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Research and training in the Olifants and Limpopo basins of southern Africa
Rollin, D.; Morardet, S.; Lévite, H.; Sally, H. - HAL - 2006
L'article décrit la participation des chercheurs français, détachés à l'Institut international de la gestion des ressources en eau (IWMI) par le ministère français de l'Agriculture, aux travaux concernant les bassins hydrographiques de référence Olifants et Limpopo, entrepris dans le...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788816
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The Health Consequences of Mozambican Civil War : an Anthropometric Approach
Domingues, Patrick - HAL - 2010
survivors health is crucial for the design of post-war economic policies. This paper investigates this question for the … years of life have a weaker health, reflected by a lower height for age z-score (HAZ). Using the Infancy Childhood Puberty … indicates that months of civil war before a woman's birth also have a negative impact on her health highlighting the importance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010549067
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Evidence on the Efficacy of School-Based Incentives for Healthy Living
Cuffe, Harold E.; Harbaugh, William T.; Lindo, Jason M.; … - HAL - 2011
We analyze the effects of a school-based incentive program on children's exercise habits. The program offers children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401099
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School absenteeism, work and health among Brazilian children: Full information versus limited information model
Machado, Danielle Carusi; Milcent, Carine; Huguenin, Jack - HAL - 2013
We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755510
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School absenteeism, work and health among Brazilian children: Full information versus limited information model
Machado, Danielle Carusi; Milcent, Carine; Huguenin, Jack - HAL - 2013
We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health … causality mechanisms between these three components (school absenteeism, health status and child labor) can occur either way, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010784100
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Transportation Conditions and Access to Services in a Context of Urban Sprawl and Deregulation. The Case of Dar es Salaam
Olvera, Lourdes Diaz; Plat, Didier; Pochet, Pascal - HAL - 2003
assist in the development of human and social capital and economic opportunities, the alleviation of poverty or the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008790604
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Meta-analysis of travel of the poor in West and Southern african cities
Behrens, Roger; Olvera, Lourdes Diaz; Plat, Didier; … - HAL - 2004
to transport planners and policy-makers in Africa to bridge the French-English language divide. The aim of the paper is … Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal and South Africa, enables a meta-analysis of African travel survey findings amongst low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008790719
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Endemic diseases and agricultural productivity: Challenges and policy response
Audibert, Martine - HAL - 2011
health, disease and development and then agricultural productivity. The literature review shows that the negative effect of … irrigation and fertilizer and pest intensive use could be considered as highly health (and environmental) risk factors …Contrary to Asian countries, the agricultural sector in Africa had not benefited from the green revolution success …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008835404
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A World without Farmers ? The Lewis Path Revisited
Dorin, Bruno; Hourcade, Jean Charles; Benoit-Cattin, Michel - HAL - 2013
them and other workers. After showing how land constraints and the productivity dynamics outside agriculture might prevent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010738957
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A global foresight on food crop needs for livestock
Cotty, Tristan Le; Dorin, Bruno - HAL - 2012
crops (cereals and oilseeds in particular) used to feed animals and that could be used to feed people. The evolution of this … amount is very sensitive to human diets and to the productivity of feed. This article provides a 2050 foresight on the … products. We find that the amount of edible crops necessary to feed livestock in 2050 is between 8% and 117% of today's need …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010820616