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Aid effectiveness and capacity development: Implications for economic growth in developing countries

Sanyal, Prabuddha; Babu, Suresh - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"Although adequate country capacity is considered to be one of the critical missing factors in development outcomes, a lack of understanding of how capacity contributes to economic development and of how to account for the contribution of capacity development to economic growth remains a...

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The comprehensive Africa agriculture program as a collective institution:

Kolavalli, Shashidhara; Birner, Regina; Flaherty, Kathleen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

A number of factors favor a collective strategy for African countries to build their reputation regarding improved governance and commitment to agriculture. These include negative spillover effects of poor governance (for example, obstacles to developing regional markets), improved bargaining...

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Aid effectiveness: How is the Lâ€™Aquila food security initiative doing?:

Benin, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

This paper uses case studies of Bangladesh, Ghana, Rwanda, and Senegal to assess the degree to which the Lâ€™Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI) has been implemented within the framework of managing for development results (MfDR) and to evaluate progress in various outcomes, including...

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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)

nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural …

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East African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis

Waithaka, Michael (contributor); … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. East Africa's populations is …

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The triangle of microfinance: Financial sustainability, outreach, and impact

Zeller, Manfred (contributor); Meyer, Richard L. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The initial success of microfinance programs in the 1970s led pioneers to think that many essential problems of the poor might be resolved by access to credit alone -- the ability to acquire assets, to start businesses, to finance emergency needs and to insure against illness and disaster. Part...

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Famine in Africa: Causes, responses, and prevention

von Braun, Joachim (contributor); Teklu, Tesfaye (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

€”extreme poverty, armed conflict, economic and political turmoil, and climate shocksâ€”are now most prevalent in Africa. Researchers … famine context. Broadening current theories and models of development for conquering famine, Famine in Africa grounds its … results of field work and other research from numerous parts of Africa, with a particular focus on Botswana, Ethiopia, Niger …

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Land tenure and natural resource management: A comparative study of agrarian communities in Asia and Africa

Otsuka, Keijiro (contributor); Place, Frank (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa …

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Food and agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and policy challenges

Dorosh, Paul A.; Rashid, Shahidur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

In Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and Policy Challenges, Paul Dorosh and Shahidur Rashid, along with other experts, tell the story of Ethiopia's political, economic, and agricultural transformation. The book is designed to provide empirical evidence to shed light on the complexities...

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2013 Global Food Policy Report

Marble, Andrew (contributor); Fritschel, Heidi (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third 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 and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that...

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