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Attaining the Millennium Development Goals in India : How Likely and What Will It Take to Reduce Infant Mortality, Child Malnutrition, Gender Disparities and Hunger-Poverty and to...

World Bank - 2013

Since the launch of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the Millennium Summit in New York in September 2000, the MDGs have become the most widely-accepted yardstick of development efforts by governments, donors and NGOs. The MDGs are a set of numerical and time-bound targets related to...

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India - Improving Household Food and Nutrition Security : Achievements and the Challenges Ahead, Volume 1. Main Report

World Bank - 2013

This report focuses on the performance of, and future challenges for, the Government of India's primary "direct food and nutrition safety nets" or food-based transfer programs designed to alleviate short-term food and nutrition insecurity and improve caring behavior within households. This study...

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India - Improving Household Food and Nutrition Security : Achievements and the Challenges Ahead, Volume 2. Annexes

World Bank - 2013

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Coping Strategies in Response to Rising Food Prices: Evidence From India

Tandon, Sharad; Landes, Maurice - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014

Food prices across the world rose dramatically between 2006 and 2008. The causes of the price rise were complex, and the event has led to heightened concerns regarding the implications of rising food prices on the prevalence of food insecurity and household welfare, particularly in developing...

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India - Taking Agriculture to the Market

World Bank - 2012

Policy makers in India recognize the importance o f well-functioning markets to agricultural growth, food security, and broad-based rural development. Markets facilitate the commercialization and diversification of farming, and they are essential for efficiently bringing food and agricultural...

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India : Revitalizing Punjab's Agriculture

World Bank - 2013

Punjab has played a pioneering role in Indian agriculture. Three key challenges face Punjab agriculture - restoring …

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Priorities for Sustainable Growth : A Strategy for Agriculture Sector Development in Tajikistan, Technical Annex 5. Agriculture Growth Decomposition

World Bank - 2013

Agriculture sector growth has made a powerful contribution to post-war economic recovery in Tajikistan, accounting for … finance will require much greater emphasis on the development of alternative sources of finance for all of agriculture, in … strengthened, new collateral instruments introduced and new loan products developed, which are suited to agriculture in general and …

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Priorities for Sustainable Growth : A Strategy for Agriculture Sector Development in Tajikistan, Technical Annex 6. Rural Poverty

World Bank - 2013

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India : Power Supply to Agriculture, Volume 2. Haryana Case Study

World Bank - 2013

Adhra Pradesh , both of which have begun raising the price of electriicity to agriculture. Its central contribution to …

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India : Power Supply to Agriculture, Volume 3. Andhra Pradesh Case Study

World Bank - 2013

Adhra Pradesh , both of which have begun raising the price of electriicity to agriculture. Its central contribution to …

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