neeru Sharma, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2011)

How to create conducive institutions to enable agricultural mechanization: A comparative historical study from the United States and Germany,
Thomas Daum, Wallace Huffman and Regina Birner, from Iowa State University, Department of Economics (2018)

Opportunities and challenges of community-based rural drinking water supplies: An analysis of water and sanitation committees in Ghana,
Yan Sun, Felix Asante and Regina Birner, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2010)
Keywords: Community-based resource management, Decentralization, drinking water supply, Participation, Sustainable development,

Designing Global Governance for Agricultural Development and Food and Nutrition Security,
Joachim von Braun and Regina Birner, in Review of Development Economics (2017)

Decentralization and Public Service Provision – A Framework for Pro-poor Institutional Design,
Regina Birner and Joachim von Braun, from Edward Elgar Publishing (2009)
Keywords: Economics and Finance,

USING A SMARTPHONE APP TO COLLECT DATA ON SMALLHOLDER FARMING SYSTEMS IN ZAMBIA,
Thomas Daum, Hannes Buchwald, Ansgar Gerlicher and Regina Birner, from German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA) (2018)
Keywords: Agribusiness, Labor and Human Capital, Productivity Analysis

Times have changed. Using a Pictorial Smartphone App to Collect Time Use Data in Rural Zambia,
T. Daum, Regina Birner, H. Buchwald and A. Gerlicher, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018)
Keywords: Research and Development/ Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

Gender differences in climate change perceptions and adaptation strategies: an intra-household analysis from rural Kenya,
Marther W. Ngigi, Ulrike Mueller and Regina Birner, from University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2016)
Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety

Strategic positioning of international agricultural research centres: Comparative advantage and trade-offs from a transaction cost economics perspective,
Josey Kamanda, Regina Birner and Ma Cynthia S. Bantilan, from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (2013)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy, Demand and Price Analysis, Environmental Economics and Policy, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

Gender Differences in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Participation in Group-based Approaches: An Intra-household Analysis From Rural Kenya,
Marther W. Ngigi, Ulrike Mueller and Regina Birner, in Ecological Economics (2017)
Keywords: Perceptions; Adaptation; Group-based approaches; Gender; Intra-household analysis; Kenya;

Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study,
Ferdinand Adu-Baffour, Thomas Daum and Regina Birner, in Land Use Policy (2021)
Keywords: Artisanal small-scale mining; Mining legal framework; Governance challenges; Process net-map; Gold mining value chain; Mined land rehabilitation;

Food-security corridors: A crucial but missing link in tackling deforestation in Southwestern Ghana,
Eric Mensah Kumeh, Claudia Bieling and Regina Birner, in Land Use Policy (2022)
Keywords: Socio-ecological conflicts; Collaborative forest management; Rural development; Political ecology;

Customary power, farmer strategies and the dynamics of access to protected forestlands for farming: Implications for Ghana's forest bioeconomy,
Eric Mensah Kumeh, Boateng Kyereh, Athena Birkenberg and Regina Birner, in Forest Policy and Economics (2021)
Keywords: Socio-ecological conflicts; Deforestation; Access; Food security; Forest-based bioeconomy;

The role of livestock portfolios and group-based approaches for building resilience in the face of accelerating climate change: An asset-based panel data analysis from rural Kenya,
Marther W. Ngigi, Ulrike Müller and Regina Birner, from University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2015)
Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics, Farm Management, Health Economics and Policy, Research Methods/ Statistical Methods, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

Assessing the Sustainability of Different Small-Scale Livestock Production Systems in the Afar Region, Ethiopia,
Ngufor L. Atanga, Anna C. Treydte and Regina Birner, in Land (2013)
Keywords: agro-pastoralism; environment; indicators; landless intensive; pastoralism; sustainability

E-diary: a digital tool for strengthening accountability in agricultural extension,
Angella Namyenya, Thomas Daum, Patience B. Rwamigisa and Regina Birner, in Information Technology for Development (2022)

Are emerging farmers the missing link for mechanised Conservation agriculture? Viewpoints from Zambia,
Godfrey Omulo, Thomas Daum, Karlheinz Köller and Regina Birner, in Development in Practice (2022)

Unpacking the behavioral intentions of ‘emergent farmers’ towards mechanized conservation agriculture in Zambia,
Godfrey Omulo, Thomas Daum, Karlheinz Köller and Regina Birner, in Land Use Policy (2024)
Keywords: Decomposed theory of planned behavior; Emergent farmers; Intention; Background factors; Mechanized conservation agriculture; Zambia;

How To Make Contract Farming Arrangements Work: Evidence From A Public And A Private Cassava Outgrower Scheme In Ghana,
A.-G. Poku, Regina Birner and S. Gupta, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018)
Keywords: Farm Management

Agrarian change and land dispossession linked to the armed conflict in Colombia – a review,
Angela Navarrete-Cruz, Athena Birkenberg and Regina Birner, in Third World Quarterly (2023)

Soil, Striga, or subsidies? Determinants of maize productivity in northern Ghana,
Lilli Scheiterle, Volker Häring, Regina Birner and Christine Bosch, in Agricultural Economics (2019)

Gendered perceptions of power and decision†making in rural Kenya,
Noora†Lisa Aberman, Julia Behrman and Regina Birner, in Development Policy Review (2018)

Livestock Diversification for Improved Resilience and Welfare Outcomes Under Climate Risks in Kenya,
Marther W. Ngigi, Ulrike Mueller and Regina Birner, in The European Journal of Development Research (2021)
Keywords: Climatic risks, Livestock diversification, Resilience, Welfare outcomes, Kenya

Promoting the Agricultural Transformation in Africa: How to Create Sufficient Political Will?,
J. Anderson, Regina Birner, Anwar Naseem and C. Pray, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy, International Development

Making Contract Farming Arrangements Work in Africa’s Bioeconomy: Evidence from Cassava Outgrower Schemes in Ghana,
Adu-Gyamfi Poku, Regina Birner and Saurabh Gupta, in Sustainability (2018)
Keywords: contract farming; contract design; cassava; bioeconomy; Ghana

Opportunities and Challenges in the Ethiopian Bamboo Sector: A Market Analysis of the Bamboo-Based Value Web,
Jessie Lin, Saurabh Gupta, Tim K. Loos and Regina Birner, in Sustainability (2019)
Keywords: biomass; value web; bioeconomy; bamboo; Ethiopia

Socio-economic determinants of keeping goats and sheep by rural people in southern Benin,
Luc Dossa, Barbara Rischkowsky, Regina Birner and Clemens Wollny, in Agriculture and Human Values (2008)
Keywords: Goat, Ownership patterns, Rural development, Sheep, Smallholder, Socio-economics,

Silicon Savannah and smallholder farming: How can digitalization contribute to sustainable agricultural transformation in Africa?,
Evelyne Njuguna, Thomas Daum, Regina Birner and John Mburu, in Agricultural Systems (2025)
Keywords: African agriculture; Digitalization; Farm-specific tools; Generic tools; Silicon Savannah;

Decentralization, local government elections and voter turnout in Pakistan,
Kamiljon Akramov, Sarfraz Qureshi, Regina Birner and Bilal Hasan Khan, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2008)
Keywords: Decentralization, local government elections, political participation, voter turnout, Public service provision, Governance,

Promises and realities of community-based agricultural extension,
Gershon Feder, Jock Anderson, Regina Birner and Klaus Deininger, from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (2010)
Keywords: agricultural extension, Agricultural technology, community-based development, empowerment of farmers, innovative approaches, market failures, National Agricultural Advisory Services program,

Can Big Companies' Initiatives to Promote Mechanization Benefit Small Farms in Africa? A Case Study from Zambia,
Regina Birner, F. Adu-Baffour and T. Daum, from International Association of Agricultural Economists (2018)
Keywords: Agribusiness

Can Big Companies’ Initiatives to Promote Mechanization Benefit Small Farms in Africa? A Case Study from Zambia,
Ferdinand Adu-Baffour, Thomas Daum and Regina Birner, from University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2018)
Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Farm Management, International Relations/Trade, Labor and Human Capital, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

Can small farms benefit from big companies’ initiatives to promote mechanization in Africa? A case study from Zambia,
Ferdinand Adu-Baffour, Thomas Daum and Regina Birner, in Food Policy (2019)
Keywords: Agricultural mechanization policy; Agricultural intensification; Private business; Zambia; Employment effects;

Why do maize farmers in Ghana have a limited choice of improved seed varieties? An assessment of the governance challenges in seed supply,
Adu-Gyamfi Poku, Regina Birner and Saurabh Gupta, in Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food (2018)
Keywords: Seed systems, Governance challenges, Varietal development, Seed production, Seed quality, Ghana

Analysis of maize biomass use in Ethiopia and its implications for food security and the bioeconomy,
Tilahun Woldie Mengistu, Saurabh Gupta and Regina Birner, in Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food (2018)
Keywords: Biomass production, Biomass use, Food security, Endogenous switching regression, Markets and extension, Institutional innovation