Narrow search
Showing 51 - 60 of 265
Cover Image
East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Waithaka, Michael (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and … biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583
Cover Image
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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752679
Cover Image
Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective
Vosti, Stephen A. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Developing countries are under pressure to produce more food for their growing populations, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty. In the short term, however, these goals may compete with one another. This book focuses on the interactions between agricultural growth and environment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752680
Cover Image
Transforming the rural nonfarm economy: Opportunities and threats in the developing world
Haggblade, Steven (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Contrary to conventional wisdom that equates rural economies with agriculture, rural residents in developing countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752683
Cover Image
Agricultural science policy: Changing global agendas
Alston, Julian M. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Technological advances developed through R&D have supplied the world with not only more food, but better food. This report looks at issues raised by this changing environment for agricultural productivity, agricultural R&D, and natural resource management.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752684
Cover Image
Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: Achievements and challenges
Kherallah, Mylene (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies. Over the past 20 years, most African governments have carried out …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752689
Cover Image
Seeds of contention: World hunger and the global controversy over genetically modified crops
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The authors assess the role various strategies can play in augmenting global food supplies and combating hunger.They attempt to defuse the contentious debate surrounding the development and spread of genetically modified (GM) foods, which, they argue, can help meet the needs of the poor.The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752693
Cover Image
Impact Assessment: IFPRI 2020 conference "Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health":
Paarlberg, Robert L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The IFPRI 2020 Conference on “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health†was held in New Delhi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132597
Cover Image
Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition: Rehabilitating China’s loess plateau:
Mackedon, John - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132605
Cover Image
Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends
Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; Dorosh, Paul A.; Asrat, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Ethiopia’s crop agriculture is complex, involving substantial variation in crops grown across the countryâ …€™s agriculture and food economy, accounting for about three-quarters of total area cultivated, 29 percent of agricultural GDP in 2005 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132606