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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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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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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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Building resilience for food and nutrition security in the context of civil conflict: Experiences from rural development programs in Yemen:

Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

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Building resilience to conflict through food security policies and programs: An overview:

Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Maystadt, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

One and a half billion people still live in fragile, conflict affected areas. People in these countries are about twice … direct consequence of conflict: conflict reduces food availability by destroying agricultural assets and infrastructure. …

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Enhancing resilience to climate-induced conflict in the Horn of Africa:

Calderone, Margherita Bernal; Headey, Derek D.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

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Are shocks actually on the rise? A selective review of five types of shocks:

Zseleczky, Laura; Yosef, Sivan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Policymakers, practitioners, and researchers frequently cite an increase in shocks around the world as a reason for focusing on resilience. But have shocks actually increased or become more severe and farâ€reaching? What does the landscape of shocks look like?

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Building resilience to conflict through food security policies and programs: Evidence from four case studies :

Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Maystadt, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Food insecurity at the national and household level not only is a consequence of conflict but can also cause and drive … conflicts. This paper makes the case for an even higher priority for food securityâ€“related policies and programs in conflict …

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Are shocks really increasing? A selective review of the global frequency, severity, scope, and impact of five types of shocks:

Zseleczky, Laura; Yosef, Sivan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

Recent policy statements refer to increasingly frequent and intense shocks as one of the main reasons for focusing attention and investments on building resilience for food and nutrition security. This paper investigates whether shocks have actually increased in frequency, severity, scope, and...

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Mineral Resources and Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Case of Ecological Fallacy:

De Luca, Giacomo; Maystadt, Jean-François; Sekeris, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

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