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Revisiting the adequacy of the economic policy narrative underpinning the Green Revolution by Etten, Jacob van

“…A main policy narrative underpinning the Green Revolution was first expounded in Transforming Traditional Agriculture (TTA), a book published in 1964 by Nobel Prize-winning economist Ted Schultz. He famously argued that traditional farmers were ‘poor but efficient’. …”
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Welfare and poverty impacts of aquaculture growth by Rashid, Shahidur, Minot, Nicholas, Lemma, Solomon

“…Aquaculture holds the promise of meeting most of the world’s fish demand without ruining the environment (Economist 2003; Sachs 2007); aquaculture also will be able to help reduce poverty while improving food security and nutritional well-being.1 If aquaculture had stopped growing in 1980—that is, if growth in the world’s fish supply depended only on marine and inland capture fisheries—per capita annual fish availability in 2013 would have been only 14.0 kilograms, which is 17 percent lower than the availability in 1980 and about half of the actual availability of 26.8 kilograms in 2013. …”
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Policy changes in times of crisis: Evidence from the Arab Spatial Policy Analyzer by Bordignon, Jacopo, Breisinger, Clemens

“…The ASPA database draws from a variety of sources: country reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit; datasets of the World Bank Food Price Crisis Observatory, the FAO Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis Tool, and FAOLEX Legal Office; and the Global Agriculture Information Network reports of the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service. …”
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The economics of conserving agricultural biodiversity on-farm: Proceedings of a Workshop hosted by the Institute for Agrobotany (IA), Hungary and the International Plant Genetic Re... by Smale, Melinda, Már, I., Jarvis, Devra I., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…This brief report presents a summary of the methods papers presented followed by reports of ongoing and planned studies in India, Nepal, Mexico, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Hungary. Economist partners from Peru also attended. It is hoped that further development of these methods and their applications will allow empirically based comparisons that will inform policies in a way that is not currently possible. …”
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NPS book launch: Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook - Soundcloud by Breisinger, Clemens, Mockshell, Jonathan, Resnick, Danielle, Quintero, Marcela, Nicol, Alan, Simbine, Antonia, Morrison, Jamie, Cantillo, Marco V. Sánchez, Iyob, Biniam, Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…A G E N D A Opening remarks Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, Kenya, IFPRI PEPA Sourcebook for food systems transformation: Framework, analytical tools, and case studies Jonathan Mockshell, Research Scientist – Senior Agricultural Economist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Systems Transformation Research Group Perspective on PEPA Marcela Quintero, Senior Director, Food Systems Transformation Science Group, CGIAR and Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Frank Place, Senior Advisor, Director General Office, IFPRI Alan Nicol, Co-lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Principal Researcher, IWMI Panel Discussion: Evidence based insights from political economy and policy analysis for national policies and strategies Antonia Simbine, Director General, Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Jamie Morrison, Senior Advisor, Policy and External Relations, GAIN Marco V. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 1a: Agriculture and food security & nutrition pathways by Khanam, Taznoore Samina, Singh, Tushar, Kumar, Shalander, Uddin, Md Amin, Burrone; Sara, Scognamillo, A., Poudel, D., Rub, A., Song, C., Jogi, Krishna, Headey, Derek D., Joshi, Ramesh, Sharma, Indu

“…Oral presentations: Linking Agricultural Production Diversity with Household Dietary Diversity: A panel Data Analysis from Rural Bangladesh Taznoore Samina Khanam, Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Remoteness, Farm Production, and Dietary Diversity in Nepal Tushar Singh, Senior Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute Addressing Nutrition and Climate Risk Challenges through Assam Millet Mission: Need to connect dots between policy and outcomes Shalander Kumar, Principal Scientist and Cluster Leader: Markets, Institutions and Policies, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Suchana’s Excellence in Homestead Food Production Interventions to Improve Food Security and Nutrition Md Amin Uddin, Head of Food Security and Livelihoods, Helen Keller International Integrated e-Extension Increases Farmers’ Resilience: Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka Sara Burrone, Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rapid-fire presentations: Leveraging Women’s Leadership and Empowerment in Value Chain for Resilient Livelihoods Krishna Bahadur Jogi, Deputy Head of Programme, World Food Programme Is rice breaking Bennett’s law? …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2b: Natural and built food environments by Karunanayaka, Madusha, Wadhwa, Rajni, Perera, Thushanthi, Ganpule-Rao, Anjali, Bi, Afrin Zainab, Shah, Nadia, Madurawala, Sunimalee, Scott, Samuel P., Tahsin, Mariha

“…D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2b: Natural and built food environments Oral presentations: Drivers of Adolescents’ Food Choices: Exploring the Influence of the School Food Environment Muhandiramlage Madusha Sanjeewani Karunanayaka, PhD student, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Empowering Rural Households: Enhancing Nutritional Security and Sustainable Gardening through Capacity Building and Community-Led Initiatives Rajni Omprakash Wadhwa, Director – Programs, Plan International Examining Food Environments in Sri Lanka: Gaps in Research and Implications for Diet and Health Thushanthi Perera, Senior Lecturer, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Impact of adverse food environments on overweight, obesity and HbA1c levels in India findings from a large population cohort Anjali Ganpule-Rao, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Chronic Disease Control Healthfulness of retail food environment in rural South Asia Afrin Zainab Bi, Assistant Scientist, International Rice Research Institute Rapid-fire presentations: Findings from an integrated household food systems approach to improve nutrition in rural communities Nadia Shah, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health Dow University of Health Sciences From Policy to Practice: Examining Industry Influence on Public Health Policies for Healthier Food Environments in Sri Lanka Dona Sunimalee Pramuditha Madurawala, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka Using mixed methods to improve how we measure large-scale food fortification coverage in household surveys Samuel Scott, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute From Hunger to Hope: The Role of Food Price Inflation in Urban Poor Participation in the 2024 Bangladesh Revolution and Post-Revolutionary Food Security Satisfaction Mariha Tahsin, Former Head of Urban Development Initiatives, Sajida Foundation…”
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How relative poverty influences responses to social protection programmes: Evidence from Pakistan by Kosec, Katrina, Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung

“…Since the COVID-19 pandemic global income inequality has again started to rise—a trend exacerbated by the food and fertiliser crisis caused by Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine (The Economist 2022). Increasingly common disasters (many climate-related) across the globe – such as Pakistan’s devastating 2022 floods (UNICEF 2023), ongoing severe drought in the Horn of Africa (UN News 2022), and the recent earthquake in Syria and Turkey (Francis et al. 2023) – also disproportionately affect already vulnerable groups (UNDRR 2023). …”
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CGIAR Road from COP29 to COP30 Webinar Series #3 : The Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) by CGIAR Science Program on Climate Action

“…Shouro Dasgupta, an environmental economist at CMCC and LSE, will explore the health and labor impacts of climate change, focusing on adaptation indicators that measure social vulnerability. …”
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Book Launch: Food Systems Transformation in Kenya by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561 Welcoming Remarks Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI Hon.Jonathan Mueke, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) Gideon Obare, Executive Director, Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development Overview of the Book Juneweenex Mbuthia, Research Officer, IFPRI and co-editor Clemens Breisinger, Program Leader, IFPRI/CGIAR and co-editor Reflections on the Book and Panel Discussion Jane Ambuko, Professor, University of Nairobi Michael Keenan, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI Rose Ngugi, Executive Director/Board Secretary, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Nancy Laibuni, Associate Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisors Anne Chele, Agriculture and Rural Development Partner Group (ARDPG) Representative; National Policy Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO-Kenya) Closing Remarks Appolinaire Djikeng, Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Senior Director, Livestock Based-Systems, CGIAR and MD Resilient AgriFood Systems, CGIAR Moderators Esther Waruingi, Research Officer, IFPRI Joseph Karugia, Principal Scientist, Agricultural Economist and Policy Expert, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)…”
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Cassava mosaic disease pandemic mitigation in East Africa; a systemwide whitefly IPM afflliated project: third quarterly technical report, phase 3 April-June 2001 by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Varieties 92100057, 92100067, TME 14 and 95/00087 were most highly ranked by limners. An agro-economist from IlTA-Benin, Ousmane Coulibaly, visited Uganda and Kenya to irritiate impact assessment of the project. …”
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Comercialización de agentes de control biológico by Gómez, Martha Isabel, Alarcón, Andrea, León, Marcela, Oehlschlager, Cam, Solórzano, Leonardo

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Podcast of the Food Systems Transformation in Kenya book launch by Elouafi, Ismahane, Swinnen, Johan, Mueke, Hon. Jonathan, Obare, Gideon, Mbuthia, Juneweenex, Breisinger, Clemens, Ambuko, Jane, Keenan, Michael, Ngugi, Rose, Laibuni, Nancy, Chele, Anne, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Waruingi, Esther, Karugia, Joseph

“…Jonathan Mueke, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) Gideon Obare, Executive Director, Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development Overview of the Book Juneweenex Mbuthia, Research Officer, IFPRI and co-editor Clemens Breisinger, Program Leader, IFPRI/CGIAR and co-editor Reflections on the Book and Panel Discussion Jane Ambuko, Professor, University of Nairobi Michael Keenan, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI Rose Ngugi, Executive Director/Board Secretary, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Nancy Laibuni, Associate Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisors Anne Chele, Agriculture and Rural Development Partner Group (ARDPG) Representative; National Policy Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO-Kenya) Closing Remarks Appolinaire Djikeng, Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Senior Director, Livestock Based-Systems, CGIAR and MD Resilient AgriFood Systems, CGIAR Moderators Esther Waruingi, Research Officer, IFPRI Joseph Karugia, Principal Scientist, Agricultural Economist and Policy Expert, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Links Food systems transformation in Kenya: www.ifpri.org/publication/food-s…icy-options-future More about this Event: www.ifpri.org/event/food-system-…icy-options-future Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription…”
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Bird Flu consultation. The research community's response to Avian Influenza, with special reference to the needs of developing countries by International Livestock Research Institute

“…A summary of possible ways forward was presented by Tom Randolph, Agricultural economist at ILRI. He looked into how to develop policies to control Avian Flu, service needed to support different front line agencies, and indicates the research community can contribute by its expertise, lab capacity etc. and how to develop control policies, why and how can the community translate those lessons into better control efforts in the future. …”
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Granbarkborrens påverkan vid fastighetsförvärv by Henningsson, Carl Fredrik, Nilsson, Peter

La experiencia del consejo municipal de Desarrollo rural del municipio de Girardota, Antioquia, Colombia y sus dinámicas del Desarrollo rural territorial durante el Período 2016 –... by Torres Giraldo, Luis Fernando

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What's economics worth? Valuing policy research by Pardey, Philip G., Smith, Vincent H.

“…Valuing Policy Research, several expert economists take an important first step towards redressing this imbalance. …”
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Approximating optimal numerical solutions to bio-economic systems: how useful is simulation-optimization? by Börner, J., Higgins, SI, Scheiter, S, Kantelhardt, J

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Maize hybrids, diversity of diets and sources of vitamin A among smallholder farmers in Zambia by Smale, Melinda, Moursi, Mourad, Birol, Ekin

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Will small-scale dairy producers in Kenya disappear due to economies of scale in production? by Omiti, J., Wanyoike, Francis N., Staal, Steven J., Delagado, C., Njoroge, L.

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