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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752679
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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger
Reardon, Thomas (contributor); Chen, Kevin Z. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
requires urgent actions to improve the productivity and climate resilience of agriculture and to upgrade the food value chains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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Village inequality in Western China: implications for development strategy in lagging regions
Xing, Li; Fan, Shenggen; Luo, Xiaopeng; Zhang, Xiaobo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Increased regional inequality has been a major concern in many emerging economies like China, India, Vietnam and … accounts for the largest share of overall income inequality. But agriculture is still the rural people's major source of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037963
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Developing bioenergy economic and social issues: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
la Torre Ugarte, Daniel G. de - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"... There is a clear link between access to energy services and poverty alleviation and development. The first set of critical energy needs are those that satisfy basic human needs: fuel for cooking, heating and lighting, energy for pumping water, and electricity for health and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997001
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Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies
Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Benin, Samuel; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611942
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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
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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933116
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition
Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
of a broader process of innovation and learning. A new idea, model, or approach is typically embodied in a pilot project … experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 … Agriculture to Reduce Poverty and Hunger by Kevin Cleaver •Moving Local- and Community-Driven Development from Boutique to Large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735452
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition: SUN: a global movement to accelerate reduction of maternal and child undernutrition:
Nabarro, David; Menon, Purnima; Ruel, Marie T.; Yosef, Sivan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736357
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition: IFAD: adopting a new systematic approach to scaling up agricultural and rural development:
Sourang, Cheikh M. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736358