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Characteristics and causes of severe poverty and hunger:
Ahmed, Akhter U.; Hill, Ruth Vargas; Smith, Lisa C.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996952
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Are returns to mothers' human capital realized in the next generation?: The impact of mothers' intellectual human capital and long-run nutritional status on children's human capita...
Behrman, Jere R.; Murphy, Alexis; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
cognitive skills). These results imply that breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty, malnutrition, and … intellectual deprivation through investments in women's human capital may be more effective than previously suggested, but it will … require approaches that account for dimensions of women's human capital beyond just their schooling. Effective interventions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038105
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Agriculture for development in Iraq?: Estimating the impacts of achieving the agricultural targets of the national development plan 2013–2017 on economic growth, incomes, and gen...
Al-Haboby, Azhr; Breisinger, Clemens; Debowicz, Darío; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper estimates the potential effects of achieving the agricultural goals set out in Iraq’s National Development Plan (NDP) 2013–2017 using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model. The findings suggest that raising agricultural productivity in accordance with the NDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132687
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Exploring local perceptions of climate change impact and adaptation in rural Bangladesh:
Davis, Peter; Ali, Snigdha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper reports on findings from 30 focus group discussions and 30 key informant interviews conducted in 12 districts of Bangladesh in May 2012. The discussions and interviews draw attention to perceptions of climate change and how climate-related trends influence people’s lives, both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132713
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Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Hachigonta, Sepo (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132811
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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)
interest to the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative. These poverty, health, and nutrition outcomes include both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132826
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Resilience for food and nutrition security
Fan, Shenggen (contributor); Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In recent years, many people and parts of the world have been hit by major shocks ranging from conflicts, erratic weather patterns, earthquakes, droughts, and floods to food price spikes. At the same time, poor people and communities remain vulnerable to shocks that may be smaller in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114823
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Time allocation to energy resource collection in rural Ethiopia: Gender-disaggregated household responses to changes in firewood availability:
Scheurlen, Elena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Microfinance Institutions, the results show that women are involved in more time-consuming and simultaneous work activities than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200212
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459
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Beyond the numbers: How urban households in Central America responded to the recent global crises
Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
A review of various economic indicators shows that both the recent food crisis and the financial and economic crisis have had significant negative effects on the Central American countries. The first jolt to the region came in 2007 and mid-2008, while the second occurred at the end of 2008 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611940