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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)
The variety of views about ICTs reveals that their role in development is unclear, especially without convincing evidence of their impact-and little research has been conducted on the direct and indirect links between ICTs and poverty reduction. This book, addresses several pressing questions...
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Public expenditures, growth, and poverty: Lessons from developing countries
Fan, Shenggen (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752685
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Los pobres y la globalización de los alimentos y la agricultura:
von Braun, Joachim; Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
El sistema agroalimentario mundial está experimentando una creciente globalización. A medida que la mayoría de los habitantes del mundo se trasladan a las ciudades y los que residen en zonas rurales y están conectados con la infraestructura adoptan estilos de vida urbanizados, el consumo de...
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Globalization of food and agriculture and the poor:
von Braun, Joachim; Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
by focusing on the way globalization of agri-food systems affects the world's poor and its impact on food and nutrition …The economic impact of globalization, particularly on poverty, and the changes in agri-food markets have received much … security in developing countries. Rather than offering a single policy prescription or simplistic messages about globalization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997048
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Is there an App for that? The impact of community knowledge workers in Uganda:
Van Campenhout, Bjorn - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Rapidly increasing mobile phone coverage, cheaper technology, and an open platform that allows for the development of applications that extend the use of mobile devices provide new ways to reach farmers in isolated places. We investigate the impact of an intervention that uses information and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850573
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Information and communication technologies for the poor:
Torero, Maximo; von Braun, Joachim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
This brief is based on Information and Communication Technologies for Development and Poverty Reduction: The Potential of Telecommunications, ed. Maximo Torero and Joachim von Braun (Johns Hopkins University Press and IFPRI, 2006) "The variety of views about ICTs reveals that their role in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997052
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Sinopsis: Informe De La Nutricion Mundial 2014: Fortalecer la accion y la responsabilidad para acelerar los progresos en nutricion en el mundo
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014
Una buena nutrición es fundamental para promover vidas saludables, medios de subsistencia sólidos y resistentes, y economías prósperas. Sin ella, estos empeños se asientan sobre terreno inestable. Los niños con retraso de crecimiento no pueden crecer ni desarrollarse adecuadamente, y...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132599
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Enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: An exploration into alternative investment options
Headey, Derek; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum; You, Liangzhi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The most recent (2010–2011) drought in the arid and semiarid lowlands (ASAL) of the Horn of Africa has rendered over 13 million people in need of food, and caused a devastating famine in southern Somalia. The drought has also raised concerns that pastoralist livelihoods in this region are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132625
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A regional computable general equilibrium model for Honduras: Modeling exogenous shocks and policy alternatives
Morley, Samuel; Piñeiro, Valeria - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
In this paper we develop a dynamic regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for Honduras that incorporates regional disaggregated sectors for agriculture. We undertook this research to address two pressing policy concerns in Honduras. First, what growth strategy should the country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132643
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The development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania:
Maystadt, Jean-François; Duranton, Gilles - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Every year, thousands of people flee their country of origin to seek protection mainly in neighboring countries. Understanding better the consequences of temporary population shocks on hosting economies should help to guide policies to enhance resilience in emergency situations. This study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132648