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Are poor, remote areas left behind in agricultural development
Minot, Nicholas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"In Tanzania, as in many other developing countries, the conventional wisdom is that economic reforms may have stimulated economic growth, but that the benefits of this growth have been uneven, favoring urban households and farmers with good market access. This idea, although quite plausible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996579
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The challenge of hunger: The 2008 Global Hunger Index
von Grebmer, Klaus; Fritschel, Heidi; Nestorova, Bella; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"With high food prices threatening the food security of millions of vulnerable households around the world, hunger and malnutrition are back in the headlines. The world is making only slow progress in reducing food insecurity, according to the Global Hunger Index (GHI). Some regions—in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997062
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The challenge of hunger 2007: Global Hunger Index: Facts, determinants, and trends
Wiesmann, Doris; Sost, Ann Kathrin; Schöninger, Iris; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997103
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Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines
Arndt, Channing; Simler, Kenneth R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
reliable empirical estimates of poverty levels has grown dramatically... This paper contributes to the poverty measurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997150
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Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines
Arndt, Channing; Simler, Kenneth R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
attractiveness of the CBN approach for practical poverty measurement problems." Authors' Abstract …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997317
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Synopsis: Global Nutrition Report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the worlds progress on nutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014
Good nutrition is the bedrock upon which to build healthy lives, strong and resilient livelihoods, and thriving economies. In its absence, their construction takes place on quicksand. Stunted children fail to grow and develop properly, with impairment to brains and immune systems being...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010961549
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Improving the measurement of food security:
Headey, Derek D.; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant … dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we … first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food security measurement system should satisfy. We then benchmark existing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850572
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Rethinking the measurement of undernutrition in a broader health context: Should we look at possible causes or actual effects:
Stein, Alexander J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736394
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Sinopsis: Informe De La Nutricion Mundial 2014: Fortalecer la accion y la responsabilidad para acelerar los progresos en nutricion en el mundo
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014
Una buena nutrición es fundamental para promover vidas saludables, medios de subsistencia sólidos y resistentes, y economías prósperas. Sin ella, estos empeños se asientan sobre terreno inestable. Los niños con retraso de crecimiento no pueden crecer ni desarrollarse adecuadamente, y...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132599
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Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia:
Bernard, Tanguy; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
to measure aspirations, thereby limiting comparability of the results obtained. This paper proposes a simple measurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132607