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Poverty, inequality, and welfare in a rapid-growth economy: The Chilean experience
Contreras, Dante - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996997
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Information and communication technologies for the poor:
Torero, Maximo; von Braun, Joachim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
? The book presents researchers' findings related to five critical questions. (1) What link exists between ICT growth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997052
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Information and communication technologies for development and poverty reduction: The potential of telecommunications
Torero, Maximo (contributor); von Braun, Joachim (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
€™ findings related to five critical questions. (1) What link exists between ICT growth and economic growth? (2) Do weak …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132822
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Economywide impacts of climate change on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Zhu, Tingju; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"Two possible adaptation options to climate change for Sub-Saharan Africa are analyzed under the SRES B2 scenario. The first scenario doubles the irrigated area in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2050, compared to the baseline, but keeps total crop area constant. The second scenario increases both rainfed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967176
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Female participation in African agricultural research and higher education: New insights
Beintema, Nienke M.; Di Marcantonio, Federica - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
. However, agricultural research and higher education are disproportionately led by men. There is an urgent need for greater … research and higher education agencies in 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first study of its kind to present …: • Total capacity in terms of the professional staff employed at the agricultural research and higher education agencies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008478780
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Strengthening agricultural education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa from an innovation systems perspective: Case studies of Ethiopia and Mozambique
Davis, Kristin; Ekboir, Javier; Mekasha, Wendmsyamregne; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"This paper examines the role of postsecondary agricultural education and training (AET) in Sub-Saharan Africa in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038088
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Investing in African agriculture to halve poverty by 2015:
Fan, Shenggen; Johnson, Michael; Saurkar, Anuja; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"This paper proposes a simple methodology to estimate the agricultural spending that will be required to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty by 2015 (MDG1) in 30 sub-Saharan African countries. This method uses growth-poverty and growth-expenditure elasticities to estimate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038121
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Income growth and gender bias in childhood mortality in developing countries:
Ueyama, Mika - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"With poverty studies having shifted their focus from household poverty to individual poverty, a number of studies have started to examine intrahousehold resource allocation, especially gender bias within the household as potential causes of poverty. The literature has highlighted the existence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038146
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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Economywide impacts of climate change on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Zhu, Tingju; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Approximately 80 percent of poor people in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to depend on the agricultural sector for their livelihoods, but-unlike in other regions of the world-agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by very low yields due to agroecological features, poor access to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010561565
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Food prices and poverty reduction in the long run:
Headey, Derek D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
the long run (one to five years) higher food prices reduce poverty and inequality. The magnitudes of these effects vary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755486