Search Results - "International Development"

Community perception of climate events as a security issue: The case of Hatiya Island, Bangladesh by Suza, Ma, Warner, Jeroen, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter, van Dijk, Han

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Agricultural technology adoption in the Feed the Future zone of influence in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Hernandez, Ricardo, Naher, Firdousi, Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Limited

“…Upon request from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Policy Research and Strategy Support Program in Bangladesh (IFPRI-PRSSP) developed and began a study on the adoption of agricultural technologies in USAID’s Feed the Future (FTF) zone of influence in the south and southwest regions of the country. …”
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Highlights of recent IFPRI food policy research for USAID 2011: Reducing poverty and hunger through food policy research by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Working with many longstanding partners, including the US Agency for International Development (USAID), IFPRI has produced food policy research that has contributed to reducing poverty and improving food security for the world's poor.…”
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Preferential trade agreements between the monetary community of Central Africa and the European Union: Stumbling or building blocks? A general equilibrium approach by Ngeleza, Guyslain K., Muhammad, Andrew

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Informal irrigated vegetable value chains in urban Ghana: potential to improve food safety through changing stakeholder practices by Galibourg, David, Amankwaa, E. F., Gough, K. V., Scott, R.

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Private sector stakeholders workshop on reviewing the draft: Nigeria agricultural strategy by Olaniyan, Babatunde

“…Given the invaluable role that the private sector plays in complementing the efforts of the Federal Government in promoting the growth of the economy, IFPRI in collaboration with the FMAWR with financial support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/USAID MARKETS Program organized a private sector stakeholders’ workshop to review the draft agricultural strategy. …”
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The case for post Malabo Agenda implementation guidelines by Ulimwengu, John M., Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

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Tiger or turtle? exploring alternative futures for Egypt to 2020 by Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman, Nygaard, David F.

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Picture-based crop insurance: Using smartphone camera data for claims verification in India by Ceballos, Francisco, Gaur, Pushkar, Gupta, Monali, Kannan, Samyuktha, Kramer, Berber

“…This brief discusses the findings of an impact evaluation of a picture-based crop insurance scheme that uses smartphone camera data for claims verification in India. 3ie initially received funding for the Agricultural Insurance Evidence Program from UK aid through the Department for International Development (now known as FCDO). The program is now funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…”
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Climate change and adaptation through the human security lens: insights from the Mekong Delta by Le, Phuong-Dung, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter, Long, Hoang, Van Dijk, Han

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How ‘reciprocal tariffs’ harm agricultural trade by Glauber, Joseph W., Piñeiro, Valeria, Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo

“…Agriculture sits at the intersection of global value chains, international development, and national food security. It is also a sector that has historically been highly sensitive to trade policies, retaliatory tariffs, and sudden shifts in market access. …”
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Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies of non-timber forest product systems. volume 1 - Asia by Kusters, K., Belcher, B.

“…With new emphasis on poverty alleviation and livelihood improvement in national and international development agendas, this group of products seems to offer means to increasing welfare in an environmentally sound way. …”
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Understanding forests-people links: the voice of social scientists by Colfer, C.J.P., Dounias, E., Goloubinoff, M., López, C., Sunderlin, William D.

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Valeurs d'usage ou performances techniques : comment apprécier le rôle des petits barrages en Afrique subsaharienne ? by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Cecchi, Philippe

“…They trigger technical and institutional innovations, appear to be in high demand among local communities, and remain popular on the agendas of national policy-makers and international development partners in spite of recurrent analyses highlighting that these systems function well below the expectations of their promoters. …”
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Low-cost options for pathogen reduction and nutrient recovery from faecal sludge by Koné, D., Cofie, Olufunke O., Nelson, K.

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Resource recovery from urban waste: options and challenges for community based composting in Sub-Saharan Africa by Cofie, Olufunke O., Drechsel, Pay, Agbottah, S., Veenhuizen, René van

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12 Mo. A retrospective method for estimating demographic parameters in tropical ruminant livestock population. Version 3.1 by Lesnoff, Matthieu, Saley, M., Adamou, K., N'Djafa Ouga, H., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Gerard, Bruno G.

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Conservation of cacao in field genebanks (CATIE) by Morera, J.A.

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Evaluacion de Ia uniformidad de un sistema de riego por goteo de baja presion. by Williams Ch., Grace M.

“…El riego por goteo consiste en la aplicación directa de agua en las raíces de la planta, lo que permite un uso eficiente del recurso. International Development Enterprises (iDE) es una organización sin fines de lucro que promueve y distribuye sistemas de riego de baja presión y bajo costo para pequeños productores. …”
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Strategic & Applied Research & Coordination in Action: Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) in South Asia by Krupnik, Timothy J., Hussain, G, Montes, C., Schulthess, Urs C., Siddiquee, A., Rahman, M., Khan, M, Salam, M, Khanam, Fahmida, Miah, A, Hasan, M., Kamal, M, Hossain, K, Hassan, A., Haque, A, Kurishi, K, Rokon, G, Uddin, S, Billah, M., Tasnim, Tasfia, Fernandes, J

“…CSRD is led by the United States Government and is supported by the UK Government Department for International Development (DFID), UK Meteorological Office, ESRI, Google, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the American Red Cross. …”
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