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The development and implementation of an efficient institutional food procurement programme (IFPP) - which aims to link … smallholder producers to institutional markets and promote development of food supply systems - is not a simple or straightforward …
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Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Index (FAO 2015). Its main economic activity is agriculture, including …
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some case studies that follow the evolution and impact of what we call 'institutional demand' policies. Institutional … distribution, primarily through local and regional food procurement (LRP). We also address the question of smallholder farmers …' dependency on state-based market interventions, and review existing evidence of how institutional purchase programmes have …
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as a policy instrument targeting broader development objectives. These initiatives - also referred to as Institutional … Food Procurement Programmes (IFPPs)3 - are based on the premise that public institutions, when using their financial … developing a range of food procurement initiatives designed to use the regular demand for food on the part of government entities …
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. In a similar vein, public food procurement has also been used to promote a number of positive outcomes. There is growing … smallholders into markets and strengthen rural livelihoods. Despite the expansion of public food procurement from smallholder … farmers, research into these novel strategies is still limited. This paper will address some of the research gaps by …
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under the European Structural and Investment Funds determined the consolidation of some key instruments, including programme … evaluation. Taking into consideration that Romania is presently evaluating its second generation EU financed programmes, the …
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transfer programmes (CTPs) based on international experience. The paper's focus on single programme features underlines the … significance of considering anticipated effects on women and children during each step of programme design, implementation and … children's empowerment. In addition to presenting strategies that have shown positive impacts across different programmes and …
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Social protection has received increased attention as a measure to reduce poverty and vulnerability and achieve social transformation, including the reduction of gender inequality. According to the Social Protection Inter-Agency Cooperation Board (SPIAC-B 2019), to contribute to gender equality,...
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of active labour market programmes, which have thus often been regarded as a model for other countries to emulate. The … feature of the Swedish labour market policy, whereby participation in programmes renews eligibility to generous unemployment … spells and programme participation. The approach used is propensity score matching, with some additional analyses trying to …
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Through the definition of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries have acknowledged the importance of social protection for poverty reduction. Namely, target 1.3 of SDG 1, "End poverty in all its forms everywhere", calls for the implementation of nationally appropriate...
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