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Sustainability, growth, and poverty alleviation: A policy and agroecological perspective
Vosti, Stephen A. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Developing countries are under pressure to produce more food for their growing populations, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty. In the short term, however, these goals may compete with one another. This book focuses on the interactions between agricultural growth and environment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752680
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Understanding the links between agriculture and health:
Hawkes, Corinna; Ruel, Marie T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
CONTENTS: 1.Overview / Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel; 2. Agriculture, Food, and Health: Perspectives on a Long … Relationship / Tim Lang; 3. Agricultural Technology and Health / Michael Lipton, Saurabh Sinha, and Rachel Blackman; 4. Agriculture … and Nutrition Linkages: Old Lessons and New Paradigms / Corinna Hawkes and Marie T. Ruel; 5. Agriculture, Food Safety, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996502
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Promoting sustainable development in less-favored areas:
Pender, John L.; Hazell, P. B. R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
CONTENTS: Brief 1. Overview / John Pender and Peter Hazell Brief 2. Technologies for the East African Highlands / Frank Place Brief 3. Technologies for the tropical Andes / Tom Walker et al. Brief 4. Technologies for the Southeast Asian Uplands / Sushil Pandey Brief 5. Returns to public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996507
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Fomentar el desarrollo sustentable en las zonas poco favorecidas:
Pender, John L.; Hazell, P. B. R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2000
Tabla de matieras: Tecnologias para las tierras altas del este de Africa;tecnologias para las zonas tropicales de los Andes; Tecnologias para las tierras altas del sudeste de Asia; Utilidades de la inversion publica: datos de la India y China; Estrategias de desarrollo para las zonas semiaridas del...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996514
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Overview: understanding the links between agriculture and health
Hawkes, Corinna; Ruel, Marie T. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"Good health and productive agriculture are both essential in the fight against poverty. In a rapidly changing world …, agriculture faces many challenges, both old (natural resource constraints, extreme weather conditions, and agricultural pests) and … world faces... The briefs in this series aim to communicate what is known about the linkages between agriculture and health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996899
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Occupational health hazards of agriculture: understanding the links between agriculture and health
Cole, Donald - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
agriculture, presents a case study on the trade-offs between their health and economic impacts, and proposes responses... To … effect change, the agriculture and health sectors should work together more closely. The agricultural sector should develop …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996948
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Developing bioenergy economic and social issues: bioenergy and agriculture promises and challenges
la Torre Ugarte, Daniel G. de - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"... There is a clear link between access to energy services and poverty alleviation and development. The first set of critical energy needs are those that satisfy basic human needs: fuel for cooking, heating and lighting, energy for pumping water, and electricity for health and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997001
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2012 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second 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 security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630750
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Improving the proof: Evolution of and emerging trends in impact assessment methods and approaches in agricultural development
Maredia, Mywish K. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459997
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132597