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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …

This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...

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Poverty reduction in a refugee-hosting economy: A natural experiment

Maystadt, Jean-Francois - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

The role of migration in reducing poverty in developing countries has been investigated mainly from the perspective of migrants and their relatives. This paper exploits the time and spatial variations in the way households in the region of Kagera (Tanzania) traced between 1991 and 2004 have been...

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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...

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Resilience for food and nutrition security

Fan, Shenggen (contributor); Pandya-Lorch, Rajul (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

In recent years, many people and parts of the world have been hit by major shocks ranging from conflicts, erratic weather patterns, earthquakes, droughts, and floods to food price spikes. At the same time, poor people and communities remain vulnerable to shocks that may be smaller in...

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Enhancing resilience for food security in refugee-hosting communities:

Mabiso, Athur; Maystadt, Jean-François; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

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Refugees, food security, and resilience in host communities: Transitioning from humanitarian assistance to development in protracted refugee situations :

Mabiso, Athur; Maystadt, Jean-François; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

An emerging literature shows how the mass arrival of refugees induces both short- and long-term consequences to hosting … refugees. It provides a conceptual framework for discussing these various channels through which refugee inflows influence food … security in the hosting countries. Second, the literature review finds that the impact of large-scale influxes of refugees on …

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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis

Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A … Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso … will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa’s population is …

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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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To trade or not to trade: non-separable farm household models in partial and general equilibrium.

Lofgren, Hans; Robinson, Sherman - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999

Empirical evidence and microeconomic theory suggest that, in many settings, farm household production and consumption decisions are "non-separable." Non-separability may have important policy implications, including lack of response or threshold effects when incentives change. This paper extends...

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Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation

Horna, Daniela (contributor); Zambrano, Patricia (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Despite the ongoing controversy over their use, genetically modified (GM) crops have progressively grown in popularity and are now planted in approximately 160 million hectares in 29 countries. In the discussions of biosafety regulations for GM crops and whether to approve such crops for...

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