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Improving the measurement of food security:

Headey, Derek D.; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant … dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we … first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food security measurement system should satisfy. We then benchmark existing …

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Are poor, remote areas left behind in agricultural development

Minot, Nicholas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"In Tanzania, as in many other developing countries, the conventional wisdom is that economic reforms may have stimulated economic growth, but that the benefits of this growth have been uneven, favoring urban households and farmers with good market access. This idea, although quite plausible,...

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The challenge of hunger: The 2008 Global Hunger Index

von Grebmer, Klaus; Fritschel, Heidi; Nestorova, Bella; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"With high food prices threatening the food security of millions of vulnerable households around the world, hunger and malnutrition are back in the headlines. The world is making only slow progress in reducing food insecurity, according to the Global Hunger Index (GHI). Some regions—in...

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The challenge of hunger 2007: Global Hunger Index: Facts, determinants, and trends

Wiesmann, Doris; Sost, Ann Kathrin; Schöninger, Iris; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines

Arndt, Channing; Simler, Kenneth R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

reliable empirical estimates of poverty levels has grown dramatically... This paper contributes to the poverty measurement …

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Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines

Arndt, Channing; Simler, Kenneth R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

attractiveness of the CBN approach for practical poverty measurement problems." Authors' Abstract …

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Rethinking the measurement of undernutrition in a broader health context: Should we look at possible causes or actual effects:

Stein, Alexander J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

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Synthese: Rapport 2014 Sur La Nutrition Mondiale: Mesures et redevabilite en vue daccelerer les progres mondiaux en matiere de nutrition

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014

Une alimentation équilibrée est le socle sur lequel reposent des vies saines, des moyens de subsistance solides et durables et des économies prospères. En l’absence de ce socle, leur construction s’appuie sur des sables mouvants. Les enfants souffrant d’un retard de croissance ne...

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Sinopse: Relatorio Sobre A Nutricao Mundial De 2014: Medidas e responsabilizacao para acelerar o progresso mundial da nutricao

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014

A boa nutrição é fundamental para se construírem vidas saudáveis, meios de subsistência fortes e resilientes, e economias prósperas. Em sua ausência, a construção é feita em areia movediça. Crianças com atraso de crescimento não se desenvolvem adequadamente e, em especial,...

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Sinopsis: Informe De La Nutricion Mundial 2014: Fortalecer la accion y la responsabilidad para acelerar los progresos en nutricion en el mundo

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014

Una buena nutrición es fundamental para promover vidas saludables, medios de subsistencia sólidos y resistentes, y economías prósperas. Sin ella, estos empeños se asientan sobre terreno inestable. Los niños con retraso de crecimiento no pueden crecer ni desarrollarse adecuadamente, y...

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