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Understanding the context for agriculture for nutrition research: Identifying country typologies of child-stunting determinants:
Maruyama, Eduardo; Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Wang, Jiarui - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
We use data from 52 countries on child stunting, poverty, determinants of food security, environmental health, and …
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The role of agriculture in the fast-growing Rwandan economy: Assessing growth alternatives:
Diao, Xinshen; Bahiigwa, Godfrey; Pradesha, Angga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
poverty reduction but also in economic growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886779
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Assessing progress made toward shared agricultural transformation objectives in Mozambique:
Benson, Todd; Mogues, Tewodaj; Woldeyohannes, Sileshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
What has been the recent performance of the agricultural sector in Mozambique and the progress made thus far toward achieving the objectives established under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) initiative for Mozambique that began in late-2011?
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Overcoming successive bottlenecks: The evolution of a potato cluster in China
Zhang, Xiaobo; Hu, Dinghuan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Although the role of industrial policy in economic development is a frequent topic of debate in both the literature and the political arena, most such discussions focus on industrial policymaking at the national level. Using a case study of a potato cluster in China, we show that industrial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009291933
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Emerging policies and partnerships under CAADP: Implications for long-term growth, food security, and poverty reduction
Badiane, Ousmane; Odjo, Sunday; Ulimwengu, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
as a continent-wide framework to facilitate faster agricultural growth and progress toward poverty reduction and food and … growth and poverty-reduction outcomes. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395593
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Resource-Rich Yet Malnourished: Analysis of the demand for food nutrients in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ulimwengu, John M.; Roberts, Cleo; Randriamamonjy, Josee - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Endowed with 80 million hectares of arable land (of which only 10 percent are used), diverse climatic conditions, and abundant water resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become the breadbasket of the entire African continent. Instead, the country is one of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395602
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Poverty reduction in a refugee-hosting economy: A natural experiment
Maystadt, Jean-Francois - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
The role of migration in reducing poverty in developing countries has been investigated mainly from the perspective of … (Tanzania) traced between 1991 and 2004 have been affected by massive refugee inflows to assess how migration may affect poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366818
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Improved dairy cows in Uganda: Pathways to poverty alleviation and improved child nutrition:
Kabunga, Nassul S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The introduction and dissemination of improved dairy cow breeds in Uganda is arguably the most significant step taken to develop a modern and commercial dairy industry in the country over the last two decades. This study uses a nationally representative sample of Ugandan households to rigorously...
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Food prices and poverty reduction in the long run:
Headey, Derek D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Standard microeconomic methods consistently suggest that, in the short run, higher food prices increase poverty in … systematically test the relationship between changes in domestic food prices and changes in poverty. We find robust evidence that in … the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755486
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The impact of Oportunidades on human capital and income distribution: A top-down/bottom-up approach
Debowicz, Dario; Golan, Jennifer - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
In an effort to inform social policy in Mexico, this paper analyzes the effects of a major social program on school attendance and household income distribution, accounting for its partial and general equilibrium effects. Linking a microeconometric simulation model and a general equilibrium...
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