The approach of this study is to examine the effects of household asset ownership patterns on the morbidity status of male and female preschoolers, measured as the number of illness days in the two weeks preceding the household survey.Section 2 of
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This paper as exemplified by the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations, the reduction of poverty and hunger are now seen as central objectives of international development. Yet the modalities for attaining these goals are contested.
HIV/AIDS and food crises
To effectively address the interactions between HIV/AIDS and food insecurity, there's a need to fill knowledge gaps. strengthen capacity, and learn-by-doing in partnership with people who are directly affected." -- from Text
Rethinking food aid to fight AIDS
"To fully realize the potential of food aid to reduce risk and to mitigate the impacts of HIV/AIDS, existing strategies and interventiuons need to be re-viewed using an HIV/AIDS lens." -- from Text
Yamauchi and Nishiyama are interested in the relationship between local inequality and the quality of human capital investment and growth.
This paper presents the main findings of a quantitative evaluation of the Red de Protección Social (RPS), a conditional cash transfer program in Nicaragua, against its primary objectives.
Bangladesh
IFPRI is collaborating with CARE-Bangladesh to provide research and support for its SHAHAR project for improving urban livelihoods.
Both food for work and free distributiona are reaching poor and vulnerable households ahd have a positive direct impact on weight-for-height.
In this original study Robert Paarlberg examines local policy responses to GM crop technologies in four important developing countries: Brazil, India, Kenya, and China.
The primary goal of agricultural research has been to increase agricultural production, particularly in high-potential areas.
Poverty maps are easily used, easily understood, and objectively verifiable.
The Guatemala Community Daycare Programme
The programme has a substantial positive impact on the diet of children. It also complements the basic livelihood strategies of poor urban women working outside the home.; Urban Challenges to Food and Nutrition Security
Para disminuir el hambre en una época de globalización, ¿deberíamos acaso mejorar primero la gobernabilidad al nivel global o nacional? Mejorar la gobernabilidad a nivel global frecuentemente se presume ser de mayor necesidad.
Whose responsibility is it to assure food security in an age of globalization? Is improved governance at the international level our greatest need, or are governance deficits most severe at the national level?
During the last half century, a number of individuals and institutions, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IFPRI, have engaged in projections of future food demand, supply, and related variables.