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Conditional Cash Transfers in Latin America
Adato, Michelle (contributor); Hoddinott, John (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Conditional cash transfer programs (CCTs)—cash grants to poor families that are conditional on their participation in education, health, and nutrition services—have become a vital part of poverty reduction strategies in many countries, particularly in Latin America. In Conditional...
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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)
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarizing both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Government’s Feed the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132826
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Collective action for the conservation of on-farm genetic diversity in a center of crop diversity: an assessment of the role of traditional farmers' networks
Badstue, Lone Bech; Bellon, Mauricio R.; Berthaud, Julien; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"This project explored the possible role of collective action among small-scale farmers in managing and maintaining genetic resources in a center of crop diversity. It focused on the local institutions that ensure the supply of seed of diverse maize landraces to small-scale farmers in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101407
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Sarpanch raj: is the President all powerful?
Palaniswamy, Nethra - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The policy of mandated representation (reservation) for disadvantaged social groups in Indian village councils or Gram Panchayats has been the subject of numerous studies. The implicit, and often unstated, assumption that underlies most of these studies is that the president of the council is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505339
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Do external grants to district governments discourage own-revenue generation?: A look at local public finance dynamics in Ghana
Mogues, Tewodaj; Benin, Samuel; Cudjoe, Godsway - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476184
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Decentralization, agricultural services and determinants of input use in Nigeria:
Akramov, Kamiljon T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476192
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Reducing poverty and hunger in Asia:
Islam, Nurul ed. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
Investment Priorities for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska, and Ghada Shields
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996513
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Development and evaluation of a regional water poverty index for Benin:
Heidecke, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
. Benin is currently in a process of political decentralization shifting responsibility for and administration of rural water …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996703
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Effectiveness of bylaws in the management of natural resources: The West African experience
Alinon, Koffi; Kalinganire, Antoine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
amplification of the decentralization movement. On the basis of a literature review and their own practitioners' experiences, the … to the authors, there is a need to recognize local conventions, which offer an opportunity for decentralization to be … decentralization even if decentralization reforms and national forestry laws have ignored them across West Africa." authors' abstract …
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Collective action to secure property rights for the poor: A case study in Jambi Province, Indonesia
Komarudin, Heru; Siagian, Yuliana L.; Colfer, Carol J. … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This study presents an approach to analyzing decentralized forestry and natural resource management and land property rights issues, and catalyzing collective action among villages and district governments. It focuses on understanding the current policies governing local people's access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005101413