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The relevance of content in ICT initiatives in Indian agriculture :
Glendenning, Claire J.; Ficarelli, Pier Paolo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
In the past decade, many information and communication technology (ICT) projects in Indian agriculture have emerged, either substituting or supporting extension services by providing farmers with access to agricultural information. ICTs have the potential to reach many farmers with timely and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010593570
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Resilience Programming among Nongovernmental Organizations: Lessons for Policymakers
Frankenberger, Timothy R.; Constas, Mark A.; Nelson, Suzanne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This food policy report reviews resilience processes, activities, and outcomes by examining a number of case studies of initiatives by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to enhance resilience capacity, and draws implications for policymakers and other stakeholders looking to strengthen resilience.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933124
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How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to support food security?:
Thornton, Philip K.; Lipper, Leslie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The purpose of the paper is to identify how climate change affects how we should approach the process of transforming agricultural systems (including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) to support global food security and poverty reduction in a sustainable way. We also identify...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781475
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Traceability in a supply chain with repeated moral hazard:
Saak, Alexander E. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
moral hazard and imperfect consumer monitoring. In deciding whether to maintain information regarding product origin, firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132663
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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria:
Adebayo, Kolawole; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rhoe, Valerie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
, planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. Finally, there was a need for the institutionalization of effective … measures for tracking changes in the role of evidence in strategic, gender-sensitive planning, through regular monitoring and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132807
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Sarpanch raj: is the President all powerful?
Palaniswamy, Nethra - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
The policy of mandated representation (reservation) for disadvantaged social groups in Indian village councils or Gram Panchayats has been the subject of numerous studies. The implicit, and often unstated, assumption that underlies most of these studies is that the president of the council is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505339
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Do external grants to district governments discourage own-revenue generation?: A look at local public finance dynamics in Ghana
Mogues, Tewodaj; Benin, Samuel; Cudjoe, Godsway - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476184
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Decentralization, agricultural services and determinants of input use in Nigeria:
Akramov, Kamiljon T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476192
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Reducing poverty and hunger in Asia:
Islam, Nurul ed. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
Investment Priorities for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska, and Ghada Shields
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996513
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Development and evaluation of a regional water poverty index for Benin:
Heidecke, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"The paper discusses the application of the Water Poverty Index (WPI) as a monitoring tool for Benin's water sector …. Benin is currently in a process of political decentralization shifting responsibility for and administration of rural water … supplies from the national to the communal level. Appropriate indicators are needed for monitoring and analyzing the progress …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996703