Search Results - "The Analyst"

Big Data for climate-smart agriculture by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…From forecasting presidential elections to predicting disease outbreaks, analysts are finding ways to turn Big Data — the immense stocks of information collected in computers worldwide — into an invaluable resource for planning and decision-making. …”
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Attrition in longitudinal household survey data: some tests for three developing country samples by Alderman, Harold, Kohler, Hans-Peter, Maluccio, John A., Watkins, Susan Cotts, Behrman, Jere R.

“…One problem that has concerned many analysts is that sample attrition may make the interpretation of estimates problematic. …”
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Attrition in longitudinal household survey data: some tests for three developing country samples by Alderman, Harold, Kohler, Hans-Peter, Maluccio, John A., Watkins, Susan Cotts, Behrman, Jere R.

“…One problem that has concerned many analysts is that sample attrition may make the interpretation of estimates problematic. …”
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Enhancing irrigation management: Unsupervised machine learning coupled with geophysical and multispectral data for informed decision-making in rice production by Chaali, Nesrine, Ramírez Gomez, Carlos Manuel, Jaramillo Barrios, Camilo Ignacio, Garr´e, Sarah, Barrero, Oscar, Ouazaa, Sofiane, Calderon Carvajal, John Edinson

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Macroeconomic policies and agricultural and rural development by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…It attempts to summarize some relevant topics that policymakers and policy analysts working on agricultural issues in developing countries should understand about macroeconomics to do their job. …”
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Decision analysis methods guide: agricultural policy for nutrition by Whitney, Cory W., Keith Shepherd, Luedeling, Eike

“…The procedures outlined in this publication feature the construction of causal models – models that describe the mechanisms through which intervention impacts will be delivered – that are codeveloped by experts, stakeholders and analysts through facilitated participatory processes. …”
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Global Analytical Tools on Trade (GATT) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Using the GATT tools users (researchers, students, policy analysts, journalists) can browse a large set of indicators on interactive maps and can export the underlying data in a table or the maps in picture format to include them in their own work.…”
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A 1998 Social Accounting Matrix for Malawi by Chulu, Osten, Wobst, Peter

“…The last few years have seen a proliferation of attempts by various institutions to create a framework that would enable analysts to have a broad overview of all transactions in the Malawian economy. …”
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Projections from IFPRI's IMPACT model: Climate change and food systems by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Policymakers, analysts, and civil society face increasing challenges to reducing hunger and sustainably improving food security. …”
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Unpacking the ‘black box’ of public expenditure data in Africa: Quantification of agricultural spending using Mozambique’s budget reports by Mogues, Tewodaj, Caceres, Leonardo

“…We explore the extent to which domestic analysts may be able to access and use such data to reliably quantify public resource allocation to the sector, and to unpack the ‘black box’ of what goes into country-level public expenditure statistics.…”
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Food Policy Research Capacity Indicators by Ahmed, Akhter

“…The first indicator is the number of full-time equivalent analysts or researchers with PhDs or their equivalent analysts or researchers with PhDs or their equivalent per one million rural citizens. …”
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Food Policy Research Capacity Indicators (FPRCI), 2010-2019 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The database was most recently updated with numbers for 2019. Analysts/researchers counts the professionals employed at local organizations whose work involves food policy research or analysis. …”
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Women's Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) by International Food Policy Research Institute, Emory University, World Bank, Oxford University, National Statistical Office, Malawi, Data Analysis and Technical Assistance (DATA) Limited, Vox Latina, Guatemala, Interdisciplinary Analysts, Nepal

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Digital food security atlas for Yemen by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This innovative tool allows policymakers, analysts, researchers, and the interested public to visualize and analyze food security indicators such as physical and human geography, trade, infrastructure, agriculture, water, and health, and find patterns which can prompt ideas and generate hypotheses. …”
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Protocole de certification des semences de manioc au Togo by Olasanmi, B., Gmakouba, J., Djobo, S., Kpadenou, A.K., Salami, D., Djiwonou, K.E., Bona, K.A., Afanahin, K., Dzaka, E.Y., Bariyene, K.G., Abioye, O., Diallo, T.A., Olorode, A., Kinglo, H.S., Tchegueni, M., Akande, A.

“…Ce protocole est un outil de base essentiel des inspecteurs et analystes de semences pour la réalisation du contrôle et la certification des boutures de manioc afin de s’assurer du respect strict des règlements techniques de production. …”
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Food Policy Research Capacity Indicators (FPRCI), 2011-2017: 2018 Global Food Policy Report Annex Table 4 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The database was most recently updated with numbers for 2017. “Analysts/researchers” is a head count of professionals employed at local organizations whose work involves food policy research or analysis. …”
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Food Policy Research Capacity Indicators (FPRCI), 2011-2018: 2019 Global Food Policy Report Annex Table 3 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The database was most recently updated with numbers for 2018. “Analysts/researchers” is a head count of professionals employed at local organizations whose work involves food policy research or analysis. …”
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Capacity strengthening in environmental and natural resource policy: lessons from Malawi by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Rhoe, Valerie

“…This article is based on a case study of environmental and natural resource (ENR) capacity strengthening efforts in Malawi between 1994 1999.The overall objective...was to strengthen the capacity of the Malawian policy analysts in the food, agricultural, and natural re-source sectors. …”
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How best (not) to address the Ukraine crisis by Glauber, Joseph W., Smith, Vincent H.

“…Given relatively low global stocks for major staple foodstuffs, many analysts predict that food insecurity will increase among poor households in low-income countries. …”
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Renforcement des capacités en matière de gestion de l'environnement et des ressources naturelles: l'experience du Malawi by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Rhoe, Valerie

“…This article is based on a case study of environmental and natural resource (ENR) capacity strengthening efforts in Malawi between 1994 1999.The overall objective...was to strengthen the capacity of the Malawian policy analysts in the food, agricultural, and natural re-source sectors. …”
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