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Economic implications of foreign exchange rationing in Ethiopia:
Dorosh, Paul A.; Robinson, Sherman; Ahmed, Hashim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
-protected importables. Moreover, major external shocks to the economy (including increases in world prices of fuel in 2007 and early 2008 … the effects of changes in world prices and to assess dynamic effects of shocks and policies on growth and income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933116
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Ending hunger in our lifetime: Food security and globalization
Runge, C. Ford (contributor); Senauer, Benjamin (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752686
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Rich consumers and poor producers: Quality and rent distribution in global value chains
Swinnen, Johan F.M.; Vandeplas, Anneleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476185
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Trade liberalization, poverty, and food security in India:
Panda, Manoj; Ganesh-Kumar, A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476189
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Is SAFTA trade creating or trade diverting?: A computable general equilibrium assessment with a focus on Sri Lanka
Bouet, Antoine; Mevel, Simon; Thomas, Marcelle - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) entered its second phase of implementation in 2008. The creation of a free trade area is expected to affect its participants—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—very differently given their diversity in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008521827
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Crisis alimentaria mundial: Monitoreo y evaluación de impacto para formular acciones de política
Benson, Todd; Minot, Nicholas; Pender, John; Robles, Miguel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"La creciente variabilidad y la fuerte tendencia al alza en los precios mundiales de alimentos durante los últimos dos años han sido motivo de preocupación debido a que pueden aumentar la pobreza y el hambre a nivel mundial. Al mismo tiempo, el aumento en los precios de alimentos es un...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987170
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Los pobres y la globalización de los alimentos y la agricultura:
von Braun, Joachim; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
El sistema agroalimentario mundial está experimentando una creciente globalización. A medida que la mayoría de los habitantes del mundo se trasladan a las ciudades y los que residen en zonas rurales y están conectados con la infraestructura adoptan estilos de vida urbanizados, el consumo de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987171
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Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability:
Verma, Monika; Hertel, Thomas W. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"In this paper we examine the impact of commodity price volatility on calorie attainment and its variability for households at the nutritional poverty line in Bangladesh. We focus on the first two moments of the distribution of calorie consumption and consider the differential impacts across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987179
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Shaping globalization for poverty alleviation and food security:
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2001
CONTENTS: Brief 1. Introduction / Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Sherman Robinson Brief 2. The Nature of Disagreements / Ravi Kanbur Brief 3. Growth and Poverty / Manohar Sharma, Sam Morley, and Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla Brief 4. Trade and Food Security / Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Marcelle Thomas Brief...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996501
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Globalization and the smallholders
Narayanan, Sudha; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
A major question that has surfaced in the changing context of world agriculture is whether the smallholders would ride … the wave of globalization or be swept away. This paper addresses the debate with a four-fold objective: (1) it maps … different factors that are likely to impinge on developing country smallholders as a result of globalization in general and of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996576