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Out of the shadow of famine: evolving food markets and food policy in Bangladesh
Ahmed, Raisuddin (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This book describes how Bangladesh transformed its food markets and food policies to free the country from the constant … distribution, eased restrictions on international trade, and reduced its own presence in grain markets. The foundation for these … and led to policy changes. The case of Bangladesh also has more general relevance as a study of the outcomes of a market …
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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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2013 Global Food Policy Report
Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third 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 and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750336
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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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Agricultural research, livelihoods, and poverty: Studies of economic and social impacts in six countries
Adato, Michelle (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Those who study global poverty and ways to reduce it face a perennial set of questions: Do advances in knowledge, research, and technology make a real difference in the lives of poor people? What effect does research have on the poor? Who benefits? The contributors to Agricultural Research,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752679
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The contribution of IFPRI research and the impact of the Food for Education Program in Bangladesh on schooling outcomes and earnings
Ryan, James G.; Meng, Xin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
, evolution, and impact of the food for education (FFE) program in Bangladesh. It reviews the outputs from the IFPRI program and … decision making in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010798305
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Measuring progress toward empowerment: Women's empowerment in agriculture index: Baseline report
Malapit, Hazel J.; Sproule, Kathryn; Kovarik, Chiara; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
low of 0.66 in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132826
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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger
Reardon, Thomas (contributor); Chen, Kevin Z. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Feeding nine billion people by 2050 is a top priority on the global agenda for sustainable and inclusive development. This task is especially formidable in Asia, where more than two-thirds of the world’s poor and malnourished people live. Food prices in Asia are projected to remain high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture
Rashid, Shahidur (contributor); Gulati, Ashok (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
strong enough to take over many of the functions traditionally performed by parastatals. In From Parastatals to Private Trade … policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011196693
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Population pressure and livelihood dynamics: Panel evidence from Bangladesh
Rashid, Shahidur; Tefera, Nigussie; Lemma, Solomon; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
small-holding was not a deterrent to structural changes in Bangladesh thus far and that agricultural intensification …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011203035