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Demand characteristics for improved rice, cowpea, and maize seeds in Nigeria: Policy implications and knowledge gaps

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Oyekale, Abayomi; Olatokun, Segun; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

distinctive characteristics which differ from the demand in the rest of the world. Diversity in seed demand behavior across … farmers is particularly prominent in SSA. This diversity is due to (1) the large number of farmers using seed relative to the … foreseeable future? To that end, this review first describes determinant factors and diversity patterns of farmers' seed demand …

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Local seed systems for millet crops in marginal environments of India: industry and policy perspectives

Nagarajan, Latha; Pardey, Philip G.; Smale, Melinda - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Changes in India's seed regulations during the 1990s favored the growth of privately- as compared to publicly-funded sectors. Most advances have been made in the major millet crops, sorghum and pearl millet, as compared to finger millet and other minor millet crops, which in many ways dependent...

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Unmaking the commons: Collective action, property rights and resource appropriation among (agro-) pastoralists in eastern Ethiopia

Beyene, Fekadu; Korf, Benedikt - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"In Ethiopian development policies, pastoralist areas have recently attracted more attention. However, much debate and policy advice is still based on assumptions that see a sedentary lifestyle as the desirable development outcome for pastoralist communities. This paper investigates current...

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Do girls pay the price of civil war? Violence and infant mortality in Congo:

Dagnelie, Olivier; De Luca, Giacomo; Maystadt, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

conflict events using mineral price index variations by district, taking account of the mineral locations and prices, as … instrument. Strong and robust evidence, including mother fixed effects regressions comparing siblings, shows that conflict …

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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

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 report builds a new conceptual framework of food security and applies it to … resilience to conflict insofar as they are expected not only to help countries and people cope with and recover from conflict but …

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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

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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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Power, inequality, and water governance: The role of third party involvement in water-related conflict and cooperation

Gomez, Helle; Ravnborg, Munk - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

Water governance reforms are underway in many parts of the developing world. They address the principles, institutions, and legal and administrative practices through which decisions are made on the development, allocation, and conditions of use of water resources at all levels of society. As...

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Addressing conflict through collective action in natural resource management:

Ratner, Blake D.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Hellin, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

has focused on diagnosing the links between natural resource competition and (violent) conflict, much less has focused on … mitigate conflict. Focusing on this latter theme, this review synthesizes evidence from a wide range of cases in Africa, Asia … propositions about the dynamics of conflict and collective action in natural resource management, and a series of recommendations …

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Forest conflict in Asia and the role of collective action in its management:

Yasmi, Yurdi; Kelley, Lisa; Enters, Thomas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

Forest conflict in Asia is on the rise as various stakeholders have different views about and interests in the … on how rights (or a lack thereof) instigate conflict and how collective action plays a role in conflict management, this … performed. Conflict was found to emerge in the context of the rapid economic development, where communities' deep connection to …

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Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal:

Maystadt, Jean-François; Mueller, Valerie; Sebastian, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in a post-conflict country, Nepal, using household …

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