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Sinopse: Relatorio Sobre A Nutricao Mundial De 2014: Medidas e responsabilizacao para acelerar o progresso mundial da nutricao
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014
A boa nutrição é fundamental para se construírem vidas saudáveis, meios de subsistência fortes e resilientes, e economias prósperas. Em sua ausência, a construção é feita em areia movediça. Crianças com atraso de crescimento não se desenvolvem adequadamente e, em especial,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145647
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Climate, change adaptation assets and group-based approaches: Gendered perceptions from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, and Kenya:
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Ali, Snigdha; Behrman, Julia A.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Using a participatory rural appraisal approach, a series of qualitative studies were conducted in four countries facing negative impacts of climate change—Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali—in order to determine men’s and women’s perceptions of climate change,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200211
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Time allocation to energy resource collection in rural Ethiopia: Gender-disaggregated household responses to changes in firewood availability:
Scheurlen, Elena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Microfinance Institutions, the results show that women are involved in more time-consuming and simultaneous work activities than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200212
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Understanding the policy landscape for climate change adaptation: A cross-country comparison using the Net-map method:
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
In the context of increasing vulnerability to climate change for people dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, and Bangladesh undertook a project broadly aiming to create knowledge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200217
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Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India:
Magnan, Nicholas; Spielman, David J.; Gulati, Kajal; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Although there is ample evidence of differences in how and where men and women acquire information, most research on … assumption may be problematic in developing-country agriculture, where women play a fundamental role in farming. Using gender …-disaggregated social network data from Uttar Pradesh, India, we analyze agricultural information networks among men and women. We test for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200220
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459
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Mapping the policy process in Nigeria: Examining linkages between research and policy
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Schiffer, Eva; Johnson, Michael; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
How research can feed into the policy process in developing countries in general, and in Nigeria more specifically, is not very well understood. Yet, this understanding is a critical part of doing effective policy research. This has become especially critical for the International Food Policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762151
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The gendered impacts of agricultural asset transfer projects: Lessons from the Manica Smallholder Dairy Development Program:
Johnson, Nancy; Njuki, Jemimah; Waithanji, Elizabeth; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
household to increase the capacity within households to care for cows, a change which resulted in a significant number of women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762170
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition: SEWA: supporting village-level organization to improve rural livelihoods:
Desai, Raj M.; Joshi, Shareen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736366
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Gender inequalities in ownership and control of land in Africa: Myths versus reality:
Doss, Cheryl; Kovarik, Chiara; Peterman, Amber; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
landownership between women and men in African countries. The first section of the paper engages in a conceptual discussion of how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736399