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Female participation in African agricultural research and higher education: New insights
Beintema, Nienke M.; Di Marcantonio, Federica - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
representation of women in the field of agricultural science and technology (S&T) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Female scientists … included in this study increased by 20 percent between 2000/01 and 2007/08, and women constituted almost half of this capacity … education agencies increased from 18 percent in 2000/01 to 24 percent in 2007/08, but fewer women have advanced degrees compared …
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Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia
Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"This paper contributes to the economic analysis of marriage and the family by examining and analyzing the relative … to marriage by both spouses. Another determinant explored is compensating parental transfers at marriage, whereby parents …' strategic behavior to improve the marriage-market ranking of their children by transferring more assets to them at the time of …
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Assets at marriage in rural Ethiopia
Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
"This paper contributes to the economic analysis of marriage and the family by examining and analyzing the relative … to marriage by both spouses. Another determinant explored is compensating parental transfers at marriage, whereby parents …' strategic behavior to improve the marriage-market ranking of their children by transferring more assets to them at the time of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997365
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Global macroeconomic development: The implications for poverty
Diaz-Bonilla, Eugenio - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996911
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Determinants of pro-poor growth:
Klasen, Stephan - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997005
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Ãndice Global del Hambre 2011: el Desafío del Hambre: Domar los picos y la Volatilidad Excesiva de los Precios de los Alimentos
von Grebmer, Klaus; Torero, Maximo; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
IEl Ãndice Global del Hambre (GHI) de este año muestra que el hambre global ha disminuido desde 1990 –pero no en forma dramática–y permanece en un nivel que se puede considerar como “serioâ€. Los puntajes del GHI varían ampliamente entre los diferentes países y regiones. Los...
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2011 Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Wie steigende und stark schwankende Nahrungsmittelpreise den Hunger verschärfen
von Grebmer, Klaus; Torero, Maximo; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Der Welthunger-Index 2011 zeigt, dass sich die globale Hungersituation seit 1990 geringfügig verbessert hat. Dennoch ist das Ausmaß des Hungers weltweit weiterhin „ernst“. Auf regionaler und nationaler Ebene sind die WHI-Werte sehr unterschiedlich. Die höchsten Werte und damit den...
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2011 Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hunger: Taming price spikes and excessive food price volatility
von Grebmer, Klaus; Torero, Maximo; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
From the 1990 GHI to the 2011 GHI, 15 countries were able to reduce their scores by 50 percent or more. Nineteen countries moved out of the bottom two categories – “extremely alarming†and “alarming.†In terms of absolute progress, Angola, Bangladesh, Ethiopia,...
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Indice de la faim dans le monde 2011: Relever le defi do la faim: Maîtriser les chocs et la volatilité excessive des prix alimentaires
von Grebmer, Klaus; Torero, Maximo; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Le Global Hunger Index 2011 (GHI), ou Indice de la faim dans le monde, est un outil statistique qui permet de mesurer et de suivre l’évolution de la faim dans le monde, pays par pays et région par région. Les conclusions du GHI de cette dernière édition montrent que le nombre de personnes...
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Indice Globale della Fame 2011: La Sfida della fame: Controllare le impennate e l’eccessiva volatilità dei prezzi alimentari
von Grebmer, Klaus; Torero, Maximo; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Il Global Hunger Index (GHI) di quest’anno mostra che la fame nel mondo è diminuita dal 1990, ma non in modo notevole, e rimane a un livello classifi cato come “graveâ€. I livelli di GHI variano molto da regione a regione e da paese a paese. I punteggi più alti di GHI si registrano...
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