Rural Development and Agriculture
GRADE researchers have a continuing interest in the state of agricultural and livestock production and the impacts of economic policy and reforms on the rural economy in Peru. Studies are carried out into forest economics, the impacts of public infrastructure on the rural economy, the main drivers of private investment, the dynamics of rural employment and migration, and rural financial systems.
Senior Researchers
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Javier Escobal D`Angelo
PhD en Economic Development - Wageningen University
Javier holds a PhD in Economic Development from Wageningen University, in the Netherlands, and a Master’s degree from New York University, where he also carried out doctoral studies in Economics. He is currently a Senior Researcher at GRADE. He is also Co-Researcher in the Young Lives/Niños del Milenio longitudinal study, which follows more than 2000 children during the […]
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Ricardo Fort Meyer
PhD en Economic Development - Wageningen University
Ricardo Fort is an economist with a Master in Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a PhD in Economic Development from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He currently works as a Senior Researcher at the Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), where he works on projects related to the economic development of […]
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Manuel Glave Testino
PhD en Economics - University of Illinois en Champaign
Manuel Glave has a PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He is a Senior Researcher at GRADE where he specialises in rural development, environmental economics and natural resources, and where he undertakes analysis of public policy relating to agriculture and the environment. He is a Senior Professor in the Department of […]
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Eduardo Zegarra Méndez
PhD en Agricultural and Applied Economics - University of Wisconsin
Eduardo Zegarra is an economist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and has a PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin, specializing in rural development and natural resource management. His dissertation explores the workings and failures of the water market in Chile. He has researched and published on a wide […]
Adjunct Researchers
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Elena Borasino Deustua
Master en - Wageningen University
Elena holds a master’s degree in International Development with mention in Development Economics from Wageningen University. Currently she is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE.
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Mauricio Espinoza Hermoza
PhD candidate en - Wageningen University & Reseach
Mauricio is an Adjunct Researcher at GRADE. He holds a master’s degree in Agriculture, Environment and Regional Economics from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He is currently a PhD candidate in Economic Development at Wageningen University & Reseach in the Netherlands. His areas of […]
External Affiliated Researchers
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Carmen Ponce San Román
PhD en Economics - Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Carmen Ponce is an External Affiliated Researcher at GRADE and is currently affiliated as Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University (Toronto, Canada). She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a MSc. In Economics from the University of Texas […]
Publications
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Productividad de la agricultura peruana
Tomando impulso en la agricultura peruana: oportunidades para aumentar la productividad y mejorar la competitividad del sector2017 Ricardo Fort, Mauricio Espinoza
How productive is Peruvian agriculture? What has been driving productivity growth in the sector in recent years, and are the traditional sources of productivity growth sustainable? Are there opportunities to accelerate productivity growth going forward by tapping into new sources of growth? And do the answers to these questions differ by region? In the Costa […]
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La artículación de un espacio económico: formación de la economía regional de Piura
Historia económica del norte peruano: señoríos, haciendas y minas en el espacio regional2017 Miguel Jaramillo
Because of its proximity to the Strait of Panama, and its relatively easy connection with the ports on the coast, northern Peru developed a peculiar economy within the country as a whole. Its characteristics include an active commercial agriculture and livestock sector, a fluid high jungle-highland-coastal communication, favored by a less rugged Andean mountain range […]
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Investigación para el desarrollo en el Perú: once balances
2016
Este libro recoge los once balances de investigación presentados en la conferencia Avances Recientes en la Investigación y Políticas para el Desarrollo, organizada en el marco del 35 aniversario del Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE). Los textos de esta publicación buscan continuar satisfaciendo la demanda de conocimiento dirigida a sostener un debate más […]
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JournalCuaderno de Difusión
Políticas de seguridad alimentaria y protección de la agricultura familiar en la estrategia regional de seguridad alimentaria en la región Puno
2016 Renata Bregaglio, Carmela Chávez, Francisco Aguilar
This research seeks to analyze the elaboration process of the Regional Food Security Strategy (ERSA) of Puno, as well as its formal content, in order to contrast it with the Voluntary Guidelines. This analysis is highly relevant in the specific case of Puno, a highland region of Peru, which presents worrying indicators of food insecurity […]
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Trampas territoriales de pobreza, desigualdad y baja movilidad social: los casos de Chile, México y Perú
2016 Anthony Bebbington, Javier Escobal, Isidro Soloaga, Andrés Tomaselli
In particular, the study distinguishes which provinces can be considered as always lagging behind during the inter-census period, which have experienced downward mobility, which have experienced upward mobility and, finally, which have never been lagging behind. Since monetary poverty does not include segments of the population that are not poor but can be considered vulnerable […]
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Del banco agrario a las cajas rurales: pautas para la construcción de un nuevo sistema financiero rural
1995Martin Valdivia,
Se desarrolla un marco conceptual para analizar los mercados financieros rurales: cuáles son las variables claves para garantizar el funcionamiento sostenido de un sistema financiero rural eficiente y de amplia cobertura.
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Una estrategia para la negociación de la deuda externa peruana
1995
Análisis de los antecedentes y la situación actual de la deuda peruana, con el fin de sugerir lineamientos estratégicos para las negociaciones del gobierno peruano con los acreedores extranjeros.
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Sesgos en la medición de la inflación en contextos inflacionarios: el caso peruano
1994Javier Escobal,
The possible overvaluation of the Consumer Price Index of Metropolitan Lima has been a problem that has been worrying academics, decision makers and public opinion in general for some time now. Many are unaware that the overestimation of the Gross Domestic Product per capita and of the exchange rate lag, or the underestimation of the […]
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Efectos de la política monetaria sobre el mercado de acciones
1993, ,
Este trabajo investiga la relación de corto plazo entre la política monetaria y los retornos bursátiles (tanto para acciones industriales como mineras) para el caso peruano durante el periodo 1984-1991.
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JournalInternational Journal of Educational Research
Research on education equity and quality in developing and transition countries
2006Santiago Cueto, ,
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Journal Information economics and policy
Disponibilidad a pagar por el servicio de telefonía rural en Bangladesh y Perú
2003Maximo Torero, , ,
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JournalInternational Review of Education
Determinant of school performance among Quechua children in the Peruvian Andes
1999, Santiago Cueto,
In the rural Andes of Peru, primary school inefficiency ranks higher than in the rest of the country, with a nearly 50 per cent rate of first grade repetition.
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JournalAmerican ethnologist
Alguito para ganar (a little something to earn): profits and losses in peasant economies
1999Manuel Glave, ,
We explore various ways in which small-scale peasants in the highlands of Peru conceptualize the everyday concept of profit in the contemporary context of neoliberalism.
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Minería y política: la recreación de luchas campesinas en dos comunidades andinas
Minería, movimientos sociales y respuestas campesinas: una ecología política de transformaciones territoriales2007Gerardo Damonte,
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Gobiernos locales, instituciones para la acción colectiva y desempeño de los servicios agrícolas públicos en el Perú
Perú, el problema agrario en debate: Seminario Permanente de Investigación Agraria (11º: 2006 Ago.16-19: Trujillo, Perú)2006
Using the conceptual approach of the New Institutional Economics, this paper shows that the characteristics of collective action at the level of district municipalities have an impact on the provision of public services for agriculture. Although the supply of these services faces a variety of problems, the pressure of organised producers, the possibility of having […]
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Governability and economic perfomance in 1990s Peru
Political crises, social conflict and economic development: the political economy of the Andean region2005Miguel Jaramillo,
Together, the chapters highlight the detrimental effects of political instability and social conflict on economic growth and stability, as well as the feedback effects from poor economic performance on political instability and institutional fragility. The country studies warn that narrow economic reforms that do not pay adequate attention to politics, institutions and social structures are […]
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Adverse geography and differences in welfare in Perú
Spatial inequality and development2005Javier Escobal, Maximo Torero,
In Peru, a country with an astonishing variety of different ecological areas, with 84 different climate zones and landscapes, with rainforests, high mountain ranges and dry deserts, the geographical context may not be all that matters, but it could be very significant in explaining regional variations in income and poverty. The major question the authors […]
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Small farmers economic organizations: producer associations and agricultural development in Peru
Economic liberalization and evolution of rural agricultural sector in Peru2003Manuel Glave, Ricardo Fort,
The main objective of this study is to identify which factors increase (or decrease) the competitiveness of small farmers in the Peruvian Agriculture.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Rural Development and Agriculture en la categoría Policy brief
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Imaginemos un Perú mejor
1989
Artículos periodísticos escritos por el autor entre 1985 y 1988 para promover la diseminación de un enfoque de largo plazo en el pensamiento de quienes diseñan o ejecutan políticas de desarrollo.
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No se han encontrado publicaciones de Rural Development and Agriculture en la categoría Mimeo
Projects
- Improving access to markets for indigenous communities in Panama: an evaluation of the role of rural pathsFebruary 2009 - June 2009
- Sustainable earth and water management technologies in JequetepequeAugust 2008 - November 2009
- Conditioning factors and heterogeneity of impacts of the improvements on the rural roads of PeruJuly 2008
- Analysis of the Potential of the Agricultural and Livestock and Rural Development Sector in Dominican RepublicJune 2008
- Study on public expenditure in agriculture in Belize, Dominican Republic and PeruMay 2008
- Sub-regional Irrigation ProgramApril 2008 - June 2008
- Baseline of the Sub-sectorial Irrigations Program (PSI)January 2008
- Study on Public Expenditure in Agriculture in GuatemalaJanuary 2008
- ¿Cómo lograr que la titulación de predios sirva para dinamizar la actividad agropecuaria en el sector rural?September 2007
- Propuesta de diseño de la evaluación de impacto y monitoreo del proyecto “Tierras y Desarrollo Agrario” (Pro-Tierras-DA)July 2007
News
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Eduardo Zegarra on the stagnation of fertilizer purchases: “The first negative effect is on the producer”
August 25, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“The first negative effect is on the producer with the sharp rise in costs and the drop in income (…) It is complex to predict the possible impact, but a lower supply generates inflationary pressure.” Our senior researcher Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the impacts of the delay of the purchase of fertilizers on the economy of […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in La República: international price of urea shows decline
June 11, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“The international price of urea has started to decline, which is good news. The problem is that this drives demand in preparation for the next campaign. Acquiring urea in the commercial circuit in this context is even more complicated.” Eduardo Zegarra, senior researcher at GRADE, shared his opinion in La República on the second call to obtain an […]
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Eduardo Zegarra on Canal N: political and productive measures in the face of the agricultural crisis
June 9, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“About 500,000 small and medium-sized producers use fertilizers more intensively. The hardest hit of this crisis is concentrated on them and policies should focus on them. In the approach that is being made there there is a first mistake, because it is being said that this is a program to alleviate poverty, when we are […]
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Fertilizer acquisition process was unclaimed. Opinion of Eduardo Zegarra RPP News
June 6, 2022 Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition
“The crisis that could be generated is much more serious because for the first time an international price crisis would be joining a deep agrarian crisis, due to the lack of fertilizers. It is of extreme concern. The government has to take urgent measures and extraordinary”. Eduardo Zegarra, Senior Researcher at GRADE, analyzes in RPP Noticias the […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his thoughts on food insecurity in Peru for a UK project
June 6, 2022 Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition
“The main vacuum in the Peruvian case is that we do not have an official measurement of food insecurity. It is almost impossible to organize policies if you do not have a clear understanding of what is happening and the factors behind the issue. Peru has a long tradition of measuring poverty and other social […]
Events
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Javier Escobal was a speaker at the FAO Online Conference “Reducing rural poverty: A transformative agenda post COVID-19”,
20/08/2020 11:00 am Evento virtual Rural development and agriculture
“Closing the digital gap, which helps the provision of other services such as telemedicine or greater financial inclusion, will allow governments to better position themselves to provide services or cash transfers to households. It can also open opportunities for income generation in rural territories, in sectors linked to telework that could appear in the post-pandemic […]
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Ricardo Fort will present at the 2030 Series FAO Online Conference “Infrastructure, private investment and rural development”
14/07/2020 11:00 am Evento online Rural development and agriculture
Today at 11:00 AM in Peru, watch on live the Ninth 2030 Series Online Conference “Infrastructure, Private Investment and Rural Development”, held by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Presenting: Carlos Pomareda, Chair of the CONDESAN Board of Directors, and Ricardo Fort, Senior Researcher at GRADE. Moderator: Carolina Trivelli, IEP Principal Investigator. REGISTRATION AND DOWNLOAD […]
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Eduardo Zegarra presented his study on the agro-export boom in CIES Parliamentary Academic Dialogue
10/07/2020 Evento virtual Rural development and agriculture
Regarding the regulatory gaps that unprotect women in the agro-export sector, our senior researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, said: “It is still a labor force that has a relatively lower remuneration than men.” This and other findings of his study “Agro-export boom and diversification in Peru” were shared with the Foreign Trade Commission of the Congress of the […]
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Evidence Week 2019 | Agro-exporting in Peru: which products and firms survive and why?
15/11/2019 9:00 am - 11:00 am Auditorio de GRADE (Av. Almirante Grau 915, Barranco) Rural development and agriculture
In the last twenty years, Peru has enjoyed a remarkable agricultural export boom. We export more than US $ 3 billion of fruits and vegetables and more than US $ 6 billion if we consider all agricultural products. However, we still know very little about the characteristics of products and companies that have shown a […]
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GRADE’s researchers at the 30th Annual CIES Research Seminar
04/11/2019 → 07/11/2019 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Hotel José Antonio Deluxe (Calle Bellavista 133, Miraflores) Employment, productivity and innovation, Rural development and agriculture, Ethnicity, gender and citizenship, Methodologies for research and evaluation of policy and programmes
Several of our researchers will be presenters and panelists at the 30th Annual Research Seminar of the Consortium of Economic and Social Research (CIES), on November 4-7 . The annual event will address the general topic “Towards the sustainability of development in Peru”. In addition, in this issue, GRADE is coorganizing the research session on youth employment and gender. AGENDA You may […]
- Education and Learning
- Employment, Productivity and Innovation
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Ethnicity, Gender and Citizenship
- Methodologies for Research and Evaluation of Policy and Programmes
- Poverty and Equity
- Natural Resources, Extractive Industries and Social Conflict
- State Reform and Public Institutions
- Health and Nutrition
- Urbanization and Sustainable Cities
