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Managing risk with insurance and savings: Experimental evidence for male and female farm managers in West Africa:
Delavallade, Clara; Dizon, Felipe; Hill, Ruth Vargas; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
literature is still scant as to which products are the most effective. In order to inform gender targeting of rural finance … policy, this paper investigates which financial products best improve farmers’ productivity, resilience, and welfare, and … better able to manage food insecurity and shocks. This suggests that gender differences in demand for financial products can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272207
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Gender, shocks, and resilience:
Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277422
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630750
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Organizational and institutional issues in climate change adaptation and risk management: Insights from practitioners’ survey in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali
Ragasa, Catherine; Sun, Yan; Bryan, Elizabeth; Abate, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This report provides some reflections and insights on the level of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues being faced by countries as they adapt to climate change, based on interviews with 87 practitioners working in government agencies, local organizations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132658
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Community–based adaptation to climate change: A theoretical framework, overview of key issues and discussion of gender differentiated priorities and participation:
Bryan, Elizabeth; Behrman, Julia A. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of community–based adaptation (CBA) efforts. To start, it develops and describes a framework on adaptation to climate change used as the basis for this research. The paper then defines the characteristics or principles of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132841
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Resilience for food and nutrition security
Fan, Shenggen (contributor); Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
In recent years, many people and parts of the world have been hit by major shocks ranging from conflicts, erratic weather patterns, earthquakes, droughts, and floods to food price spikes. At the same time, poor people and communities remain vulnerable to shocks that may be smaller in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114823
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459
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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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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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