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2012 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...
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Collective action in plant genetic resources management: gendered rules of reputation, trust and reciprocity in Kerala, India
Padmanabhan, Martina Aruna - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
the room to maneuver. Do the core elements constituting collective action, namely reputation, trust and reciprocity imply … of gender concerning the core elements trust, reciprocity and reputation of collective action." Author's Abstract …
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The comprehensive Africa agriculture program as a collective institution:
Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Birner, Regina; Flaherty, Kathleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
A number of factors favor a collective strategy for African countries to build their reputation regarding improved … to build collective rather than individual reputation involves the classical free-rider problem of collective action … since it undermines the collective reputation. Since CAADP involves a collective commitment by the donor community as well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145648
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Traceability in a supply chain with repeated moral hazard:
Saak, Alexander E. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Recent food safety events have raised concerns about food traceability in both developed and developing countries. In this paper we study the decision to adopt a traceability system in a supply chain with repeated upstream and downstream moral hazard and imperfect consumer monitoring. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132663
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Direct seed marketing program in Ethiopia in 2013: An operational evaluation to guide seed-sector reform:
Benson, Todd; Spielman, David J.; Kasa, Leulsegged - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
directly from these local offices or through local cooperatives. The evaluation shows that competition between entrepreneurial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850567
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Is there an App for that? The impact of community knowledge workers in Uganda:
Van Campenhout, Bjorn - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Rapidly increasing mobile phone coverage, cheaper technology, and an open platform that allows for the development of applications that extend the use of mobile devices provide new ways to reach farmers in isolated places. We investigate the impact of an intervention that uses information and...
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Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects:
Johnson, Nancy L.; Kovarik, Chiara; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
development programs on how to incorporate gender and assets in the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions. This … evaluation of agricultural development projects. All projects were associated with increases in asset levels and other benefits …
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Cooperative dairy development in Karnataka, India: an assessment
Alderman, Harold - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1987
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Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria:
Omilola, Babatunde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a counterfactual comparison of carefully selected nonadopters...
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The impact of economic policy research
Ryan, James G.; Garrett, James L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996485