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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact

Zeller, Manfred (contributor); Meyer, Richard L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the poor might be resolved by access to credit alone -- the ability to acquire assets, to start businesses, to finance emergency needs and to insure against illness and disaster. Part...

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Land tenure and natural resource management: A comparative study of agrarian communities in Asia and Africa

Otsuka, Keijiro (contributor); Place, Frank (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa …

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2013 Global Food Policy Report

Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...

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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries

Adato, Michelle (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...

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Successes in African agriculture: Lessons for the future

Haggblade, Steven (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

studies have done, this book identifies episodes of successful agricultural growth in Africa and identifies processes …, the farming of maize in East and Southern Africa, cassava across the middle belt of Africa, cotton in West Africa …, horticulture in Kenya, and dairying in East Africa. …

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Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: Achievements and challenges

Kherallah, Mylene (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the … farmers and consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors find that reforms have had many favorable results, but that the … development of agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying areas where governments can play a supportive role. They …

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition

Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and make essential gains in the fight for improved agricultural productivity, rural incomes, and nutrition. How to support scaling up in these three areas, however, is a...

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Aflatoxins: Finding solutions for improved food safety

Unnevehr, Laurian; Grace, Delia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Procurement by Stéphane Méaux, Eleni Pantiora, and Sheryl Schneider 10. Reducing Aflatoxins in Africa’s Crops: Experiences from … 15. Mobilizing Political Support: Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa by Amare Ayalew, Wezi Chunga, and Winta …

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Smallholder demand for maize hybrids and selective seed subsidies in Zambia

Smale, Melinda; Birol, Ekin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

This analysis explores smallholder demand for hybrid maize seed by subsidy receipt. We test the hypothesis that the hybrid maize subsidy in Zambia is selectively biased due in part to its delivery mechanism and the self-selection of farmers who are able or choose to exercise their claim. Our...

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Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation

Horna, Daniela (contributor); Zambrano, Patricia (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Despite the ongoing controversy over their use, genetically modified (GM) crops have progressively grown in popularity and are now planted in approximately 160 million hectares in 29 countries. In the discussions of biosafety regulations for GM crops and whether to approve such crops for...

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