Search Results - "Decadence"

Transformation of the “hidden middle” of aquaculture value chains: fish wholesalers in Bangladesh by Ali, Hazrat, Belton, Ben, Haque, Md. Mahfuzul, Hernandez, Ricardo, Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan, Ignowski, Elizabeth, Reardon, Thomas

“…Aquaculture has rapidly expanded in Bangladesh in four decades, attributed to aquatic food traders and off-farm businesses. …”
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The effects of SPIR Interventions on nutrition and childcare: Evidence from the SPIR midline survey by Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Leight, Jessica, Tambet, Heleene

“…Ethiopia has made major strides in improving nutrition in the past two decades; the prevalence of stunting decreased considerably from 58% in 2000 to 38% in 2016 and further to 37% in 2018.1 While there is no consensus on the underlying causes of this improvement—although substantial increases in income and education surely contributed—there is consensus that more must be done to maintain the momentum. …”
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Private investments in modern foodgrain storage in Bangladesh: An economic feasibility analysis and potential role for the public sector by Chowdhury, Reajul Alam, Alam, Md. Monjurul, Ali, Md. Rostom, Awal, Md. Abdul, Hossain, Shahadat, Kalita, Prasanta Kumar, Saha, Chayan Kumer, Winter-Nelson, Alex

“…Unprecedented growth in rice production in Bangladesh over the last four decades has outpaced the capacity of post-harvest operations, resulting in substantial grain losses. …”
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Perspectives on Iran's environmental policy process: Issues and constraints by Aghmashhadi, Amir Hedayati, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Daroodi, Masoud, Zahedi, Samaneh, Kazemi, Azadeh

“…However, due to the environmental pressures on resources in Iran over the past decades, the current planning approach is not enough and needs to be completed in the form of resource planning.…”
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Toward gender equality: A critical assessment of evidence on social safety nets in Africa by Peterman, Amber, Kumar, Neha, Pereira, Audrey, Gilligan, Daniel O.

“…Over the last decade, social safety nets (SSNs) have rapidly expanded on the African continent, becoming a core strategy for addressing poverty and vulnerability, responding to shocks, increasing productivity, and investing in human capital. …”
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Biofortification: A review of ex-ante models by Lividini, Keith, Fiedler, John L., De Moura, Fabiana F., Moursi, Mourad, Zeller, Manfred

“…Considerable progress has been made for biofortification over the last two decades (Bouis and Saltzman, 2017). Biofortification typically involves using conventional breeding to select for nutrition-related traits that will increase the crop's micronutrient content (Nestel et al., 2006). …”
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Cash crops and food security: Evidence from Ethiopian smallholder coffee producers by Kuma, Tadesse, Dereje, Mekdim, Hirvonen, Kalle, Minten, Bart

“…One of the key questions in food policy debates in the last decades has been the role of cash cropping for achieving food security in low income countries. …”
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Local to national: Thailand’s Integrated Nutrition Program by Gillespie, Stuart, Tontisirin, Krasisid, Zseleczky, Laura

“…THAILAND REDUCED CHILD undernutrition by more than half within one decade—an achievement recognized by the nutrition community as one of the best examples of a successful national nutrition program. …”
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Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition: Flyer by Gillespie, Stuart, Hodge, Judith, Yosef, Sivan, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…Nourishing Millions: Stories of Change in Nutrition brings together the most intriguing stories about improving nutrition from the past five decades. These stories provide insight into what works in nutrition, what does not, and the factors that contribute to success. …”
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On the fast track: Driving down stunting in Vietnam by Keefe, Meagan

“…VIETNAM HAS MADE dramatic progress in improving nutrition over the past three decades. Following the introduction of Vietnam’s Doi Moi (“renovation”) economic policies in 1986, the country’s economic performance began to improve rapidly. …”
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Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines by Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Sekabira, Haruna, Aduayom, Dede Houeto

“…During the past few decades, Uganda has experienced substantial economic growth, which has been attributed to the new government that has implemented a far-reaching economic reforms agenda, transforming Uganda into one of the most liberal economies in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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The role of CGIAR in agricultural research for development in Africa South of the Sahara by Roy-Macauley, Harold, Izac, Anne-Marie, Rijsberman, Frank

“…This chapter reviews CGIAR’s involvement in agricultural research for development (AR4D) in Africa throughout the four decades of its existence, analyzing its capacity to respond to the region’s development challenges. …”
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Smallholders and land tenure in Ghana: Aligning context, empirics, and policy by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Asare, Sarah

“…For decades, policymakers and development practitioners have debated benefits and threats of property rights formalization and private versus customary tenure systems. …”
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The murky future of global water quality: New global study projects rapid deterioration in water quality by International Food Policy Research Institute, VEOLIA

“…Water quality deterioration is projected to rapidly increase over the next several decades which, in turn, will increase risks to human health, economic development and ecosystems. …”
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Vitamin A maize by Dhliwayo, Thanda, Palacios, Natalia, Babu, Raman, San Vincente, Felix, Pixley, Kevin, Menkir, Abebe, Maziya-Dixon, Bussie, Alamu, Oladeji, Rocheford, Torbert

“…We review the state of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their impact on agricultural development in developing countries, documenting the rapid changes that have taken place over the past decade. Although there remains a wide gap in access between rural and urban areas, the spread of mobile phones in rural areas has led to important changes in the agricultural sector. …”
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Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence from smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia by Minten, Bart, Dereje, Mekdim, Engida, Ermias, Kuma, Tadesse

“…First, we study changes in coffee production practices over the last decade and then analyze how these production practices affect coffee productivity. …”
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Does money talk? Designing safety net programs that work by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In the past couple of decades, developing countries have experimented with new ways of designing safety nets to protect their most vulnerable people. …”
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Cashew agroforestry and changing property rights in post-war Mozambique by CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

“…A civil war beginning in the late 1960s and lasting nearly two decades changed the situation. The war dislocated people and stopped the planting and replacing of the old and unproductive cashew trees. …”
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Dynamics and politics of policy change by Chowdhury, Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Haggblade, Steven

“…For drama and intrigue, the story of food policy reform in Bangladesh is difficult to match. Played out over two decades, since the 1970s, this fascinating and complex tale has involved powerful interest groups, including at least three different governments of Bangladesh, half a dozen key food-aid donors, millions of ration recipients, 10,000 ration shop dealers, an equal number of officials managing government food programs, and more than 1,700 millers who supply government rice (Table 9.1). …”
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A 2020 vision for food, agriculture, and the environment in southern Africa by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…However, reversing the trends of recent decades-widespread poverty, hunger, and mal nutrition; rapid population growth; massive displacements of populations; conflicts over and mistreatment of natural resources; and insufficient investment in development-will depend on adopting appropriate policies and reallocating resources. …”
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