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Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective

Vosti, Stephen A. (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

interactions between agricultural growth and environment and between environment and poverty. The chapters analyze and illustrate …

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An ecoregional perspective on malnutrition

Sharma, Manohar; Brown, Lynn R.; Qureshi, Aamir; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1995

In agrarian developing countries the natural environment is a key determinant of both poverty and nutritional status … influenced by the natural environment. The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is placing priority … natural environment, agricultural productivity, health, and nutritional status. Use of an ecoregional dimension to explore the …

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The potential of agroecology to combat hunger in the developing world

Altieri, Miguel A.; Rosset, Peter; Thrupp, Lori Ann - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1998

Proponents of a second Green Revolution generally argue that developing countries should opt for an agroindustrial model that relies on standardized technologies and ever-increasing fertilizer and pesticide use to provide additional food supplies for growing populations and economies. In...

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Malaria and agriculture: A global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda

Wielgosz, Benjamin; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

Malaria is one of the top five causes of death worldwide, and roughly half the worldâ€™s population lives at risk of the disease. This health problem disproportionately affects the poor, particularly those in Africa south of the Sahara, where the disease is widespread. Many of those most...

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Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management:

Ratner, Blake D.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Hellin, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

The food security crisis, international â€œland grabs,â€ and new markets for environmental services have drawn renewed attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant empirical research has focused on diagnosing the links...

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2011 Global food policy report:

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2012

IFPRI's 2011 Global Food Policy Report—the first in a new annual series—provides an in-depth, contextualized look at the past year's major food policy developments and events. It both raises and answers these key questions: What happened in food policy in 2011 and why? What challenges and...

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International agricultural research for food security, poverty reduction, and the environment: What to expect from scaling up CGIAR investments and “Best Bet” programs

von Braun, Joachim; Fan, Shenggen; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

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Aligning public expenditure for agricultural development priorities under rapid transformation: The case of China:

Yu, Bingxin; Chen, Kevin Z.; Zhang, Haisen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This paper provides a comprehensive review of agricultural policy and public agricultural expenditure (PAE) in China. China shifted away from taxing agriculture to supporting agriculture in the mid-2000s, but the sector faces mounting demographic, biophysical, and trade challenges. PAE in China...

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Social protection and cash transfers to strengthen familes affected by HIV and AIDS:

Adato, Michelle; Bassett, Lucy - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

vulnerable to poverty, food insecurity, and threats to their children’s nutrition, health, and education, with irreversible …

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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 …

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