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Educating agricultural researchers: a review of the role of African universities
Beintema, Nienke M.; Pardey, Philip G.; Roseboom, Johannes - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998
The number of higher-education institutions and the students enrolled in them has grown rapidly throughout Africa since … developed and other-developing country norms. Funding for higher-education in Africa kept pace with the expanding institutional … development of the agricultural sciences has matched the general pattern of development of the higher-education sector. Three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996669
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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850582
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How effective are food-for-education programs?:
Adelman, Sarah W.; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Lehrer, Kim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996945
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Trade liberalization and children: Understanding and coping with children's vulnerabilities
Escobal, Javier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996950
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The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults:
Maluccio, John A.; Hoddinott, John; Behrman, Jere R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Studies have shown that malnourished children in developing countries score lower on tests of cognitive function and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997174
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Child labor and school decisions in urban and rural areas
Ersado, Lire - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
quality, and labor market opportunities play equal or even greater roles in the decision to have children work. This study … the likelihood that children stay in school. " Author's Abstract …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997185
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The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults:
Maluccio, John A.; Hoddinott, John; Behrman, Jere R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Early childhood nutrition is thought to have important effects on education, broadly defined to include various forms … of learning. We advance beyond previous literature on early childhood nut ition on education in developing countries by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997358
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Child labor and school decisions in urban and rural areas
Ersado, Lire - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002
quality, and labor market opportunities play equal or even greater roles in the decision to have children work. This study … the likelihood that children stay in school. " Author's Abstract …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997372
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The other asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F.; Ali, Disha; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
South Asia has long been synonymous with persistent and unusually high rates of child undernutrition—the so-called Asian enigma. Yet contrary to this stereotype, Bangladesh has managed to sustain a rapid reduction in the rate of child undernutrition for at least two decades. In this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132694
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Understanding the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Nepal, 2001-2011:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Given recent interest in reducing undernutrition–particularly the role of nutrition-sensitive policies–this paper aims to quantitatively understand this surprising success story by analyzing the 2001, 2006, and 2011 rounds of Nepal’s Demographic Health Surveys. To do so, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132707