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Positioning nutrition as central for a food secure Arab world por Breisinger, Clemens, Ecker, Olivier, Nene, Marc, Al-Riffai, Perrihan

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The comprehensive Africa agriculture development programme as a collective institution por Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Birner, Regina

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A partial equilibrium model of the Malawi maize commodity market por Mapila, Mariam A.T.J., Kirsten, Johann F., Meyer, Ferdinand, Kankwamba, Henry

“…This paper presents a model of the Malawi maize commodity market that is developed for use as a policy analysis tool. …”
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Tackling Egypt’s rising food insecurity in a time of transition por Breisinger, Clemens, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, Ecker, Olivier, Abuismail, Riham, Waite, Jane, Abdelwahab, Noura, Zohery, Alaa, El-Laithy, Heba, Armanious, Dina

“…Owing to a succession of crises and worsening poverty, food security in Egypt started to deteriorate as early as 2005. …”
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A 2009 Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for South Africa por Davies, Rob, Thurlow, James

“…This paper documents a South African Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for the year 2009. …”
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Collective action and property rights for poverty reduction: A synthesis por Mwangi, Esther, Markelova, Helen, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…To address this question, we also need to look at the inclusiveness of these institutions; how they are influenced by (lack of) assets, risks, and governance structures that favor or disfavor poor people; and how these institutions shape the resources and strategies that poor and nonpoor actors use to further objectives of meeting basic needs and increasing income, security, social and political inclusion, or sustainability. We do this through a series of case studies that applies an extended version of the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework; the IAD framework was originally developed to isolate and understand the function of institutions in NRM. …”
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A review of evidence-based interventions in Indian nutrition programs por Avula, Rasmi, Kadiyala, Suneetha, Singh, Kavita, Menon, Purnima

“…To better clarify the extent to which current nutrition programs in India incorporate essential inputs for nutrition, a team from POSHAN reviewed nutrition programs in India for the inclusion of such inputs and examined how these inputs are implemented and delivered.…”
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A review of input and output policies for cereals production in India por Shreedhar, Ganga, Gupta, Neelmani, Pullabhotla, Hemant, Ganesh-Kumar, Anand, Gulati, Ashok

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Poverty, growth, and income distribution in Kenya: A SAM perspective por Gakuru, Wachira Rhoda, Mathenga, Naomi Muthoni

“…The 2003 Kenya SAM is used to develop a multiplier simulation model which tracks the linkages among demand-driven shocks and economic growth, income generation, and income distribution for different economic groups.…”
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Consumer acceptance of provitamin A orange maize in rural Zambia por Meenakshi, Jonnalagadda V., Manyong, Victor M., Tomlins, Keith, Hamukwala, Priscilla, Zulu, Rodah, Mungoma, Catherine, Banerji, Abhijit

“…Finally, it assesses whether product experience in a home-use setting influences the magnitude of premiums or discounts.…”
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A new approach to weather insurance: Simple weather securities por Hill, Ruth Vargas, Robles, Miguel

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A quantitative analysis of determinants of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria por Ajieroh, Victor

“…Malnutrition rates among children 0 to 36 months and women of reproductive age in Nigeria are high and vary significantly across rural urban locations, geopolitical zones, and agro-ecological zones, thereby constituting a significant public health challenge. Using the 2003 National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) data, this brief discusses the key determinants of child and maternal nutrition in Nigeria across these different zones.…”
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Duty free, a round for free and the least-developed countries por Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David

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Ensuring food and nutritional security report: A stocktaking exercise por Gulati, Ashok, Ganesh-Kumar, Anand, Shreedhar, Ganga, Pullabhotla, Hemant, Zhang, Xiaobo, Sainju, Mohan Man, Pant, Bishnu Dev, Sah, Ram P.

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A review of input and output policies for cereals production in Nepal por Pullabhotla, Hemant, Shreedhar, Ganga, Ganesh-Kumar, Anand, Gulati, Ashok

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A strategic framework for improving food security in Arab countries por Lampietti, Julian A., Sean Michaels, Magnan, Nicholas, McCalla, Alex F., Saade, Maurice, Khouri, Nadim

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Global soybean marketing and trade: A situation and outlook analysis por Chianu, Jonas N., Zegeye, Edilegnaw W., Nkonya, Ephraim M.

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Nationally financed agricultural research: a case study on Nigeria por Ayoola, Gbolagade B., Abdullahi, Aliyu Sabi

“…The national budget process is an important factor in a government's ability to implement development plans. …”
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Overcoming successive bottlenecks: The evolution of a potato cluster in China por Zhang, Xiaobo, Hu, Dinghuan

“…Using a case study of a potato cluster in China, we show that industrial policymaking at the local level contributes greatly to economic development. …”
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Playing the role of a ‘boundary organisation': Getting smarter with networking por Drimie, Scott, Quinlan, Timothy

“…This paper discusses the practices of organisations that cross the boundary between research and politics, to promote evidence-based policies and programmes.It uses the experience of a network of organisations in Africa to describe the methodology, challenges and successes of efforts to promote utilisation of research on the inter-connections between HIV/AIDS, food security and nutrition in South Africa. …”
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