This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food and nutrition security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in […]
Hydrological modeling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile Basin
ESSP Working Paper 61. "Hydrological modeling of sustainable land management interventions in the Mizewa watershed of the Blue Nile Basin" by Emily Schmidt and Birhanu Zemadim. Abstract: According to the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Blue Nile basin is one of the least planned and managed sub-basins of the Nile (IWMI, 2008). Previous studies […]
Saving for a Sunny Day
This article was originally posted on IFPRI's Insights website. Can insurance help Ethiopian farmers survive the droughts that are likely to come? Recently, scientists uncovered the inconvenient truth that drought in eastern Africa is likely here to stay. They placed the blame squarely on climate change—namely, on the linkage between the warming Indian Ocean and […]
What are the impacts of cash transfer programs on household livelihoods?
Interview with Guush Berhane (International Food Policy Research Institute - IFPRI) on the impacts of cash transfer programs on household livelihoods during the 'From Protection to Production' project workshop, 24-25 September 2013, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO HQ). 'Cash trasnfers provide support to local economy' For more interviews, please visit the http://www.fao.org/economic/ptop/multimedia/en/
2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI)
The International Food Policy Research Institute, Concern Worldwide Ethiopia, and Welthungerhilfe have published ‘The Global Hunger Index Report 2013’ on October 14, 2013. The report comprehensively measure and track global hunger. The Index combines three equally weighted indicators and ranks countries on the overall score. The three indicators are: the proportion of people who are […]
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