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Environmental effects of bioenergy: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
Kartha, Sivan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Bioenergy crop systems can—if properly designed—yield significant benefits, both environmental and social. The right choice of biomass crops and production methods can lead to favorable carbon and energy balances and a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. But bioenergy production...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996929
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Developing bioenergy economic and social issues: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
la Torre Ugarte, Daniel G. de - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
water, and electricity for health and education services. The second set of critical energy needs are those that provide …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997001
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Bioenergy in Europe experiences and prospects: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
Henninges, Oliver; Zeddies, Jurgan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Given Europe's high import demand for fuel and its commitments to reduce CO2 emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, political pressure to implement strategies for the use of renewable energy is ever increasing. Thus, Europe aspires to use substantially more biofuels than it currently produces....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997024
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An analysis of institutions and policy processes for selected antipoverty interventions in Bangladesh:
Ahmed, Akhter U.; Khondkar, Mubina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
aspects of new agricultural technology interventions and the policy processes of food- and cash-based education incentive …. The paper then examines the motivation and policy processes of the Food for Education program and its subsequent … replacement, the cash-based Primary Education Stipend program. The study reviews similarities and differences among selected …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862344
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Review of agricultural extension in India: Are farmers' information needs being met?
Glendenning, Claire J.; Babu, Suresh; Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Despite a wide range of reform initiatives in agricultural extension in India in the past decades, the coverage of, access to, and quality of information provided to marginalized and poor farmers is uneven. This paper aims to ascertain why farmers are not accessing information and where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862353
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Human capital formation: History, expectations, and challenges in South Africa
Yamauchi, Futoshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
investigates the causes of South Africa's persistent schooling imbalances, examining education laws and policies, as well as other … influences on human capital investment. The study finds that inaccessibility of quality education, resulting from a lack of … illness resulting from the HIV/AIDS epidemic can disrupt the education of adolescents, who might need to leave school to care …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862824
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The contribution of IFPRI research and the impact of the Food for Education Program in Bangladesh on schooling outcomes and earnings
Ryan, James G.; Meng, Xin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
, evolution, and impact of the food for education (FFE) program in Bangladesh. It reviews the outputs from the IFPRI program and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010798305
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Population density, migration, and the returns to human capital and land: Highlights from Indonesia
Liu, Yanyan; Yamauchi, Futoshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Rapid population growth in many developing countries has raised concerns regarding food security and household welfare. To understand the consequences of population growth on in the general equilibrium setting, we examine the dynamics of population density and its impacts on household outcomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685630
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Land and schooling: Transferring wealth across generations
Quisumbing, Agnes R. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
among its individual members. They look at how these differences in land holdings and education affect what sons and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752677
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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries
Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685