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Impact of the Targeted Extension Program on rice productivity in Tamil Nadu, India by Ghosh, Parijat, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Debnath, Deepayan, Paneru, Khyam

“…Background: Based on a randomized experiment by treating one group of farmers with an extension package and the other group as usual in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India, we examined the impact of the targeted extension package on farmers’ rice yield. …”
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The role of food and land use systems in achieving India's sustainability targets by Jha, Chandan Kumar, Singh, Vartika, Stevanović, Miodrag, Dietrich, Jan Philipp, Mosnier, Aline

“…On one hand, India is committed to sustainability targets in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors, on the other, there is little clarity whether these objectives can align with national developmental priorities of food security and environmental protection. …”
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Heterogeneous pro-poor targeting in the national rural employment guarantee scheme by Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B.

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Progress toward the world health assembly nutrition targets is too slow by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Benefits and costs of the food and nutrition targets for the post-2015 development agenda by Horton, Susan E., Hoddinott, John F.

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Heterogeneous pro-poor targeting in the national rural employment guarantee scheme by Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B.

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Targeted Subsidies and Private Market Participation: An Assessment of Fertilizer Demand in Nigeria by Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.

“…Though input vouchers are being publicized as a mechanism to simultaneously target subsidies and develop demand in private markets, limited empirical evidence of their effect on private input demand exists. …”
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Targeting food security interventions in Ethiopia: The productive safety net programme by Coll-Black, Sarah, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hoddinott, John F., Kumar, Neha, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Wiseman, William

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Oil revenues for public investment in Africa: Targeting urban or rural areas? by Wiebelt, Manfred, Schweickert, Rainer, Breisinger, Clemens, Böhme, Marcus

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Oil revenues for public investment in Africa: Targeting urban or rural areas? by Böhme, Marcus, Breisinger, Clemens, Schweickert, Rainer, Wiebelt, Manfred

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Rural diversity and heterogeneity in less-favored areas: the quest for policy targeting by Ruben, Ruerd, Pender, John L.

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Program participation under means-testing and self-selection targeting methods by Coady, David, Parker, Susan W.

“…The use of means testing for determining eligibility has become increasingly popular in developing countries wishing to improve the targeting performance of their social safety net programs. …”
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Program participation under means-testing and self-selection targeting methods by Coady, David, Parker, Susan W.

“…Using data that enables us to distinguish between the different components of program participation (i.e., knowledge, application, and acceptance), we investigate the determinants of household behavior and program implementation in a social safety-net program that combines administrative and self-selection targeting methods. High undercoverage of eligible households primarily reflects lack of knowledge and binding budget constraints in poor areas. …”
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Using Epi Map graphic data presentation software for regional targeting by Slack, Alison T., Morris, Saul Sutkover

“…Geographic clustering and trends are clearly identified, and the maps can provide a means of targeting vulnerable populations, such as those with high rates of poverty or high levels of food insecurity.…”
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Technical brief: Targeting agricultural lime for acid croplands in Sierra Leone by Bisrat Gebrekidan, Silva, Joao Vasco, Sida, Tesfaye S., Baudron, Frederic, Gameda, Samuel, Chamberlin, Jordan, Debello, Moti Jaleta, Deo-Gratias Hougni, Kamaluddin Tijjani, Rahael Assefa

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Contributing to collective global targets for youth through CGIAR research and innovation by GENDER Impact Platform

“…This makes youth an ongoing priority target group and a key development partner for CGIAR.…”
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An ex ante evaluation of targeted fertilizer recommendations for Ethiopian cereal producers by Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…In this report, we document preliminary findings from an ex ante evaluation of landscape-targeted fertilizer recommendations for sorghum, teff and wheat production in Ethiopia. …”
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Targeting and conditional cash transfer programs: social benefits, social costs by Adato, Michelle

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Soil acidity remediation in sub-Saharan Africa requires targeted investments by Silva, João Vasco, Aramburu Merlos, Fernando, Baudron, Frédéric, Gameda, Samuel, Sida, Tesfaye Shiferaw, Ruganzu, Vicky, Meliyo, Joel, Debello, Moti Jaleta, Chamberlin, Jordan, Hijmans, Robert J.

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Enhancing farmer engagement on the targets and indicators of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) by Cramer, Laura

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