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Demand for high-value secondary crops in developing countries

Bouis, Howarth E.; Scott, Gregory J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996

characteristics, is applied, illustrating its usefulness for analysis of demand for potatoes in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In Asia, the …

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Remittances, income distribution, and rural asset accumulation

Adams Jr., Richard H. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1996

—on income distribution and asset accumulation in rural Pakistan. Using income decomposition techniques on a three-year panel …

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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition

Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and make essential gains in the fight for improved agricultural productivity, rural incomes, and nutrition. How to support scaling up in these three areas, however, is a...

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The policy landscape of agricultural water management in Pakistan

Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Wielgosz, Benjamin; Zaidi, Fatima; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Policy Research Instituteâ€™s Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) is working to address these topics through high … policy landscape for agricultural water management in Pakistan, to better understand how to engage with stakeholders in the … between various institutions influencing the water sector in Pakistan. Group interviews were conducted with national …

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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)

policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and …

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A framework for physical growth and child development:

Alderman, Harold; Behrman, Jere R.; Glewwe, Paul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

It is widely recognized that there is a continuum of physical growth and social-emotional and cognitive development across the life course, from the preconception health status of the mother through adulthood. This paper lays out a core economic model that illustrates the interrelationship of...

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Natural disasters, self-Insurance, and human capital investment: Evidence from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Yohannes, Yisehac; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"This paper uses panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Malawi to examine the impacts of disasters on dynamic human capital production. Our empirical results show that accumulation of biological human capital prior to a disaster helps children maintain investments during the post-disaster...

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Spatial networks, labor supply, and income dynamics: Evidence from Indonesian villages

Yamauchi, Futoshi; Muto, Megumi; Chowdhury, Shyamal; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"This paper uses household panel and village census data from Indonesia to examine the impact of spatial connectivity (road) development on household income growth and nonagricultural labor supply. The empirical results show that the impacts of improvements in local road quality (which...

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Impacts of programs and organizations on the adoption of sustainable land management technologies in Uganda:

Jagger, Pamela; Pender, John L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003

The government of Uganda is currently decentralizing many of its services including those directly related to agriculture and the environment. Non-government organizations (NGOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) are being asked to take the lead in the provision of government services...

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Indian agriculture and rural development: Strategic issues and reform options

von Braun, Joachim; Gulati, Ashok; Hazell, P.B.R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

In this brief, the authors suggest five areas for action to put rural India on a higher growth trajectory that would cut hunger, malnutrition, and unemployment at a much faster pace than has been the case so far. The five areas for action are interlinked and would best work if pursued in...

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