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Isabel Lambrecht

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Isabel Lambrecht is a Research Fellow and acting Country Program Manager of Tajikistan in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit, based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, with a research focus and publication record on land tenure and women’s empowerment. She employs both quantitative and qualitative research methods and is experienced in both data collection as well as econometric analysis of survey data. At IFPRI, she has been posted to Ghana, where she conducted research on land tenure and women’s empowerment, and to Myanmar, before moving to Tajikistan. Isabel obtained her PhD in Agricultural Economics from KU Leuven University, Belgium, focusing on gender and integrated soil fertility management in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Regional developments: Central Asia [in 2025 GFPR]

2025Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rajiv, Sharanya
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Regional developments: Central Asia [in 2025 GFPR]

Since the countries of Central Asia gained independence in 1991, the region’s food systems have undergone significant transformations shaped by political and economic reforms, institutional shifts, globalization, climate change, and labor migration. This chapter examines how food policy research developed evidence to inform market-oriented reforms and agricultural transformation, ultimately leading to substantial reductions in poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition, and also assesses the interconnected challenges of climate change, land use, markets and incentives, demographic shifts, socioeconomic trends, and geopolitical factors that face the region in the lead-up to 2050. Book link: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108

Year published

2025

Authors

Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rajiv, Sharanya

Citation

Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; and Rajiv, Sharanya. 2025. Regional developments: Central Asia. In Global food policy report 2025: Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world, eds. Johan Swinnen and Christopher Barrett. Part Six: Regional Developments and Priorities, Chapter 20, Pp. 487-506. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174356

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Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

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Asia; Central Asia; Economic Growth; Food Policies; Food Systems; Capacity Development; Climate Change; Food Security; Poverty; Water Resources; Nutrition; Migration

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Book Chapter

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Tenure: Policy research on resources, rights, and equity

2025Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Place, Frank; Chigbu, Uchendu Eugene; Monterroso, Iliana; Suhardiman, Diana
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Tenure: Policy research on resources, rights, and equity

Secure tenure of land and natural resources is critical for ensuring equitable, efficient, and sustainable production of food and resilient rural livelihoods. This chapter examines foundational concepts and key lessons from research on tenure, including how different forms of tenure affect investment in production and resource management, and identifies priorities for further study, policy, and practice. Book link: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108

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2025

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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Place, Frank; Chigbu, Uchendu Eugene; Monterroso, Iliana; Suhardiman, Diana

Citation

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Place, Frank; Chigbu, Uchendu Eugene; Monterroso, Iliana; and Suhardiman, Diana. 2025. Tenure: Policy research on resources, rights, and equity. In Global food policy report 2025: Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world, eds. Johan Swinnen and Christopher Barrett. Part Two: Sustainability and Natural Resources, Chapter 6, Pp. 139-156. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174233

Keywords

Tenure; Tenure Security; Natural Resources Management; Land Rights; Governance; Land Reform; Customary Law; Collective Action; Legal Pluralism

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Journal Article

Fertilizer and conflicts: Evidence from Myanmar

2025Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Minten, Bart; van Asselt, Joanna; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Masias, Ian; Goeb, Joseph; Aung, Zin Wai; Htar, May Thet
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Fertilizer and conflicts: Evidence from Myanmar

The number of farmers residing in fragile and conflict-affected countries is rising globally, yet the impacts of conflict on the economics of inorganic fertilizer in these settings remain poorly understood. We study how conflicts in Myanmar, combined with global fertilizer market disruptions, have affected inorganic fertilizer prices, use, response, and efficiency. We utilize unique nationally representative household panel survey data and a comprehensive approach that employs various analytical methods to examine the nexus between conflicts and fertilizer-related issues. Our findings reveal that greater intensity of violent events is associated with higher prices of major types of inorganic fertilizer, particularly in areas farther from major import locations. These price changes and increases in violent events have suppressed both the likelihood and quantity of inorganic fertilizer usage, leading to decreased rice yield responses at given nitrogen application levels. Panel stochastic frontier analyses, combined with a method addressing the endogeneity of inorganic fertilizer use, suggest a significant decline in fertilizer use efficiency each year since the onset of conflict. The increase in violent events is also associated with the reduced use of extension services, seeds from markets, irrigation, and optimal fertilizer blends, which may partly explain the diminished returns and efficiency of inorganic fertilizer use. Conflict therefore seems to be associated with a change in the economics of inorganic fertilizer use through various impact channels, affecting agricultural performance in these fragile and conflict-affected settings.

Year published

2025

Authors

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Minten, Bart; van Asselt, Joanna; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Masias, Ian; Goeb, Joseph; Aung, Zin Wai; Htar, May Thet

Citation

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Minten, Bart; van Asselt, Joanna; Lambrecht, Isabel Brigitte; Masias, Ian; Goeb, Joseph; Aung, Zin Wai; and Htar, May Thet. 2025. Fertilizer and conflicts: Evidence from Myanmar. Food Policy 133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2024.102786

Country/Region

Myanmar

Keywords

Asia; South-eastern Asia; Fertilizers; Conflicts; Prices; Imports; Farmers; Markets; Data; Rice; Yields; Agricultural Productivity

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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October 9 to 12, 2023

From Research to Impact: Towards just and Resilient Agri-food Systems

Conference: October 09, 2023 – 9:00 AM to October 12, 2023 – 6:00 PM IST. IFPRI is participating in the 2023 annual CGIAR gender research conference will take place in New Delhi, India.

Retail food prices at the country level and implications for food security
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March 29, 2022, 9:30 – 11:00 am

Retail food prices at the country level and implications for food security

Virtual Event: March 29, 2022 – 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM EDT. How are rising food prices, further aggravated by the invasion of Ukraine, being transmitted at the country level? This policy seminar will examine how global commodity prices are transmitted at the national level and what other country-specific aspects influence retail prices.

30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE)
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July 28 to August 2, 2018

30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE)

IFPRI is participating extensively in the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) 30th Conference of Agricultural Economists. The (IAAE) is a worldwide association of agricultural economists and others concerned with agricultural economic problems, including problems related to the use of renewable resources and the environment. Its broad goal is to make a difference through the following: IFPRI Participants: Pre-Conference Workshops  […]

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