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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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Policy reform toward gender equality in Ethiopia: Little by little the egg begins to walk
Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
There is growing interest in the role of policy reforms to promote gender equality and empower women, two key … to be consistent, so that they reinforce each other in improving gender equity. We use data from the Ethiopian Rural …, and changes in the Family Code implemented in 2000—may have created conditions for mutually reinforcing gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132619
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The governance of service delivery for the poor and women: A study of rural water supply in Ethiopia
Mogues, Tewodaj; Cohen, Marc J.; Birner, Regina; Lemma, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
This study presents empirical findings on drinking water supply in Ethiopia from a set of qualitative and quantitive surveys on rural public services. Access to safe drinking water is very low: 32% of the surveyed households use safe drinking water sources, and the average time to get to safe...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132626
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Women’s participation in agricultural cooperatives in Ethiopia:
Woldu, Thomas; Tadesse, Fanaye; Waller, Marie-Katherine - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
,117 households and 73 agricultural cooperatives. Using descriptive statistics and econometric analysis under a critical gender lens … in agricultural cooperatives. The findings suggest that a major barrier to women’s access are gender biases within …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132629
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Links between tenure security and food security: Evidence from Ethiopia:
Hagos, Hosaena Ghebru; Holden, Stein - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This study uses five rounds of household panel data from Tigray, Ethiopia, collected in the period 1998–2010 to assess the impacts of a land registration and certification program that aimed to strengthen tenure security and how it has contributed to increased food availability and, thus,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132632
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Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program:
Santos, Florence; Fletschner, Diana; Savath, Vivien; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Secure land rights are a critical, but often overlooked, factor in achieving household food security and improved nutritional status in rural areas of developing countries. This study evaluates the impact of India’s land-allocation and registration program in West Bengal, a program that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132636
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Land rights knowledge and conservation in rural Ethiopia: Mind the gender gap:
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Kumar, Neha - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
transfer rights, and rights related to gender equity and inheritance) has an impact on these investments. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132637
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Can integrated agriculture-nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso:
van den Bold, Mara; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Ouédraogo, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This paper uses a mixed-methods approach to analyze the impact of Helen Keller International’s Enhanced-Homestead Food Production pilot program in Burkina Faso on women’s and men’s assets and on norms regarding ownership, use, and control of those assets. Even though men...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132640
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The impact of Bolsa Família on schooling: Girls’ advantage increases and older children gain:
de Brauw, Alan; Gilligan, Daniel O.; Hoddinott, John F.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
We estimate the impact of Bolsa Família on a range of education outcomes, including school participation, grade progression, grade repetition, and dropout rates. Using a large-sample household panel survey from 2005–2009 collected for this evaluation, we develop a statistically balanced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132647
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What dimensions of women’s empowerment in agriculture matter for nutrition-related practices and outcomes in Ghana?:
Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper investigates linkages between women’s empowerment in agriculture and the nutritional status of women and children using 2012 baseline data from the Feed the Future population-based survey in Ghana. The sample consists of 3,344 children and 3,640 women and is statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132650