Search Results - Financial security.

Ensuring human resource capacity to secure agricultural transformation by Beintema, Nienke M., Elliott, Howard

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Economic development, external shocks, and food security in Tajikistan by Akramov, Kamiljon T., Shreedhar, Ganga

“…The combination of the recent global food and financial crises has had severe negative consequences on food security in Tajikistan. …”
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Rural Finance and Food Security Study in Bangladesh, 1994 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Rural Finance and Food Security survey was conducted in Bangladesh in 1994 to analyze the determinants of the formation and participation in group-based rural financial institutions and the effects of participation on household resource allocation, income generation, and food and nonfood consumption. …”
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Global assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 on food security by Béné, Christophe, Bakker, Deborah, Chavarro, Mónica Juliana, Even, Brice, Melo, Jenny, Sonneveld, Anne

“…The analysis shows that the dimension of food security that has been most affected is accessibility, with reasonably solid evidence suggesting that both financial and physical access to food have been disrupted. …”
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On boxes, contents, and users: food security and the WTO negotiations by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Robinson, Sherman, Thomas, Marcelle

“…The paper concludes that a better classification is needed within the WTO to target food insecure countries, that many food security concerns can be addressed with specific clarifications and changes in the current language of the AoA, and that although developing countries may not be legally constrained to invest in food security, they lack the financial, human, and institutional resources to do so.…”
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Agroforestry contributions to smallholder farmer food security in Indonesia by Duffy, C., Toth, G.G., Hagan, R.P., McKeown, Peter C., Rahman, S.A., Widyaningsih, Y., Sunderland, T.C.H., Spillane, Charles

“…However, very few studies of Indonesian agroforestry focused explicitly on financial analysis and food security, indicating the need for further research. …”
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Measuring food security using household expenditure surveys by Smith, Lisa C., Subandoro, Ali

“…In keeping with the approach of IFPRI's Food Security in Practice series for practitioners, the manual guides readers step by step through the process of assessing the food security status of a population. …”
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Study on cash transfers for seed security in humanitarian settings by Keane, Jules, Brick, Dina, Sperling, Louise

“…Providing cash plus complementary support is a promising practice for fostering seed security. 8. The nexus between relief and development is critical—designing projects with a longer-term development view: cash can prepare the way for farmers to continue true market engagement post-relief, spur business development in subsequent seasons, and offer opportunities for financial inclusion. 9. …”
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Financial services and financing mechanisms for ensuring the development of identified Sasso poultry and sorghum business models in Murewha and Mbire districts in Zimbabwe by Dawes, Michael, Mushongachiware, Rodney

“…By facilitating affordable and secure funding pathways, the report makes recommendations to empower smallholder farmers to ontinue their operations sustainably and with reduced financial risk.…”
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La banca para los pobres: como liberar los beneficios de las microfinanzas by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…What are existing sources of financial services, and how do the poor use them? What combination of financial instruments—credit, savings, insurance — are best developed, given specific demand from different types of clients? …”
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Banking on the poor: unleashing the benefits of microfinance by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This policy brief is designed to help policymakers and practitioners understand the financial services needed by the poor. It is framed within lessons learned from a five-year IFPRI research program that examined, among other issues, the roles government should play in providing financial services to meet the needs of the poor. …”
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Food security without food transfers? A CGE analysis for Ethiopia of the different food security impacts of fertilizer subsidies and locally sourced food transfers by Caria, A. Stefano, Tamru, Seneshaw, Bizuneh, Gera

“…Both availability and access issues underpin Ethiopia's food security challenges. The country is mostly dependent on drought-exposed, rain fed agriculture, and high transaction costs inhibit trade in staples. …”
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Food security without food transfers? A CGE analysis for Ethiopia of the different food security impacts of fertilizer subsidies and locally sourced food transfers by Caria, A. Stefano, Tamru, Seneshaw, Bizuneh, Gera

“…Both availability and access issues underpin Ethiopia's food security challenges. The country is mostly dependent on drought-exposed, rain fed agriculture, and high transaction costs inhibit trade in staples. …”
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Rural finance for food security for the poor: implications for research and policy by Zeller, Manfred, Schrieder, Gertrud, von Braun, Joachim, Heidhues, Franz

“…The authors take a fresh look at the role of rural financial policy in improving household food security and alleviating poverty. …”
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The potential intersections of COVID-19, gender and food security in Africa by Doss, Cheryl R., Njuki, Jemimah, Mika, Helena

“…Many responses to Covid-19, both in policy and analysis, fail to consider how gender interacts with implemented measures and their implications for food security in Africa. An understanding of these potential intersections is, however, crucial for a gender-sensitive response that ensures both women’s own food security and their ability to safely perform crucial roles in the food value chain. …”
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Climate change, food security, and central banks in developing economies by Arndt, Channing, Hartley, Faaiqa, Loewald, Christopher, Makrelov, Konstantin

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Impacts of COVID-19 on global poverty, food security and diets by Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will, Vos, Rob

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Climate change, food security, and the role of technology in community resilience by Elhassan, Azza, Zeidan, Juliette, Ismail, Abdelbagi, Baru, Joshua, Ogolla, Michelle, Al-Saud, Princess Noura, Al-Shalan, Princess Mashael, Costa, Sergio, Melo, Carla

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Potential business models and financial feasibility of selected medium-scale business enterprises for orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) value-added products. by International Potato Center

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Economic Inclusion Program Cohort 2 in Kenya: Baseline Household Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The baseline household survey captures data on demographics, consumption and income, assets, financial inclusion, enterprise activities, food security, mental health, gender equity, social cohesion, and exposure to social protection programs. …”
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