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Are there customary rights to plants?: an inquiry among the Baganda (Uganda), with special attention to gender
Howard, Patricia L.; Nabanoga, Gorettie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"Debates around Common Property Resources and Intellectual Property Rights fail to consider traditional and indigenous rights regimes that regulate plant resource exploitation, establish bundles of powers and obligations for heterogeneous groups of users, and create differential entitlements to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005113257
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From the conservation of genetic diversity to the promotion of quality foodstuff: can the French model of 'Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée' be exported?
Boisvert, Valérie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Building on ongoing research, this paper aims at suggesting alternative ways to conventional IPR systems to promote local varieties and related knowledge in developing countries. Many attempts to protect genetic diversity and local knowledge through IPR are in jeopardy because of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005105961
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Intellectual property rights, private investment in research, and productivity growth in Indian agriculture: A review of evidence and options
Kolady, Deepthi; Spielman, David J.; Cavalieri, Anthony J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
With the growth of private investment in developing-country agriculture, new advances in the biological sciences, and rapid integration of developing countries into the global trading system, intellectual property rights (IPRs) have become an important concern for policymakers, corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862333
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Intellectual property rights, technology diffusion, and agricultural development: Cross-country evidence:
Spielman, David J.; Ma, Xingliang - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been extensively debated in the literature on technology transfers and agricultural production in developing countries. However, few studies offer cross-country evidence on how IPRs affect yield growth, for example, by incentivizing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132711
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GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs
Chambers, Judith A.; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in commissioning this report to be prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), highlighted the need for a comprehensive, evidenced-based review of agricultural biotechnology in order to better understand its current status, issues,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132814
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Quality healthcare and health insurance retention: Evidence from a randomized experiment in the Kolkata slums:
Delavallade, Clara - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper examines an innovative approach to access to and demand for quality health care from the poor. Using data … consultation with a qualified nongovernmental organization doctor, randomly offered by a health insurance provider to a subset of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781478
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Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa
Sebastian, Kate (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850582
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Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara:
Domènech, Laia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
security, improved nutrition, and health. We conclude that the evidence remains insufficient to draw broad conclusions due to … and consumption as well as minimization of health risks; (3) multiple uses of irrigation water should be recognized in …) policy synergies between different sectors (agriculture, nutrition, health, water supply and sanitation, education) should be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272211
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A framework for physical growth and child development:
Alderman, Harold; Behrman, Jere R.; Glewwe, Paul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
across the life course, from the preconception health status of the mother through adulthood. This paper lays out a core …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272220
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277432