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2006 Global hunger index: a basis for cross-country comparisons
Wiesmann, Doris - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
Organization of the United Nations, the prevalence of underweight in children under the age of five as compiled by the World Health … three dimensions of hunger: insufficient availability of food, shortfalls in the nutritional status of children, and child …
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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)
The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
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A framework for physical growth and child development:
Alderman, Harold; Behrman, Jere R.; Glewwe, Paul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
across the life course, from the preconception health status of the mother through adulthood. This paper lays out a core …
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The operational evidence base for delivering direct nutrition interventions in India: A desk review:
Rasmi, Avula; Kadiyala, Suneetha; Singh, Kavita; Menon, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
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The other asian enigma: Explaining the rapid reduction of undernutrition in Bangladesh:
Headey, Derek D.; Hoddinott, John F.; Ali, Disha; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
rounds of Demographic and Health Surveys covering the period from 1997 to 2011. …
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Policy-Oriented Research Impact Assessment (PORIA) case study on the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Mexican PROGRESA anti-poverty and human resource i...
Behrman, Jere R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
specific investments in education, health, and nutrition. The paper first describes PROGRESA/Oportunidades and estimates of the … of contributions to evolving conventional wisdom) on topics including food subsidy programs, nutrition, health, gender …
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Impact Assessment: IFPRI 2020 conference "Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health":
Paarlberg, Robert L. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The IFPRI 2020 Conference on “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health†was held in New Delhi, India, February 10–12, 2011, and attracted more than 900 attendees. Conference activities included 12 plenary sessions, 15 parallel sessions, 14 side events, an...
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Accelerating progress toward reducing child malnutrition in India: A concept for action
von Braun, Joachim; Ruel, Marie; Gulati, Ashok - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"1. The facts: Child malnutrition in India India is home to 40 percent of the world's malnourished children and 35 … percent of the developing world's low-birth-weight infants; every year 2.5 million children die in India, accounting for one … in five deaths in the world. More than half of these deaths could be prevented if children were well nourished. India …
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The challenge of hunger: The 2008 Global Hunger Index
von Grebmer, Klaus; Fritschel, Heidi; Nestorova, Bella; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"With high food prices threatening the food security of millions of vulnerable households around the world, hunger and malnutrition are back in the headlines. The world is making only slow progress in reducing food insecurity, according to the Global Hunger Index (GHI). Some regions—in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997062
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The challenge of hunger 2007: Global Hunger Index: Facts, determinants, and trends
Wiesmann, Doris; Sost, Ann Kathrin; Schöninger, Iris; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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