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Agriculture, malaria, and water-associated diseases: understanding the links between agriculture and health
Mutero, Clifford M.; McCartney, Matthew; Boelee, Eline - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
filariasis. Young children in poor communities are particularly affected: malaria is among the top five causes of death among … under-fives in Sub-Saharan Africa; schistosomiasis among children affects growth, nutritional status, and cognitive … development; and encephalitis occurs mainly in young children... Water development projects bring important benefits locally and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996883
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition
Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and make essential gains in the fight for improved agricultural productivity, rural incomes, and nutrition. How to support scaling up in these three areas, however, is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735452
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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 …-term well-being of children has accelerated international, regional, and national commitments to social protection programs in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277432
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Income shocks and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Burke, Marshall; Gong, Erick; Jones, Kelly - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Poverty is commonly cited as a key driver of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, yet little causal evidence exists linking economic conditions to actual disease outcomes. Using data on more than 200,000 individuals across 19 Sub-Saharan African countries, we present evidence that negative income shocks can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395590
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Understanding the links between agriculture and health:
Hawkes, Corinna; Ruel, Marie T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
CONTENTS: 1.Overview / Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel; 2. Agriculture, Food, and Health: Perspectives on a Long Relationship / Tim Lang; 3. Agricultural Technology and Health / Michael Lipton, Saurabh Sinha, and Rachel Blackman; 4. Agriculture and Nutrition Linkages: Old Lessons and New...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996502
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Agriculture, food security, nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals [In Japanese]:
von Braun, Joachim; Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
Latin America. Too many children live lives characterized by hunger and illness, and all too often succumb to early death …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996813
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Agriculture, food security, nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals [In Chinese]:
von Braun, Joachim; Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
Latin America. Too many children live lives characterized by hunger and illness, and all too often succumb to early death …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996814
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Agriculture, sécurité alimentaire, nutrition et les objectifs du Millénaire pour le Developpement:
von Braun, Joachim; Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
Latin America. Too many children live lives characterized by hunger and illness, and all too often succumb to early death …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996818
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Agriculture, food security, nutrition and the Millenium Development Goals:
von Braun, Joachim; Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
Latin America. Too many children live lives characterized by hunger and illness, and all too often succumb to early death …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996835
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Agricultura, seguridad alimentaria, nutrición y los objetivos de desarrollo del milenio:
von Braun, Joachim; Swaminathan, Monkombu Sambasivan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"...Hoy día, 1.100 millones de personas viven con menos de un dólar estadounidense al día (el umbral de pobreza reconocido internacionalmente): 430 millones en Asia meridional, 325 millones en África al sur del Sahara, 260 millones en Asia oriental y el Pacífico y 55 millones en América...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996838