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Implementing the research: education: development strategy: a progress report

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Why women are progressive in education?: Gender disparities in human capital, labor markets, and family arrangement in the Philippines by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Tiongco, Marites

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Why women are progressive in education?: Gender disparities in human capital, labor markets, and family arrangement in the Philippines by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Tiongco, Marites

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The Effects of a Secondary School Scholarship on School Progression and Youth Outcomes: Baseline Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This dataset contains baseline survey data from 2,141 youth and their households collected as part of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) titled The Effects of a Secondary School Scholarship on School Progression and Youth Outcomes in rural Ethiopia. The study evaluates whether providing secondary school scholarships to youth from extremely poor households in remote, food-insecure kebeles improves school enrollment and progression and affects a range of non-academic outcomes. …”
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Progressing through PROGRESA: an impact assessment of a school subsidy experiment by Behrman, Jere R., Sengupta, Piyali, Todd, Petra E.

“…The findings show that the program effectively reduces drop-out rates and facilitates progression through the grades, particularly during the transition from primary to secondary school.…”
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Vitamin A deficiency: Scientific progress and links to policy by Bouis, Howarth E., Mason, John B.

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Integration of nematology as a training and research discipline in sub-Saharan Africa: progress and prospects by Cortada, L., Dehennin, I., Bert, W., Coyne, D.

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Chapter 13: Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal [Nourishing Millions] by Cunningham, Kenda, Singh, Akriti, Headey, Derek D., Rana, Pooja Pandey, Karmacharya, Chandni

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Dietary quality and nutrition in Myanmar: Past progress, current and future challenges by Mahrt, Kristi, Headey, Derek D., Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Tauseef, Salauddin

“…Malnutrition is a multidimensional problem requiring multisectoral solutions, but at present the breakdown in the provision of even basic services makes significant progress highly unlikely, and reversing the recent deterioration in dietary quality and nutrition will surely require resolution of Myanmar’s political crisis. …”
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Maternal and child nutrition in Nepal: Examining drivers of progress from the mid-1990s to 2010s by Cunningham, Kenda, Headey, Derek D., Singh, Akriti, Karmacharya, Chandni, Rana, Pooja Pandey

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Reaching new heights: 20 years of nutrition progress in Nepal by Cunningham, Kenda, Singh, Akriti, Headey, Derek D., Pandey Rana, Pooja, Karmacharya, Chandni

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Nutrition-sensitive interventions and programmes: How can they help to accelerate progress in improving maternal and child nutrition? by Ruel, Marie T., Alderman, Harold, the Maternal and Child Nutrition Study Group

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Assessing needs for interdisciplinarity in agriculture, nutrition, and health education by Roshania, Reshma P., Yates, Joe, McIntyre, Lauren, Chancellor, Tim, Fivian, Emily, Hill, Michael, Isoto, Rosemary, Marinda, Pamela, Narayanan, Sudha, Whatford, Louise, Zotor, Francis, Khandelwal, Shweta

“…Addressing all forms of malnutrition requires multi-sectoral actions. To accelerate progress, post-graduate education – of future researchers, policy-makers and practitioners – that promotes interdisciplinary knowledge and skills is imperative. …”
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Policies, Institutions, and Markets: Stronger evidence for better decisions: January 2013 through June 2014 progress report by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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The medium-term impact of the primary education stipend in rural Bangladesh by Baulch, Bob

“…This paper investigates the long-term impact of Bangladesh's Primary Education Stipend (PES) program on a range of individual and household welfare measures using a unique longitudinal study spanning the years 2000 to 2006. …”
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Schooling, educational achievement, and cognitive functioning among young Guatemalan adults by Stein, Aryeh D., Behrman, Jere R., DiGirolamo, Ann, Grajeda, Ruben, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…The greater performance among men on the Raven's Progressive Matrices test persisted despite increased scores in the younger birth cohorts for both men and women. …”
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The impact of an experimental nutritional intervention in childhood on education among Guatemalan adults by Maluccio, John, Hoddinott, John F., Behrman, Jere R., Martorell, Reynaldo, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Stein, Aryeh D.

“…Our results indicate significantly positive, and fairly substantial, effects of the randomized intervention a quarter century after it ended: increased grade attainment by women, via increased likelihood of entering and completing primary school and some secondary school; speedier grade progression by women; higher scores on cognitive tests for both men and women; and higher scores on educational achievement tests for both men and women. …”
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Factsheet on capacities in agricultural higher education: University of Mauritius Faculty of Agriculture by Tailor, Anish, Puchooa, D., Ramnauth, Raj, Beintema, Nienke M.

“…Credible quantitative and qualitative information on existing capacities in agricultural higher education agencies in Africa are crucial for strategic planning, policy formulation, setting priorities and benchmarks, measuring progress toward benchmarks, and identifying capacity gaps. …”
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Educating and training a workforce for nutrition in a post-2015 world by Fanzo, Jessica, Graziose, Matthew M., Kraemer, Klaus, Gillespie, Stuart, Johnston, Jessica L., de Pee, Saskia, Monterrosa, Eva, Badham, Jane, Bloem, Martin W., Dangour, Alan D., Deckelbaum, Richard, Dobermann, Achim, Fracassi, Patrizia, Hossain, SM Moazzem, Ingram, John, Jerling, Johann C., Jones, CJ, Jap, Stefanus Indrayana, Kiess, Lynnda, Marshall, Quinn, Martin, Keith, Narayan, Anuradha, Amuyunzu-Nayamongo, Mary, Pepping, Fre, West, Kieth P.

“…Institutional and organizational support is needed to enable workshop recommendations on education and training to be effectively implemented and sustained. …”
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Embedding food system education into Swedish public schools – teachers’ perspectives by Weiss, Hanna

“…Food security is at risk, while a progressing anthropogenic climate change will presumably reinforce these incidents. …”