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Innovation in natural resource management: The role of property rights and collective action in developing countries

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

of community contexts in the developing world. …

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Understanding the links between agriculture and health:

Hawkes, Corinna; Ruel, Marie T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

CONTENTS: 1.Overview / Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel; 2. Agriculture, Food, and Health: Perspectives on a Long Relationship / Tim Lang; 3. Agricultural Technology and Health / Michael Lipton, Saurabh Sinha, and Rachel Blackman; 4. Agriculture and Nutrition Linkages: Old Lessons and New...

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Governing land: reflections from IFPRI research

Dohrn, Stephan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Land is still among the most important assets of the rural population in the developing world. Land resources are … across multiple dimensions, including people's livelihoods, the sustainability of the resource base, and the effectiveness of …

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Overview: understanding the links between agriculture and health

Hawkes, Corinna; Ruel, Marie T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Good health and productive agriculture are both essential in the fight against poverty. In a rapidly changing world … arsenal of effective interventions. And as the world becomes more integrated, so do the agricultural and health problems the … world faces... The briefs in this series aim to communicate what is known about the linkages between agriculture and health …

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Occupational health hazards of agriculture: understanding the links between agriculture and health

Cole, Donald - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the agricultural sector is one of the most hazardous to health worldwide. Agricultural work possesses several characteristics that are risky for health: exposure to the weather, close contact with animals and plants, extensive use of...

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Fish and health: understanding the links between agriculture and health

Roos, Nanna; Wahab, Md. Abdul; Chamnan, Chhoun; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"Fish production is an important source of livelihoods among the world's poor, and fish consumption has long been known … to have nutritional benefits. The dynamics of the world's fisheries—and fish consumption—are changing, bringing health … the viability and sustainability of the fisheries sector. …

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2012 Global Food Policy Report

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013

This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...

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Más allá de los números: Cómo respondieron los hogares urbanos en Centroamérica a las crisis globales recientes

Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

La revisión de varios indicadores económicos muestra que tanto la crisis de alimentos como la crisis económica y financiera recientes tuvieron efectos negativos considerables sobre los países centroamericanos. La primera golpeó a la región entre el 2007 y mediados del 2008, mientras que la...

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Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises

Headey, Derek; Malaiyandi, Sangeetha; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"The closely interlinked food, fuel and financial crises pose a significant new challenge to the global effort to reduce poverty. In short run, the oil-biofuels nexus was clearly the driving force behind the surge in food prices, but export restrictions and panic purchases turned a tightened...

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Toward a typology of food security in developing countries:

Yu, Bingxin; You, Liangzhi; Fan, Shenggen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

The recent global food and financial crises have reversed the last decade's progress in reducing hunger and poverty. This paper conducts a factor and sequential typology analysis to identify groups of countries categorized according to five measures of food security—consumption, production,...

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