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Measuring progress toward empowerment: Women's empowerment in agriculture index: Baseline report
Malapit, Hazel J.; Sproule, Kathryn; Kovarik, Chiara; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
low of 0.66 in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132826
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture
Rashid, Shahidur (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196693
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Population pressure and livelihood dynamics: Panel evidence from Bangladesh
Rashid, Shahidur; Tefera, Nigussie; Lemma, Solomon; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
small-holding was not a deterrent to structural changes in Bangladesh thus far and that agricultural intensification …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011203035
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The contribution of IFPRI research and the impact of the Food for Education Program in Bangladesh on schooling outcomes and earnings
Ryan, James G.; Meng, Xin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
, evolution, and impact of the food for education (FFE) program in Bangladesh. It reviews the outputs from the IFPRI program and … experimental evaluation methodology is used on household sample survey data to analyze the effects of FFE on schooling outcomes …. Earnings functions are then estimated using national household income and expenditure survey data to assess the effect of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010798305
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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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Out of the shadow of famine: evolving food markets and food policy in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Raisuddin (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This book describes how Bangladesh transformed its food markets and food policies to free the country from the constant … and led to policy changes. The case of Bangladesh also has more general relevance as a study of the outcomes of a market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752690
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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)
Feeding nine billion people by 2050 is a top priority on the global agenda for sustainable and inclusive development. This task is especially formidable in Asia, where more than two-thirds of the world’s poor and malnourished people live. Food prices in Asia are projected to remain high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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Food policy and market reform in Viet Nam and Bangladesh: essay in Annual Report
Ahmed, Raisuddin; Goletti, Francesco - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996830
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Factors affecting repayment rates in group-based lending
Sharma, Manohar; Zeller, Manfred - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
financial transactions. The authors cite successful endeavors including Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, SANSA in Sri Lanka and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996851
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Rapid assessments in urban areas
Garrett, James L.; Downen, Jeanne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
CARE's experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania suggest a number of ways that rapid assessment procedures can be strengthened …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997141