RSS feed
Feed
IFPRI News
An announcement of new postings to the International Food Policy Research Institute website.
| Feed URL | http://feeds.feedburner.com/Ifpriupdate |
Marriage Behavior Response to Prime-Age Adult Mortality
IFPRI Discussion Paper by Mika Ueyama and Futoshi Yamauchi
Biotechnology and Biosafety in Developing Countries
IFPRI EPTD/PBS Forum, Thursday, May 8, 2008, 9:00 am - 1:15 pm. Featuring: Mark Rosegrant, Jose Falck-Zepeda, Guillaume Gruere, Greg Jaffe, and Regina Birner. IFPRI Headquarters, 2033 K Street NW, Washington DC.
Taking Stock of the Doha Round Agricultural Negotiations: Where are we and what does it really mean for the US?
IFPRI/ICTSD/IPC Seminar, Thursday, May 1, 2008, 3:00 - 6:00 pm. Featuring: Representative Ron Kind (invited); Former Representative Cal Dooley; Joachim von Braun, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Carl Hausmann, Bunge North America; J.B. Penn, John Deere and Co. Rayburn House Office Building B-318, Washington DC.
Impacts Of Inventory Credit, Input Supply Shops, and Fertilizer Microdosing in the Drylands of Niger
IFPRI Discussion Paper by John Pender, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Jupiter Ndjeunga, Bruno Gerard, and Edward Kato
Measuring the Impacts of Transgenic Crops in Developing Agriculture during the First Decade
Publications Review Seminar, April 24, 2008, 12:30 - 2:00 pm. Presenters: Melinda Smale, José Falck-Zepeda, Guillaume Gruère, Indira Yerramareddy, and Patricia Zambrano. IFPRI Headquarters, 2033 K Street NW, Washington DC.
Ethiopia's Commodity Exchange Opens its Doors
Ethiopia opens a commodity exchange this week, the first of its kind in Africa. The exchange will trade in six commodities: coffee, sesame, haricot beans, teff, wheat and maize. IFPRI Press Release - April 14, 2008.
Plant Genetic Resources for Agriculture, Plant Breeding, and Biotechnology: Experiences from Cameroon, Kenya, the Philippines, a
IFPRI Discussion Paper by José Falck-Zepeda, Patricia Zambrano, Joel I. Cohen, Orangel Borges, Elcio P. Guimarães, Desiree Hautea, Joseph Kengue, and Josephine Songa
Improving Nutrition as a Development Priority: Addressing Undernutrition in National Policy Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa
New research report investigates undernutrition's persistence, drawing on case studies of the public response to the problem in Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Rising Food Prices: What Should Be Done?
IFPRI Policy Brief by Joachim von Braun. April 2008.
International Conference to Discuss New Technologies, Innovations, and Knowledge to Improve Agriculture and Livelihoods
Policymakers, researchers, and representatives from the private sector, farmers' organizations, and other civil society groups gather in Addis Ababa to discuss innovations that are transforming agriculture, reducing poverty and hunger, and improving people's lives. IFPRI Press Release - April 7, 2008.
Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty: Lessons from Developing Countries
New book assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by IFPRI over the past ten years.
How Change Agents and Social Capital Influence the Adoption of Innovations among Small Farmers: Evidence from Social Networks in
IFPRI Discussion Paper by Mario Monge, Frank Hartwich, and Daniel Halgin
Gender Difference in the Long-Term Impact of Famine
IFPRI Discussion Paper by Ren Mu and Xiaobo Zhang
Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Asia
After 30 years of dynamic growth and substantial poverty reduction in Asia, do agriculture and rural development still have a role to play in that region? The policy briefs in this collection provide abundant evidence that they do.
IFPRI Forum - What Goes Down Must Come Up: Global Food Prices Reach New Heights
March issue includes lead article on food price increases. Interview with R. K. Pachauri, Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Chair of the IPCC. Commentary on global governance system for food, nutrition and poverty. Commentary on African Agriculture. Supplement on the Lancet Series on maternal and child undernutrition.
El Impacto del Tratado de Libre Comercio de Centroamérica en la Industria Centroamericana de Maquila Textil
IFPRI Documento de Discusión por Hans G.P. Jansen, Sam Morley, Gloria Kessler, Valeria Piñeiro, Marco Sánchez, y Máximo Torero
Rural Innovation Systems and Networks: Findings from a Study of Ethiopian Smallholders
IFPRI Discussion Paper by David J. Spielman, Kristin E. Davis, Martha Negash, and Gezahegn Ayele
Must Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Be Conditioned to Be Effective?
IFPRI Discussion Paper by Alan de Brauw and John Hoddinott
Supply and Demand of Agricultural Products and Inflation: How to Address the Acute and Long-Run Problem
Paper by Joachim von Braun prepared for the China Development Forum, Beijing, March 22-24, 2008.
From the Ground Up: Impacts of Pro-Poor Community-Driven Development Project in Nigeria
IFPRI Discussion Paper by Ephraim Nkonya, Dayo Phillip, Tewodaj Mogues, John Pender, Muhammed Kuta Yahaya, Gbenga Adebowale, Tunji Arokoyo, and Edward Kato