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Security analysis for agroterrorism: applying the threat, vulnerability, consequence framework to developing countries

Linacre, Nicholas A.; Koo, Bonwoo; Rosegrant, Mark W.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005

"We examine access to, use of, and participation in decisions on improved water supply in the Volta basin of Ghana, one of the first countries to introduce a community-based approach to rural water supply on a large scale. While 71 percent of the households interviewed have access to improved...

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Reforming land rights in Africa

Ngaido, Tidiane - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004

"Advocates of reforms in land rights and land markets frequently posit two important hypotheses: (1) African countries must grant land titles to farmers because titles increase land tenure security and facilitate access to input, land, and financial markets; and (2) land markets constitute the...

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Reforming land rights in Africa

Ngaido, Tidiane - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004

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Intrahousehold allocation and gender relations

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Maluccio, John A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000

The paper reviews recent theory and empirical evidence testing unitary versus collective models of the household. In contrast to the unitary model, the collective model posits that individuals within households have different preferences and do not pool their income. Moreover, the collective...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997203

Intrahousehold allocation and gender relations

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Maluccio, John A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037789

Is there an intrahousehold 'flypaper effect'?

Jacoby, Hanan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1997

Are public transfers targeted toward children largely neutralized by the household, as the theory of altruism implies, or is there an intrahousehold “flypaper effect” whereby such transfers “stick” to the child? This paper studies the impact of a school feeding program on child caloric...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037801

Modeling water resources management at the basin level: methodology and application to the Maipo River Basin

Cai, Ximing; Ringler, Claudia; Rosegrant, Mark W. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

appropriate unit of analysis for addressing the challenges of water resources management. Modeling at this scale can provide … thus characterized by natural and physical processes but also by human-made projects and management policies. The essential … modeling framework. Integrated hydrologic and economic models are well equipped to assess water management and policy issues in …

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Donâ€™t tell on me: Experimental evidence of asymmetric information in transnational households:

Ambler, Kate - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

Although most theoretical models of household decisionmaking assume perfect information, empirical studies suggest that information asymmetries can have large impacts on resource allocation. In this study, I demonstrate the importance of these asymmetries in transnational households, where...

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Agriculture and the economic transformation of Ethiopia:

Mellor, John W.; Dorosh, Paul A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Economic development transforms an economy from one that is largely agricultural to one that is largely manufacturing and services. Since agriculture currently dominates Ethiopia's economy and employment, however, there is an issue as to what its role should be in getting from here to there. In...

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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis

Waithaka, Michael (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050 …

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