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 […]
Associated Researchers
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Carmen Ponce San Román
PhD en Economics - Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Carmen Ponce is Associate Researcher at GRADE since 2005 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 […]
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 […]
Publications
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Auge agroexportador en el Perú: un análisis de sobrevivencia de productos y empresas
2019 Eduardo Zegarra
This study presents a survival analysis for products and firms in the agroexport boom of Peru in the last three decades. The main goal is to identify explanatory factors which can be useful for public policies. The findings support strategies of scaling up and diversifying export markets, with a promotion role for the State in […]
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Using a co-occurrence index to capture crop tolerance to climate variability: a case study of Peruvian farmers
2018 Carmen Ponce, Carlos Alberto Arnillas
Peruvian small farmers in the Andes mountain region have historically faced wide climate variability (from year to year and within the crop growing season). Traditional knowledge and practices, including crop portfolio diversification and selection of tolerant crops, aim at safeguarding food security even in “bad” years when climate- or market-related risks materialize. In spite of this […]
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Revisiting the determinants of non-farm income in the Peruvian Andes in a context of intraseasonal climate variability and spatially widespread family networks
2018 Carmen Ponce
Non-farm income sources are increasingly important in the developing world, representing up to 50 percent of average rural household income. Although there is a vast literature on the determinants of rural households’ strategies for income diversification, two factors associated with long-term transformations and common to many developing countries, have not yet been integrated into the […]
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De La Parada al Mercado Mayorista de Santa Anita: efectos sobre los márgenes, competitividad y eficiencia de la cadena de producción y comercialización de la papa
Sepia XVII. Perú: el problema agrario en debate2018 Javier Escobal, Carmen Armas
Con el objetivo de enfrentar los problemas de inseguridad, insalubridad y tugurización del mercado mayorista de Lima La Parada, la administración de la Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima reubicó a los comerciantes en el Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima, en Santa Anita, el que fue formalmente inaugurado en septiembre del 2012. El objetivo de este estudio […]
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Inclusión económica y tributación territorial: el caso de las exoneraciones altonandinas
2018 Javier Escobal, Carmen Armas
Aportes para mejorar la efectividad de las políticas dirigidas a impulsar la actividad económica y reducir la pobreza en zonas históricamente menos favorecidas.
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Mercados agrícolas y los pobres en zonas rurales
2004Maximo Torero, , ,
Paper for workshop of the Poverty Reduction Network (POVENET).
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Un sistema de indicadores líderes del nivel de actividad para la economía peruana
2002Javier Escobal,
Presentación de metodología para construir un Indicador Líder Compuesto del Producto Bruto Interno (PBI). Las ponderaciones han sido escogidas asegurando que minimicen el error cuadrático medio de la predicción.
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El impacto del programa de estabilización y las reformas estructurales sobre el desempeño ambiental de la minería del cobre en el Perú: 1990-1997
2000,
El documento analiza el impacto que ha tenido el programa de estabilización y de reformas estructurales en el Perú sobre la performance ambiental de la minería de cobre durante 1990-1997.
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El potencial de generación de empleo de la agricultura peruana
1999Miguel Jaramillo,
El presente trabajo evalúa el potencial de contribución del sector agrícola en términos de generación de nuevos empleos en la próxima década.
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JournalEconomía y Sociedad
El impacto de la inversión pública en el desarrollo regional
2015Ricardo Fort,
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JournalPolicy in Focus
Combining social protection with economic opportunities in rural Peru: Haku Wiñay
2015Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce,
The authors assess the impact of the Haku Wiñay programme (Mi chacra emprendedora), an intervention that provides productive technical assistance and a small asset transfer to rural households in the districts that are also covered by the Juntos programme, Peru’s conditional cash transfer (CCT). Haku Wiñay focuses on the development of productive and entrepreneurial skills […]
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JournalWorld Development
Participatory Democracy and Effective Policy: Is There a Link? Evidence from Rural Peru
2015Miguel Jaramillo, ,
We examine the relationship between participatory democratic institutions and effective agricultural policy in rural Peruvian municipalities, using a unique quantitative dataset of 100 Peruvian municipalities at two points in time, allowing us to examine (a) bottom-up, grassroots participatory governance institutions, and (b) Peru’s top-down participatory budgeting reform implemented in all Peruvian sub-national governments in the […]
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JournalEnvironment and Development Economics
Extractive industries and local development in the Peruvian Highlands
2015, Javier Escobal,
During the last 20 years, the mining sector in Peru has been experiencing sustained growth. Using census, administrative, nationally and regionally representative data we compare districts in the Peruvian Highlands with a recent mining development with suitable counterfactuals. We find that the new mining activities attract migration inflows, and have some positive effects over educational […]
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El proceso de certificación del pisco peruano: una propuesta de medición de sus principales efectos
Midiendo el impacto de la infraestructura de la calidad en América Latina: experiencias, alcances y limitaciones2014Ricardo Fort, ,
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Polarización y segregación en la distribución del ingreso en el Perú: Trayectorias desiguales
Territorios en movimiento: hacia un desarrollo inclusivo2014Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce,
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Políticas de inversión pública y su impacto sobre el desarrollo rural: estrategias y mecanismos de implementación en la última década
Perú: el problema agrario en debate. Sepia XV2014Ricardo Fort,
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Infraestructura en la Amazonía peruana: una propuesta para proyectar cambios en la cobertura boscosa en la carretera Pucallpa-Cruzeiro do Sul
Amazonía peruana y desarrollo económico2014Manuel Glave,
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Seguridad alimentaria y shocks negativos en el Perú rural
Dinámicas territoriales rurales; seguridad alimentaria; desafíos ambientales2012, ,
Compilación de las Mimeos presentadas en la Conferencia SEPIA XIV organizada por el Seminario Permanente de Investigación Agraria (SEPIA) en la ciudad de Piura del 23 al 26 Agosto del 2011.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Rural Development and Agriculture en la categoría Policy brief
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Economía del agua: conceptos y aplicaciones para una mejor gestión
2014Eduardo Zegarra,
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Inclusión social: diálogos entre la investigación y las políticas públicas
2014Martín Benavides, Miguel Jaramillo, Santiago Cueto, Gabriela Guerrero, Juan Leon, Nestor Valdivia, Lorena Alcazar, Manuel Glave, Maria Balarin, Juan Jose Diaz, Juana Kuramoto, Gerardo Damonte,
Esta publicación recoge el espíritu del seminario internacional "Cambios Institucionales para un Estado más Inclusivo" (julio de 2012), y apunta a lo más relevante y valioso de cada exposición, intervención y comentario.
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Estudio comparativo de intervenciones para el desarrollo rural en la Sierra sur del Perú
2012Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce, , ,
Comparación del desempeño relativo de dos proyectos para mejorar las condiciones de vida de la población rural pobre de la Sierra sur. El objetivo último es ayudar a la construcción de un sistema de aprendizaje de las experiencias de desarrollo rural.
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Desarrollo rural y recursos naturales
2012Javier Escobal, Carmen Ponce, Manuel Glave, Gerardo Damonte,
Tres Mimeos del Seminario Recursos naturales y desarrollo rural en el Perú (1980-2010) realizado en noviembre del 2010 con el auspicio de la Fundación Ford, a través del Instituto de Educación Internacional y del IDRC.
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Desarrollo rural en la sierra: aportes para el debate
2009, , Javier Escobal,
Una mirada amplia y plural acerca de la cuestión del desarrollo rural en la sierra peruana sobre la base del trabajo realizado en el marco de la Red de Investigación sobre Desarrollo Rural de la Sierra.
No se han encontrado publicaciones de Rural Development and Agriculture en la categoría Mimeo
Projects
- Impact assessment design of Programa AndenesDecember 2014
- Diagnosis of the situation and potential of the irrigation sector in NicaraguaNovember 2014
- Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA)September 2014
- Access to irrigation and changes in the crop portfolio in the Peruvian rural highlands in environments of climatic vulnerabilityAugust 2014 - March 2016
- Study of sustainable agricultural value chains to fight against rural poverty in PeruAugust 2014
- Spatial analysis of the adoption of agricultural technologies in Peru: a view from the 2012 Agricultural and Livestock CensusJuly 2014
- Support for research and discussion on CENAGRO-based policiesMarch 2014
- Agricultural value chains in PeruMarch 2014 - July 2014
- Elaboration of indicators for public agriculture policy based on the 2012 Agriculture CensusOctober 2013 - December 2013
- Impacts of public rural investment in the development of regions and population well-being levels (2002-2012)October 2013 - February 2014
News
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Eduardo Zegarra in RPP Noticias: “The most serious issue is that a subsidy is being managed without a complete registry”
October 23, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“The register is incomplete. Midagri states that only 35% of the country’s farmers are registered. We have a serious issue, because it is a mechanism that is supposed to reach all farmers. In addition, the Comptroller’s Office has reviewed the first version and has found inconsistencies: underage people, farmers who do not belong to it, […]
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The agrarian crisis and Castillo’s goverment, by Eduardo Zegarra
September 19, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“The announced second agrarian reform, initially thought of as a proposal for profound changes in the way of governing to guide comprehensive policies and budget resources towards the forgotten family farming, has become a slogan almost devoid of any concrete content”. Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra writes about the agrarian crisis and the challenges facing the new minister of agriculture Jenny Ocampo. […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion on the delay in the purchase of fertilizers. Via RPP News
September 14, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“The big campaign starts in August until December. Approximately 70% of the so-called transitory crops are sown, which require a crucial first fertilization in the first three months. Unfortunately, we are about to lose this opportunity. that this will lead to a drop in production in several crops, which will generate inflationary pressure on food […]
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Eduardo Zegarra shares his opinion in Exitosa about the delay of fertilizers and Fertibono
September 1, 2022 Rural development and agriculture
“The Fertibono is a monetary transfer for the balance of the amount that is not going to be spent on the purchase of urea. A fairly small amount where a fixed amount of money is going to be given to farmers in a register and it is not going to have more relationship with whether […]
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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 […]
Events
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Eduardo Zegarra discussed the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Latin America and Peru
04/08/2022 6:00 pm Hotel Meliá (Av. Salaverry 2599, San Isidro) Rural development and agriculture
Our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra joined a CooperAcción and RedGE Peru dialogue on the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Latin America and Peru. Along with Eduardo, Carolina Trivelli (IEP), Paola Bustamante (Videnza), Eduardo Gudynas (CLAES) and the economist David Rivera were also panelists. REGISTRATION Sign-up at emorales@cooperaccion.org.pe or by phone 940339817
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Eduardo Zegarra will be a panelist at a CISEPA PUCP event on the crises and perspective of politics in Peru
28/06/2022 4:00 pm Biblioteca de Ciencias Sociales de la PUCP y Facebook de CISEPA PUCP Rural development and agriculture
Eduardo Zegarra, Senior Researcher at GRADE, will join a both in-person and virtual event on the crises and perspectives of politics in Peru, held by the Center for Sociological, Economic, Political and Anthropological Research of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (CISEPA PUCP). Eduardo will be part of the panel on inequality and the development […]
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Eduardo Zegarra will join an UNI panel for the Peruvian Farmer Day
24/06/2022 6:00 pm Facebook de la UNIFIEECS. Rural development and agriculture
On the sidelines of the Peruvian Farmer’s Day, our Senior Researcher Eduardo Zegarra will join a panel on the food crisis and agriculture in Peru, held by the Faculty of Economic Engineering, Statistics and Social Sciences of the National University of Engineering. ON LIVE Follow the event on UNIFIEECS Facebook.
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Carmen Ponce will be a speaker at the 56th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association
04/06/2022 Carleton University, Ottawa, Canadá Rural development and agriculture
Carmen Ponce, associated researcher at GRADE, will be a speaker at the 56th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association (ACEA 2022). The event will be held from June 3rd to 5th 2022 in an on-line and in-person format. The annual meeting brings together academic works, conferences on the state of the art and special sessions. This year, the host […]
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Eduardo Zegarra joined a session on proposals for the economic crisis held by congressmen Flor Pablo and Carlos Anderson
20/04/2022 9:00 am - 11:00 am Facebook de Flor Pablo y Carlos Anderson Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition
“There is no government structure and institutions that allow coherent responses and strategies to be coordinated in the face of food insecurity. This crisis has worsened over the last two months, where the prices of imported food have skyrocketed again. […] Peru it has not developed a capacity to meet its basic food needs and […]
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