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Measuring aspirations: Discussion and example from Ethiopia:
Bernard, Tanguy; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
to measure aspirations, thereby limiting comparability of the results obtained. This paper proposes a simple measurement …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132607
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Improved dairy cows in Uganda: Pathways to poverty alleviation and improved child nutrition:
Kabunga, Nassul S. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The introduction and dissemination of improved dairy cow breeds in Uganda is arguably the most significant step taken to develop a modern and commercial dairy industry in the country over the last two decades. This study uses a nationally representative sample of Ugandan households to rigorously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755485
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Estimating the impact of agricultural technology on poverty reduction in rural Nigeria:
Omilola, Babatunde - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"It has often been argued that new agricultural technologies lead to poverty reduction. This paper argues that any … changes in poverty situation attributed to those who adopt new agricultural technology (treatment group) without a … effects of new agricultural technology on poverty reduction by employing the “double difference” method on data collected in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008482044
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External impact assessment of IFPRI's 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment Initiative:
Paarlberg, Robert L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
challenges in areas such as food security, agricultural development, rural poverty, and environmental protection; to catalyze a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996495
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An assessment of IFPRI's work in Ethiopia 1995-2010: Ideology, influence, and idiosyncrasy
Renkow, Mitch; Slade, Roger - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This study provides an independent external assessment of the impact of IFPRI’s work in Ethiopia during 1995–2010. From 1995 to 2004, nearly all of IFPRI’s Ethiopia work was undertaken by Washington-based research teams working on specific themes under various “global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132595
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Shocks, sensitivity and resilience: tracking the economic impacts of environmental disaster on assets in Ethiopia and Honduras
Carter, Michael R.; Little, Peter D.; Mogues, Tewodaj; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
poverty traps from which recovery is not possible? In an effort to answer these questions, this paper analyses the asset … poverty traps and that they tend to militate against any tendency of the poor to catch up with wealthier households. Policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037968
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Can cash transfers promote the local economy? A case study for Cambodia:
Robinson, Sherman; Levy, Stephanie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
transfers on poverty reduction. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755489
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Improving the proof: Evolution of and emerging trends in impact assessment methods and approaches in agricultural development
Maredia, Mywish K. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459997
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Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program
Maluccio, John A.; Flores, Rafael - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"This paper presents the main findings of a quantitative evaluation of the Red de Protección Social (RPS), a conditional cash transfer program in Nicaragua, against its primary objectives. These included supplementing income to increase household expenditures on food, reducing primary school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997210
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Impact evaluation of a conditional cash transfer program
Maluccio, John A.; Flores, Rafael - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"This paper presents the main findings of a quantitative evaluation of the Red de Protección Social (RPS), a conditional cash transfer program in Nicaragua, against its primary objectives. These included supplementing income to increase household expenditures on food, reducing primary school...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037800