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International Food Policy Research Institute
Nonprofit•Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States•
About: International Food Policy Research Institute is a nonprofit organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Agriculture & Food security. The organization has 1217 authors who have published 4952 publications receiving 218436 citations.
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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis1, International Food Policy Research Institute2, University of British Columbia3, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation4, University of Maryland, College Park5, International Livestock Research Institute6, Adria Airways7, University of California, Berkeley8
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the need for spatially explicit cropland datasets at a global scale and review the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches used to develop such data.
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TL;DR: In contrast to a perception that ex situ collections of germplasm are rarely used, this empirical case study reveals large numbers of seed samples distributed by the US National Germplasm System to many types of scientific institutions located in numerous countries around the world as mentioned in this paper.
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TL;DR: The authors review the theoretical and empirical evidence on single equilibrium and multiple equilibria poverty traps at macro-, meso-, and especially, micro-levels and find sufficient evidence to support the poverty traps hypothesis, suggesting that policies designed to interrupt those self-perpetuating mechanisms merit serious attention.
Abstract: A sound understanding of poverty traps—defined as poverty that is self-reinforcing due to the poor's equilibrium behaviors—and their underlying mechanisms is fundamentally important to the development of policies and interventions targeted to assist the poor. We review the theoretical and empirical evidence on single equilibrium and multiple equilibria poverty traps at the macro-, meso-, and, especially, microlevels. In addition we review the literature exploring the various mechanisms that have been posited to perpetuate poverty. We find sufficient evidence to support the poverty traps hypothesis, suggesting that policies designed to interrupt those self-perpetuating mechanisms merit serious attention.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors set out a list of criteria that an ideal food security measurement system should satisfy and then benchmark existing indicators and measurement systems against those criteria as a means of systematically identifying their relative strengths and weaknesses.
Abstract: Although food security measurement has been substantially expanded in recent decades, there persists significant dissatisfaction with existing measurement systems, especially in the wake of the global food and financial crisis. In this paper we first set out a list of criteria that an ideal food security measurement system should satisfy. We then benchmark existing indicators and measurement systems against those criteria as a means of systematically identifying their relative strengths and weaknesses. Our concluding section outlines possible steps for improving food security measurement through a mixture of extension, coordination, and innovation.
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16 Jun 2008TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the potential threat of competition from larger-scale farms in small-scale livestock production in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and Thailand and show that the competitiveness of small-holder farms depends on the opportunity cost of family labor and farmers' ability to overcome barriers to the acquisition of production-and market-related information and assets.
Abstract: The rapid growth in consumer demand for livestock offers an opportunity to reduce poverty among smallholder livestock farmers in the developing world. These farmers' opportunity may be threatened, however, by competition from larger-scale farms. This report assesses the potential threat, examining various forms of livestock production in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and Thailand. Findings show that the competitiveness of smallholder farms depends on the opportunity cost of family labor and farmers' ability to overcome barriers to the acquisition of production- and market-related information and assets. Pro-poor livestock development depends, therefore, on the strengthening of institutions that will help smallholders overcome the disproportionately high transaction costs in securing quality inputs and obtaining market recognition for quality outputs. These and other findings make this report a useful guide for researchers and others concerned with the opportunities and risks of smallholder livestock farming.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Michael B. Zimmermann | 83 | 437 | 23563 |
Kenneth H. Brown | 79 | 353 | 23199 |
Thomas Reardon | 79 | 285 | 25458 |
Marie T. Ruel | 77 | 300 | 22862 |
John Hoddinott | 75 | 357 | 21372 |
Mark W. Rosegrant | 73 | 315 | 22194 |
Agnes R. Quisumbing | 72 | 311 | 18433 |
Johan F.M. Swinnen | 70 | 570 | 20039 |
Stefan Dercon | 69 | 259 | 17696 |
Jikun Huang | 69 | 430 | 18496 |
Gregory J. Seymour | 66 | 385 | 17744 |
Lawrence Haddad | 65 | 243 | 24931 |
Rebecca J. Stoltzfus | 61 | 224 | 13711 |
Ravi Kanbur | 61 | 498 | 19422 |
Ruth Meinzen-Dick | 61 | 237 | 13707 |