Search Results - "The Analyst"

Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions by Tomich, Thomas P., Chomitz, K., Francisco, H., Izac, N.A., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Ratnere, B.D., Thomas, D.E., Noordwijk, Meine van

“…In this paper, it begins the process by raising policy analysts’ basic questions for each environmental problem in turn and making a preliminary assessment of where each of these three problems lies in the ‘environmental issue cycle’.…”
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Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition by von Braun, Joachim, Kennedy, Eileen T.

“…Thus, the purpose of this book is to clarify concepts, add comprehensive factual information, and assist policy and program analysts in identifying potentials and risks of promoting commercialization of agriculture for poverty alleviation.…”
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A CGE model for Malawi: technical documentation by Lofgren, Hans

“…The purpose of this paper is to serve as a source of background information for analysts using the model in the context of the current project and in the future. …”
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Policy analysis and advocacy for livestock-based development: The gap between household-level analysis and higher-level models by Baker, Derek, Enahoro, Dolapo K.

“…Constraints on the subject matter are outlined and a challenge to livestock policy analysts is made.…”
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Lost in translation: The fractured conversation about trade and food security by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…There is a heated debate among policy makers, civil society, and analysts about the impact of trade and trade policies on food security. …”
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Women bargaining with patriarchy in coastal Kenya: Contradictions, creative agency and food provisioning by Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Locke, C., Seeley, J.

“…Gender analysts have long recognised that challenging existing patriarchal structures involves risks for women, who may lose both long-term support and protection from kin. …”
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Methods for agricultural input market reform research: a tool kit of techniques by Goletti, Francesco, Govindan, Kumaresan

“…Thus, the paper can be considered as a toolkit for the policy analysts interested in market reforms.…”
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Using quality of interview information to assess nonrandom attrition bias in developing country panel data by Maluccio, John A.

“…However, a disturbing feature of such data is that there can be substantial, nonrandom attrition and many analysts share the concern that this inhibits the ability to make accurate inferences. …”
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The impact of rubber on the forest landscape in Borneo by Jong, W. de

“…Rubber is the most widespread smallholder tree crop in Southeast Asia. Some analysts have blamed the expansion of rubber for greatly contributing to the conversion of mature tropical forest in both Indonesia and Malaysia. …”
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Recent food prices movements: A time series analysis by Cooke, Bryce, Robles, Miguel

“…Several explanations for these movements in prices, ranging from demand-driven forces to supply shocks, have been provided by analysts, researchers, and development institutions. …”
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Governing rapid growth in China: Equity and institutions by Kanbur, Ravi, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Policy makers have also been looking to analysts for interaction and assistance. This volume brings together a collection of the best available analyses of China’s problems in governing rapid growth, focusing on equity and institutions. …”
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Overstocking the range: A critical analysis of the environmental science of Sahelian pastoralism by Turner, M.

“…I argue that the persistent reliance by environmental analysts on carrying-capacity models oversimplifies range ecology and excludes social processes from causal analyses. …”
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Beyond one-size-fits-all: differentiating market access measures for commodity systems in the Kenyan highlands by Baltenweck, Isabelle, Staal, Steven J.

“…Market access measures employed by economists and spatial analysts may not adequately capture local market or product-specific variation. …”
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Modelling for sustainable development: New decisions for a new age by Bassi, Andrea, Casier, Liesbeth, Laborde Debucquet, David, Linsen, Max, Manley, David, Maennling, Nicolas, Mann, Howard, Siersted, Morten, Smaller, Carin, Steel, Iain, Uzsoki, David, West, Johnny

“…To support this need for better-informed decision making, this book brings together the insights and expertise of a dozen expert modellers and policy analysts, who completed this project on modelling for sustainable development in June 2019 using the "Book Sprints" method. …”
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Food policy indicators: Tracking change by International Food Policy Research Institute, Beintema, Nienke M., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Wiebe, Keith D., Cenacchi, Nicola, Masias, Ian, Smart, Jenny, Diao, Xinshen

“…Decision-makers and policy analysts need solid evidence and timely information to develop and implement effective food policies. …”
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IMPACT Projections of Food Production, Consumption, and Net Trade to 2050, With and Without Climate Change: Extended Country-level Results for 2017 GFPR Annex Table 7 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Policy makers, analysts, and civil society face increasing challenges to reducing hunger and improving food security in a sustainable way. …”
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Food Policy and the Choice of Trade Regime by Oyejide, Ademola T.

“…A consensus is emerging, especially among academics, policy analysts, and the more enlightened politicians on the need for urgent and sustained action to provide both short-term and long-term solutions to Africa's food producers. …”
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Mapping global cropping system: Challenges, opportunities and future perspectives by You, Liangzhi, Sun, Zhanli

“…Yet, effectively searching, navigating, and fully understanding various global datasets can be a daunting task for researchers and policy analysts. In this review, we first compare a few selected global data products, which use crop census and statistical data as the main data source, and identify key problems and challenges of the global crop mapping such as data accuracy and consistency. …”
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Integrating environmental considerations in the agricultural policy process: Evidence from Nigeria by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Mavrotas, George, Prasai, Nilam

“…The results indicate that explicit identification of environmental challenges, better collaboration and communication between research and policymaking, and a combination of the expertise of young analysts with the experience of senior policymakers can improve explicit consideration and follow-up of environmental issues in sectoral policy process. …”
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Globalization of food and agriculture and the poor by von Braun, Joachim, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…Complementing these analyses are six interspersed essays by leading policy analysts and economists that highlight primary issues in the ongoing debate on the impact of globalization. …”
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