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Closing the gender asset gap: Learning from value chain development in Africa and Asia:
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Rubin, Deborah; Manfre, Cristina; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This paper explores initial findings from four case studies in the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project on changes in gender relations in different agricultural interventions. It documents the adaptive measures projects are taking to encourage gender-equitable value chain projects. Findings...
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How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction—Targeting the Ultra Poor program in Bangladesh:
Das, Narayan; Yasmin, Rabeya; Ara, Jinnat; Kamruzzaman, Md. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
We study BRAC’s Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction—Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR-TUP) program in Bangladesh, which targets asset transfer (primarily livestock) and training to rural women in poor households. Previous research has shown large, significant positive...
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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria:
Adebayo, Kolawole; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rhoe, Valerie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
, planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. Finally, there was a need for the institutionalization of effective … evaluation, impact assessment, adequate documentation, and commitment to utilize the results of the exercise. Efforts should also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132807
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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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Can dairy value-chain projects change gender norms in rural Bangladesh? Impacts on assets, gender norms, and time use:
Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Roy, Shalini; Njuki, Jemimah; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Value-chain projects are increasingly being used to link smallholders to markets. However, in contexts where women tend to own and control fewer assets than men, and are more likely to be involved in informal rather than formal market activities, there is potential for value-chain projects to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736395
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The contribution of IFPRI research and the impact of the Food for Education Program in Bangladesh on schooling outcomes and earnings
Ryan, James G.; Meng, Xin - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2004
experimental evaluation methodology is used on household sample survey data to analyze the effects of FFE on schooling outcomes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010798305
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How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to support food security?:
Thornton, Philip K.; Lipper, Leslie - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
The purpose of the paper is to identify how climate change affects how we should approach the process of transforming agricultural systems (including crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) to support global food security and poverty reduction in a sustainable way. We also identify...
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