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Sources and utilization of foodstuffs in Belarusian households: results of the Grodno households survey
Schmitz, Susanne; Brosig, Stephan; Degtiarevich, Josif J.; … - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2006
The paper is a documentation of a (non-representative) survey on the food situation of households in the Grodno region, Belarus. It covers the year between September 2000 and August 2001. The focus of the survey was on the sources of food in the households (purchase, own production, and receipt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597148
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Measuring progress toward empowerment: Women's empowerment in agriculture index: Baseline report
Malapit, Hazel J.; Sproule, Kathryn; Kovarik, Chiara; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
interest to the US Government’s Feed the Future initiative. These poverty, health, and nutrition outcomes include both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132826
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Towards an Objective Account of Nutrition and Health in Colonial Kenya: A Study of Stature in African Army Recruits and Civilians, 1880-190
Moradi, Alexander - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
policies.  The overall impact, however, is uncertain.  This study presents fresh evidence on nutrition and health in colonial … Kenya by (1) using a new and comprehensive data set of African army recruits and civilians and (2) applying a powerful … crises were, the net outcome of colonial times was a significant progress in nutrition and health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004192
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The Prevalence of Under-Nourished Child Obese Mother Phenomenon in Rural Areas: Evidence from Central Province of Kenya
Mburu, John G.; Okello, Julius Juma - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2008
rural Kenya. We find that 22 per cent of households with undernourished children have mothers that are obese. The paper also … child under-nutrition have concurrently been on the increase. The rise in obesity and child under-nutrition is attributed to … under-nutrition with urban areas. In this paper we examine the prevalence of child under-nutrition and mother obesity in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068435
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Towards an Objective Account of Nutrition and Health in Colonial Kenya: A Study of Stature in African Army Recruits and Civilians, 1880-1980
Moradi, Alexander - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009642330
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Human Recognition among HIV-Infected Adults: Empirical Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya
Castleman, Tony - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2011
treatment on the receipt of human recognition by malnourished, HIV-infected adults in Kenya. Questions specially designed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319372
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Measurement of Human Recognition: A Methodology with Empirical Applications in India and Kenya
Castleman, Tony - Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP), … - 2011
received. Two empirical applications of the index are presented with cross-sectional survey data from India and Kenya …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009320896
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Effects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): A Review of Recent Research (Summary)
Colman, Silvie; Nichols-Barrer, Ira P.; Redline, Julie E.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011129894
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Sinopsis: Informe De La Nutricion Mundial 2014: Fortalecer la accion y la responsabilidad para acelerar los progresos en nutricion en el mundo
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014
Una buena nutrición es fundamental para promover vidas saludables, medios de subsistencia sólidos y resistentes, y economías prósperas. Sin ella, estos empeños se asientan sobre terreno inestable. Los niños con retraso de crecimiento no pueden crecer ni desarrollarse adecuadamente, y...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132599
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Synthèse: L'indice de la faim dans le monde 2014
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Le rapport de l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 – neuvième édition – propose une mesure multidimensionnelle de la faim au niveau national, régional et mondial. Le GHI 2014 montre les progrès effectués en matière de réduction de la faim depuis 1990, mais des efforts restent à...
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