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Taxation policy and gender employment in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A comparative analysis of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia
Fofana, Ismaël; Corong, Erwin; Chatti, Rim; Bouazouni, Omar - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
condition the impacts of policies on the rest of the economy and consequently on poverty itself. While gender … debate by assessing the induced gender employment bias of current taxation policies in these countries. It explores the … taxation policies in the Middle East and North Africa region have changed over the last decade and may undergo significant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152377
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Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014: Le défi de la faim invisible
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Alors qu’il ne reste plus qu’une année avant la date d’échéance de la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 (GHI) offre une analyse multidimensionnelle de la faim et présente de nouvelles données permettant...
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Firm heterogeneity in food safety provision: Evidence from aflatoxin tests in Kenya:
Moser, Christine; Hoffmann, Vivian - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
The lack of a reliably safe food supply in developing countries imposes major costs on both public health and market performance. This paper addresses the question of whether and why food processing firms voluntarily invest in food safety in the absence of effective regulatory enforcement. Using...
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Understanding the policy landscape for climate change adaptation: A cross-country comparison using the Net-map method:
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, and Bangladesh …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200217
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2012 Global hunger index: the challenge of hunger: Ensuring sustainable food security under land, water, and energy stresses
von Grebmer, Klaus; Ringler, Claudia; Rosegrant, Mark W.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010691975
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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the eighth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger. It shows that the world has made some progress in reducing hunger since 1990, but still has far to go. The 2013 GHI report focuses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700929
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Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications
Al-Hassan, Ramatu M.; Diao, Xinshen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
""This paper sets out to identify avenues for pro-poor growth in Ghana, focussing on agricultural opportunities, particularly in northern Ghana. Using an economywide, multimarket model and based on time series production data between 1991 and 2000 and Ghana Living Standards Survey data of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762133
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Indice globale della fame: La sfida della fame 2013: Sviluppare la resilienza delle comunita per la sicurezza alimentare e nutrizionale
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
L Indice Globale della Fame 2013 (GHI), relativo ai dati del periodo 2008-2012, mostra che la fame mondiale e diminuita di un terzo rispetto al 1990. Nonostante i progressi, il livello della fame nel mondo rimane "grave", con 870 milioni di persone a soffrirne, secondo le stime...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850585
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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850587
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Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: Achievements and challenges
Kherallah, Mylene (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
argue that appropriate agricultural marketing policies and investments can improve livelihoods and the economic health of …
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