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Women cotton farmers: Their perceptions and experiences with transgenic varieties: A case study for Colombia
Zambrano, Patricia; Maldonado, Jorge H.; Mendoza, Sandra L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
This paper explores gender differences in cotton cultivation and looks into the perceptions and experiences of women and men with transgenic varieties. With few exceptions, researchers in the area of impact evaluation of crop biotechnology have only marginally included gender considerations in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366801
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The politics of precaution: Genetically modified crops in developing countries
Paarlberg, Robert L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In this original study Robert Paarlberg examines local policy responses to GM crop technologies in four important developing countries: Brazil, India, Kenya, and China.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850589
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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)
but respect sound scientific procedures that guard against risks to humans and the environment. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752693
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Comparative analysis of the national biosafety regulatory systems in East Africa:
Jaffe, Gregory - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper analyzes the current and proposed biosafety systems in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda using a set of components and characteristics common to functional and protective biosafety regulatory systems. It also assesses how those systems take into account the major international legal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996680
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An economic assessment of banana genetic improvement and innovation in the Lake Victoria Region of Uganda and Tanzania:
Smale, Melinda; Tushemereirwe, Wilbeforce K. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"This research report highlights findings from a set of studies undertaken by applied economists on the impact of improved banana cultivars and recommended management practices in the East African highlands. A particular focus of the analysis is genetic transformation of the cooking banana....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037833
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Insurance motives to remit: Evidence from a matched sample of Ethiopian internal migrants
de Brauw, Alan; Mueller, Valerie; Woldehanna, Tassew - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Migration and remittances can be used by rural households as a means of insurance, investment, and income augmentation … Ethiopia. Weaker evidence suggests migrants are additionally motivated to remit as a form of self-insurance against own shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762104
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The dynamics of insurance demand under liquidity constraints and insurer default risk:
Liu, Yanyan; Myers, Robert - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Low demand for micro-insurance has been a prominent problem in developing countries. We study the dynamics of insurance … default. Credit constraints and the possibility of insurer default both reduce the demand for insurance. We then propose an … alternative insurance design that allows farmers to enter an insurance contract while delaying payment of the premium until the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132702
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The value of customized insurance for farmers in rural Bangladesh:
Clarke, Danielle; Das, Narayan C.; de Nicola, Francesca; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
smallholder farmers’ interest in formal insurance products. We propose a suite of insurance and savings products, and we … randomly vary the price of one insurance option (area-yield insurance) and the presence of one of the savings options (group … savings). Consistent with economic theory, farmers buy more of the insurance products that cover the risks they primarily face …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132717
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How to build resilience to conflict: The role of food security
Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Maystadt, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This Food Policy Report explains why there is a need to place even higher priority on food security-related policies and programs in conflict-prone countries, and offers insights for policymakers regarding how to do so. To understand the relationship between conflict and food security, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114824
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Insurance motives to remit: Evidence from a matched sample of Ethiopian internal migrants
de Brauw, Alan; Mueller, Valerie; Woldehanna, Tassew - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Migration and remittances can be used by rural households as a means of insurance, investment, and income augmentation … Ethiopia. Weaker evidence suggests migrants are additionally motivated to remit as a form of self-insurance against own shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009189433