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Making agriculture pro-nutrition: Opportunities in Tanzania
Ecker, Olivier; Mabiso, Athur; Kennedy, Adam; Diao, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011
Extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition are widespread in rural Tanzania, where smallholder agriculture dominates the … economy. Given the sector's role as the main source of food and livelihood for many malnourished people, agriculture has …, we explore the links between agriculture and nutrition in Tanzania and review the evidence on how these links can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366813
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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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Food security and economic development in the Middle East and North Africa
Breisinger, Clemens; van Rheenen, Teunis; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505322
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Review of input and output policies for cereals production in Pakistan:
Salam, Abdul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The marketing of farm inputs and outputs has become a major problem for farmers in Pakistan. Farm input supplies are irregular, characterized by shortages and high prices at critical times. This report reviews the input and output policies for cereals implemented in Pakistan during the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132645
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Women’s empowerment in agriculture: What role for food security in Bangladesh?:
Sraboni, Esha; Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
in agriculture and two measures of household food security: per adult equivalent calorie availability and dietary … diversity. We use the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index to assess the extent of women’s empowerment in agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132672
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Aid effectiveness: How is the L’Aquila food security initiative doing?:
Benin, Samuel - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper uses case studies of Bangladesh, Ghana, Rwanda, and Senegal to assess the degree to which the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI) has been implemented within the framework of managing for development results (MfDR) and to evaluate progress in various outcomes, including...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132741
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Improving the measurement of food security:
Headey, Derek D.; Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food...
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Understanding the context for agriculture for nutrition research: Identifying country typologies of child-stunting determinants:
Maruyama, Eduardo; Unnevehr, Laurian J.; Wang, Jiarui - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
agriculture-led interventions might address binding constraints to progress in improving nutrition outcomes and to identify how … existing research on the links between agriculture and nutrition in particular country contexts may or may not be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886777
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Assessing progress made toward shared agricultural transformation objectives in Mozambique:
Benson, Todd; Mogues, Tewodaj; Woldeyohannes, Sileshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
achieving the objectives established under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) initiative for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933121
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Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara:
Domènech, Laia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
) policy synergies between different sectors (agriculture, nutrition, health, water supply and sanitation, education) should be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272211