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Interventions for achieving sustainability in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes:
Newton, Peter; Agrawal, Arun; Wollenberg, Lini - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The rapid expansion of commodity agriculture in tropical forest landscapes is a key driver of deforestation. To meet … affecting where and how agricultural production occurs. Global datasets were used to document the trends in deforestation and …
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The six "ins" of climate-smart agriculture: Inclusive institutions for information, innovation, investment, and insurance:
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Bernier, Quinn; Haglund, Eric - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This paper reviews the central role of institutions for climate-smart agriculture (CSA), focusing on the role of … institutions in promoting inclusivity, providing information, enabling local level innovation, encouraging investment, and offering … role of state, collective action, and market institutions at multiple levels, with particular attention to the importance …
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Institutions for agricultural mitigation: Potential and challenges in four countries
Bryan, Elizabeth; De Pinto, Alessandro; Ringler, Claudia; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
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How to build resilience to conflict: The role of food security
Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Maystadt, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This Food Policy Report explains why there is a need to place even higher priority on food security-related policies and programs in conflict-prone countries, and offers insights for policymakers regarding how to do so. To understand the relationship between conflict and food security, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114824
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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)
absence or inadequacy of risk-mitigating institutions and markets, and the need to protect the world's poorest communities … convincing, that the programs are not cost-effective and do not allocate resources optimally, and that private institutions are … policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and …
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,...
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Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014: Le défi de la faim invisible
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Alors qu’il ne reste plus qu’une année avant la date d’échéance de la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 (GHI) offre une analyse multidimensionnelle de la faim et présente de nouvelles données permettant...
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Climate, change adaptation assets and group-based approaches: Gendered perceptions from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, and Kenya:
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Ali, Snigdha; Behrman, Julia A.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Using a participatory rural appraisal approach, a series of qualitative studies were conducted in four countries facing negative impacts of climate change—Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali—in order to determine men’s and women’s perceptions of climate change,...
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Understanding the policy landscape for climate change adaptation: A cross-country comparison using the Net-map method:
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
In the context of increasing vulnerability to climate change for people dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, and Bangladesh undertook a project broadly aiming to create knowledge...
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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,...
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