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Jan 28, 2010

IFPRI's Strategy for Asia
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Sep 29, 2009

Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture - Factsheet on Asia
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Sep 2, 2009

Commodity price volatility and nutrition vulnerability
Discussion Papers

Aug 12, 2009

Linking urban consumers and rural farmers in India
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Aug 6, 2009

Promising approaches to address the needs of poor female farmers
Discussion Papers

Jul 23, 2009

Natural disasters, self-insurance, and human capital investment
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Jul 23, 2009

Risks, ex-ante actions, and public assistance
IFPRI Forum

Jul 9, 2009

IFPRI Forum: The 10 Percent that Could Change Africa
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Jun 18, 2009

Validation of the world food programme’s food consumption score and alternative indicators of household food security

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Women in Agriculture in South Asia

Abstract Throughout the South Asian region, women account for about 39 percent of the agricultural workforce, working as managers of land to agricultural laborers. The well-recognized low status of women in South Asia also has implications for ...
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South Asian Women Farmers Reap Few Benefits, Despite their Significant Contributions to Agriculture

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