Search Results - "International Development"

MAP Egypt by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The tool has been developed for and with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MoALR) by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) as part of the “Evaluating Impact and Building Capacity” (EIBC) project, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In order to effectively allocate funds, build synergies and evaluate future proposals, users can visualize and monitor the status and progress of agricultural projects categorized by sector, location, donor or common objectives, as well as track projects’ key performance indicators. …”
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Baseline Survey on Household and Farmer Organization in Bougouni and Koutiala by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

“…Project abstract: As part of the Feed the Future Initiative, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting an innovative multi-stakeholder agricultural research program, the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING). …”
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Intensification of Rainfed and Irrigated Vegetable Production Systems by World Vegetable Center

“…Project abstract: As part of the Feed the Future Initiative, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting an innovative multi-stakeholder agricultural research program, the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING). …”
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Reflecting on three years of CGIAR gender research by CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research

“…Additional bilateral support was mobilized through the European Commission, International Development Research Center (IDRC), Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD)-Africa and through joint projects with the CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture.…”
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Does aid induce foreign direct investment: Updated evidence from a quasi-experiment by Tian, Junyan

“…To mitigate this evidence gap, this study applies an instrumental variable approach that leverages the graduation of the International Development Association (IDA) income threshold as a quasi-experiment to identify the causal linkage between foreign aid and FDI. …”
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IFPRI 2010 Annual Report by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In 2010, the international development community focused on a range of complex issues—childhood malnutrition, natural disasters, volatile food prices, climate change, global trade—that require both immediate and long-term attention. …”
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Bangladesh -- rolling up our sleeves: research on the front lines by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This brochure describes fully the work of The Food Management and Research Support Project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute. …”
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Climate-Smart Village: Platforms for Forecasting Adaptation Action by Soriaga, Rowena, Monville-Oro, Emily, Rosimo, Magnolia, Cabriole, Marie Aislinn, Barbon, Wilson John, Ilaga, Alicia, Hellin, Jon, Gonsalves, Julian

“…The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), with support from the International Development Research Center (IDRC) Canada, collaborated with farmers, local authorities, civil society actors, and national agencies to support climate-vulnerable villages in Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines. …”
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Responding to the Global Food Crisis - Three perspectives: IFPRI 2007-2008 Annual Report Essay by von Braun, Joachim, Sheeran, Josette, Ngongi, Namanga

“…Governments and the international development community generally have responded to various aspects of the food crisis, but questions remain about whether the right actions are being pursued, how best to respond, and what the future holds. …”
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Strategic environmental assessments for genetically modified organisms by Linacre, Nicholas A., Gaskell, Joanne, Rosegrant, Mark W., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Quemada, Hector, Halsey, Mark, Birner, Regina

“…Potentially, strategic environmental assessment (SEA) may be used as part of an environmental management system to introduce mainstreaming of environmental considerations in the policy research and priority-setting process of development organizations to help achieve international development goals. This paper sets out a possible biotechnology SEA process that integrates qualitative and quantitative assessments with a focus on risk assessment and management within the SEA and policy environmental assessment frameworks. …”
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Guide to developing quantitative tools for measuring gender norms in agrifood systems: IPSR Innovation Package and Scaling Readiness Report by Buono, Nicoletta, Kitalyi, Aichi, Mwakanyamale, Devis, Msita, Sarah

“…Working toward this objective, experts in social norms measurement from FHI360, an international development organization based in Washington, DC worked with IFPRI and IITA to co-develop a survey instrument to measure inequitable social and gender norms within cassava, fish, and chicken AgriFood-Systems (AFS). …”
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Alley farming in the humid and subhumid tropics by Kang, B., Reynolds, L.

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Metema Pilot Learning Site diagnosis, program design and atlas by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) initiated a 5 year project in June 2004 with the financial assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The project, entitled: “Improving productivity and market success” (IPMS) of Ethiopian farmers, aims at contributing to a reduction in poverty of the rural poor through market oriented agricultural development. …”
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ILCA/LTC research on property rights and alley farming in West Africa by Jabbar, M.A.

“…The study was coordinated by ILCA, carried out by the Land Tenure Centre and national partners, and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The study was undertaken in three West African countries: Nigeria, Togo and Cameroon. …”
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Design of collaborative studies to assess the impact of diseases on production: Case study of trypanosomiasis in peri-urban dairy production systems in Uganda by Patzelt, R.J., Schares, G., Peregrine, A.S., Lessard, P., Laker, C., Leak, S.G.A., Mehlitz, D.

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Regional Climate Services for Agriculture Project Presentation, and Demonstration and Discussion of Agricultural Maprooms: Launch Events at 44th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outl... by Mwesigwa, Jasper B., Hansen, James, Dinku, Tufa, Owusu, Aisha

“…This initiative is part of the Climate Services for Africa Project, a three-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project is being implemented at ICPAC and is intended to roll out climate services in support of Agriculture and Food Security to ICPAC member states (all IGAD and EAC countries) with technical support from CCAFS and IRI. …”
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Training in development and use of Growing Season Onset and Downscaled Seasonal Forecast Maprooms, Kigali, Rwanda, March 2017 by Corral, John del, Rose, Alison

“…In March 2017, a training was provided in Rwanda as part of the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded initiative that seeks to improve agricultural planning and food security management in the face of a variable and changing climate at both local and government levels. …”
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Inception workshop: Enhancing the benefits of remote sensing data and flood hazard modeling in index-based flood insurance (IBFI) by International Water Management Institute

“…Thakur, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and was attended by experts from multiple organizations like Agriculture Insurance Corporation (AIC), GIZ, Department for International development (DFID), BSDMA (Bihar State Disaster Management Authority), Agriculture Department- Bihar, Flood Management Improvement System (FMISC), National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), IFPRI, private insurance firms like Bajaj Allianz, Swiss Re, farmers and others.…”
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Participatory and Institutional Approaches to Agricultural Climate Services: A South and Southeast Asia Regional Technical & Learning Exchange by Krupnik, Timothy J., Alam, A., Zebiak, Stephen E., Khanam, Fahmida, Hossain, Mohammed Khaled, Kamal, Mustafa, Miah, Azahar Ali, Shahriar, Saleh Mohammad, Khan, M. Shahidul Haque, Hussain, Sk. Ghulam

“…The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) behalf of the Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD). …”
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Index-based livestock insurance as an innovative tool against drought loss: Good practices and impact analysis from northern Kenya by Agency for Rangeland Information and Development in Kenya

“…The programme operates under the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and is delivered by several private sector insurance providers, with financial support from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the European Union.…”
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