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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact
Zeller, Manfred (contributor); Meyer, Richard L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the poor might be resolved by access to credit alone -- the ability to acquire assets, to start businesses, to finance emergency needs and to insure against illness and disaster. Part...
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African perspective: getting ready for the Millenium Round trade negotiations
Mukherjee, Natasha; Harris, Rebecca Lee - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101377
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Institutions and economic policies for pro-poor agricultural growth
Dorward, Andrew; Fan, Shenggen; Kydd, Jonathan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
-poor agricultural growth and of policies that can promote such growth in poor rural economies in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa … difficulties in today's poor rural areas in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of these difficulties are endogenous to these … Africa, new thinking is urgently needed to find alternative ways of 'kick starting' markets ways which reduce rent seeking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037957
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132833
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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)
In developing countries across Asia, food marketing parastatals have played an important role in agricultural policy, especially with regard to government efforts to stabilize food prices. Three broad market failures constitute the primary arguments for this form of government intervention: a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196693
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Aid effectiveness and capacity development: Implications for economic growth in developing countries
Sanyal, Prabuddha; Babu, Suresh - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"Although adequate country capacity is considered to be one of the critical missing factors in development outcomes, a lack of understanding of how capacity contributes to economic development and of how to account for the contribution of capacity development to economic growth remains a...
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The comprehensive Africa agriculture program as a collective institution:
Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Birner, Regina; Flaherty, Kathleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
A number of factors favor a collective strategy for African countries to build their reputation regarding improved governance and commitment to agriculture. These include negative spillover effects of poor governance (for example, obstacles to developing regional markets), improved bargaining...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145648
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Aid effectiveness: How is the L’Aquila food security initiative doing?:
Benin, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper uses case studies of Bangladesh, Ghana, Rwanda, and Senegal to assess the degree to which the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI) has been implemented within the framework of managing for development results (MfDR) and to evaluate progress in various outcomes, including...
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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural …
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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 … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. East Africa's populations is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850583