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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
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The role of agriculture in saving the rain forest
Vosti, Stephen A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1995
Tropical forests are disappearing rapidly with potentially high social costs in biodiversity loss and carbon emissions. While agriculture is critical to the long-term solution of sustainable livelihood and food security in the humid tropics, it is only part of the story. To take pressure off...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005113220
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The emergence of insect resistance in Bt-corn: implication of resistance management information under uncertainty
Linacre, Nicholas A.; Thompson, Colin J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"The successful management of transgenic technology is likely to depend on the economic behavioral response of farmers to the regulated use of transgenic crops. A well-studied example is the widespread use of Bt-corn, in the United States, and elsewhere, to control the European Corn Borer, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996692
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Developing bioenergy a win-win appproach that can serve the poor: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
Hazell, P.B.R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"The promise of bioenergy is that it may help cope with rising energy prices, address environmental concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, and offer new income and employment to farmers and rural areas. In principle, there is a high degree of congruency between these three objectives for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997013
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Strategic environmental assessment: assessing the environmental impact of biotechnology
Linacre, Nicholas A.; Gaskell, Joanne; Rosegrant, Mark W.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997082
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A pecuária até ao ano 2020: a próxima revolução alimentar
Delgado, Christopher L.; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Steinfeld, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101364
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Reducing poverty and protecting the environment
Hazell, Peter B. R.; Garrett, James L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996
Faced with limited resources and the need to feed 90 million more people every year, governments and donors want to know whether they should invest in regions with inherent potential to be highly productive, or in less-favored areas where large numbers of poor farmers live and increasingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101370
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Reducing poverty and protecting the environment
Hazell, Peter B. R.; Garrett, James L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996
Faced with limited resources and the need to feed 90 million more people every year, governments and donors want to know whether they should invest in regions with inherent potential to be highly productive, or in less-favored areas where large numbers of poor farmers live and increasingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101388
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Decentralization and environmental conservation: gender effects from participation in joint forest management
Agrawal, Arun; Yadama, Gautam; Andrade, Raul; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper analyzes how women's participation affects institutional outcomes related to the decentralized governance … statistically estimates the effects of women's participation on outcomes, and also the source of this effect in terms of women …'s representation in committees and action in protecting forests. We find that women's participation has substantial positive effects on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105963
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Agricultural growth, poverty alleviation, and environmental sustainability: having it all
Hazell, P. B. R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
Many developing countries have achieved impressive growth rates in agriculture in recent decades....[but] hunger and malnutrition persist in many countries, often because past patterns of agricultural growth were insufficient or failed to adequately benefit the poor. These patterns have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005028095