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A long-term census and survey program for Ghana:
Muñoz, Juan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
the long-term census and survey system through interviews held with diverse stakeholders. I thus identified the clients … the Ghanaian census and household survey system as a production process. Finally, I evaluated GSS’ resources … Census and Household Survey Systems’ main clients are the Ghanaian decisionmakers in the line ministries and international …
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Bt Cotton adoption and wellbeing of farmers in Pakistan:
Nazli, Hina; Orden, David; Sarker, Rakhal; Meilke, Karl - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Among the four largest cotton-producing countries, only Pakistan had not commercially adopted Bt cotton by 2010. However, the cultivation of first-generation (Cry1Ac) Bt cotton, unapproved and unregulated, increased rapidly after 2005. Using the propensity score matching method, this paper...
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Agricultural policy processes and the youth in Malawi:
Mapila, Mariam A. T. J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
youth in Africa south of the Sahara. This disillusionment raises concerns for the future of agriculture for the developing … youth in agricultural policy formulation processes is seen as one avenue for motivating youth engagement in agriculture …. This research seeks to develop a contextual understanding of the level of engagement of youth in agriculture thus providing …
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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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Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health: An IFPRI 2020 book
Fan, Shenggen; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well-nourished people. One of the sector’s most important tasks then is to provide food of sufficient quantity and quality to feed and nourish the world’s population sustainably so...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277433
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Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health: An IFPRI 2020 book
Fan, Shenggen; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well-nourished people. One of the sector’s most important tasks then is to provide food of sufficient quantity and quality to feed and nourish the world’s population...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611943
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Agriculture and health in the policymaking process: understanding the links between agriculture and health
Benson, Todd - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Earlier briefs in this series make the case that there is added value for the agricultural and health sectors in working more closely together to address problems of human well-being that fall at the intersection of the two sectors. Yet the divisions between the two sectors are wide and...
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Case study Guatemalan raspberries and cyclospora
Calvin, Linda; Flores, Luis; Foster, William - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
"The Guatemalan raspberry industry began exporting to the United States in the late 1980s, filling a market niche in the spring and fall when supplies were low. By 1996, Guatemalan raspberry exports were increasing rapidly, up 113 percent from the previous season. That spring and early summer,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996878
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Case study reducing mycotoxins in Brazilian crops
Salay, Elisabete - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
"Mycotoxins are toxic chemical compounds produced by molds, which can have important consequences in human and animal health... The economic consequences of the presence of mycotoxins in food, feed, and agricultural crops can be severe. In fact, mycotoxins jeopardize the safety and availability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996879
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Food safety policy issues for developing countries
Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Haddad, Lawrence James; Delgado, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2003
"Food safety issues have attracted international attention because they play an increasingly important role in determining whether developing countries have access to export markets.At the same time, food suppliers in developing countries face the challenge of improving food safety for their...
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