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Resilience Programming among Nongovernmental Organizations: Lessons for Policymakers

Frankenberger, Timothy R.; Constas, Mark A.; Nelson, Suzanne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This food policy report reviews resilience processes, activities, and outcomes by examining a number of case studies of initiatives by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to enhance resilience capacity, and draws implications for policymakers and other stakeholders looking to strengthen resilience.

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Understanding menâ€™s and womenâ€™s access to and control of assets and the implications for agricultural development projects: A case study in rice-farming households in eastern U...

Paris, Thelma; Pede, Valerien; Luis, Joyce; Sharma, Raman; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

This research was undertaken to understand gender issues on the distribution of, access to, and control over major assets of rice-farming households as well as the effects of technologies promoted by an Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) project in selected villages in eastern Uttar...

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Collective action for small-scale producers of agricultural biodiversity products:

Kruijssen, Froukje; Keizer, Menno; Giuliani, Alessandra - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

conservation and livelihoods. Bringing together these experiences will also help to identify the situations in which a collective …

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Linking collective action to non-timber forest product market for improved local livelihoods: Challenges and opportunities

Komarudin, Heru; Siagian, Yuliana L.; Oka, Ngakan Putu - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"The paper draws on findings from research in South Sulawesi and Jambi Provinces, Indonesia, looking at the role of collective action in helping two local community groups enhance their bargaining power vis a vis other market players (such as collectors, small- and large-scale industries) and...

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International conference on policy and institutional options for the management of rangelands in dry areas: workshop summary paper

Ngaido, Tidiane; McCarthy, Nancy; Di Gregorio, Monica - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2002

livelihoods and environmental sustainability, and explored alternative policies and institutional strategies in light of their …

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Droughts and floods in Malawi

Pauw, Karl; Thurlow, James; van Seventer, Dirk - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

crucial to understand the implications of these extreme climate events. Not only are rural livelihoods affected due to the …

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Investigating the role of poultry in livelihoods and the impact of avian flu on livelihoods outcomes in Africa

Birol, Ekin; Asare-Marfo, Dorene; Ayele, Gezahegn; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

In this paper we investigate the role of poultry in households’ livelihoods portfolios and the impact of supply …-and-demand shocks that may be caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on households’ various livelihoods outcomes in four Sub … livelihoods outcomes by using the propensity score matching approach. The results of this study generate valuable information …

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Achieving urban food and nutrition security in the developing world:

Garrett, James L.; Ruel, Marie T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000

-urban interdependence / Ceclia Tacoli Brief 4. Urban livelihoods and labor markets / Arjan de Haan Brief 5. Feeding the cities: food supply …

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Development domains for Ethiopia: capturing the geographical context of smallholder development options

Chamberlin, Jordan; Pender, John; Yu, Bingxin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"The choices that smallholder farmers are able to make are strongly conditioned by the geographic conditions in which they live. The importance of this fact for rural development strategy is not lost on policy makers. For example, the government of Ethiopia frequently frames policy discussions...

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Opportunities for improving the synergies between agriculture and health: understanding the links between agriculture and health

Bos, Robert - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

policies address conservation of the natural resource base, protection of farmers' livelihoods, basic needs of the poor …

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