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Sharing science, building bridges, and enhancing impact: Public-Private Partnerships in the CGIAR

Spielman, David J.; Hartwich, Frank; von Grebmer, Klaus - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"This study, which examines the role of public–private partnerships in international agricultural research, is intended to provide policymakers, research managers, and business decisionmakers with an understanding of how such partnerships operate and how they potentially contribute to food...

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Building public–private partnerships for agricultural innovation in Latin America: Lessons from capacity strengthening

Hartwich, Frank; Gottret, Maria Veronica; Babu, Suresh … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"The International Service for National Agricultural Research¾on its own from 2002 until 2003, and as a division of the International Food Policy Research Institute thereafter has studied 124 public–private partnerships in agriculture in nine Latin American countries through its initiative on...

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Food safety requirements in African green bean exports and their impact on small farmers:

Okello, Julius Juma; Narrod, Clare; Roy, Devesh - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

"Many African countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products, in an effort to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. However, in order to access developed country markets and urban domestic markets, these products must meet food safety...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005038039

Common-pool resources, livelihoods, and resilience: Critical challenges for governance in Cambodia

Ratner, Blake D. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

, poverty reduction, and environmental sustainability. This paper examines strategic policy choices and governance challenges … initiatives depends on more systemic governance reforms that address issues of stakeholder representation, mechanisms of …

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How to overcome the governance challenges of implementing NREGA

Raabe, Katharina; Birner, Regina; Sekher, Madhushree; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

implement due to governance challenges related to elite capture, leakages, and corruption. The ability to identify how the … governance challenges of program implementation can be met requires detailed insights into the actual process of program … research method, referred to as Process-Influence Mapping, to shed light on these issues and related governance challenges …

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Regional biotechnology regulations: Design options and implications for good governance

Birner, Regina; Linacre, Nicholas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

be designed to be effective and efficient, while also fulfilling the principles of good governance, such as transparency …

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Development under conditions of inequality and distrust: Social cohesion in Latin America

Ferroni, Marco; Mateo, Mercedes; Payne, Mark - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"This paper analyzes the role of social cohesion in economic and institutional development and, broadly, the creation of welfare in Latin America. The paper defines the concept of social cohesion with reference to the notions of social capital and inequality. Using data and literature on Latin...

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A two-dimensional measure of polarization:

Mogues, Tewodaj - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"The link between economic distribution and social conflict—and the notion that this link arises from individuals' sense of identification with those similar to them and their feelings of alienation from individuals with different characteristics—has spurred a literature on polarization, a...

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Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation?

Resnick, Danielle; Birner, Regina - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"Participatory approaches are an increasingly prominent technique for designing agricultural strategies within Sub-Saharan Africa. However, such approaches are frequently criticized for either not involving enough stakeholders or limiting the scope of their participation. By analyzing the role...

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The power mapping tool: A method for the empirical research of power relations

Schiffer, Eva - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007

in a given governance field. The Power Mapping Tool was first used to analyze the governance effects of Community … wooden “power towers” to show their power in the governance field. The result is a three dimensional sketch that provides …

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