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Bushmeat harvest in tropical forests: Knowledge base, gaps and research priorities

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Africa, Asia
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
forest land
land management
food security
research
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Búsqueda bibliográfica sobre seguridad y soberanía alimentaria en Sudamérica

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2011
Bolivia
agriculture
rural development
research
food security
Los contenidos relacionados con la Seguridad y Soberanía Alimentaria están cada vez más presentes en las agendas académicas, políticas y sociales del desarrollo rural en Sudamérica. Sin embargo, no se trata de un tema nuevo. Por el contrario, como puede verse en el presente texto, su tratamiento es fácilmente rastreable en documentos de investigación y propuestas de organizaciones y movimientos sociales, de gobiernos y de Organizaciones no Gubernamentales (ONG).
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The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique: Contributions to food security and household risk mitigation

Reports & Research
July, 2015
Mozambique, Africa, Southern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
land
rangelands
research
It is widely acknowledged that goats in developing countries fulfill multiple functions and can contribute to improved livelihoods of smallholders. The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique however is fairly unknown. The objective of the paper is therefore to identify and create a deeper understanding of the multiple functions goats currently play in the smallholders sector in Mozambique. The paper takes a sociological approach by advancing the thinking that the functions of goats are socially and culturally constructed, and not ‘given’.
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Livestock research for food security and poverty reduction: Opportunities and challenges for Ethiopia - Report on a stakeholder consultation, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 June 2013

Reports & Research
July, 2013
Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
food security
rangelands
research
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Adapting social science to the changing focus of international agricultural research. Proceedings of a Rockefeller Foundation-ILCA social science research fellows workshop

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2004
Africa, Asia
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
environment
food security
rangelands
natural resources management
agriculture
research
The papers in this proceedings provide a cross section of science research in international agricultural research centres (IARCs), where the objectives and research foci within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) have changed substantially in the 1990s. The book is divided in five sections. The first explores priority setting and research evaluation of commodity programmes. The second looks at institutional issues. The third explores issues related to commodity policies and food security.
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LandAc Bangladesh Factsheet – 2016

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2016
Bangladesh
Land & Food Security
food security
land governance
land policies
research
These factsheets present the relevant policy and institutional contexts with respect to land governance and food security. They have been updated in July 2012 and 2015/2016.
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Economics of Land Degradation Initiative: Report for policy and decision makers

Reaping economic and environmental benefits from sustainable land management

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
September, 2015
Global
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
environment
food security
land degradation
research
sustainable land management
Considering the figures given in the foreword and found in the literature about the on-going and increasing degradation of land and land-based ecosystems and their productivity, this indicates a pressing need to re-design current policies and clearly defined guidance for future action for sustainable land management.
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What Dimensions of Women’s Empowerment Matter Most for Child Nutrition?

Evidence Using Nationally Representative Data from Bangladesh

Reports & Research
June, 2012
Bangladesh
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agricultural land management
food security
gender equity in access to land
research
rural development
sustainable development
women
We use data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey to examine the relationship between women’s status and nutrition in Bangladesh using indicators of empowerment such as mobility, decisionmaking power, and attitudes toward verbal and physical abuse. We also examine the role of variables reflecting maternal education and height, in relation to child nutrition. All models control for age and sex of the child, household wealth, and region.
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Women’s empowerment and nutrition: An evidence review

Reports & Research
October, 2013
Global
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
food security
gender equity in access to land
research
women
This paper starts by reflecting on the concept and measurement of women’s empowerment and then reviews some of the structural interventions that aim to influence underlying gender norms in society and eradicate gender discrimination. It then proceeds to review the evidence of the impact of three types of interventions—cash transfer programs, agricultural interventions, and microfinance programs—on women’s empowerment, nutrition, or both.
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The Effects of Intrahousehold Property Ownership on Expenditure Patterns in Ghana

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2006
Ghana
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agricultural land management
food security
gender equity in access to land
land ownership
property rights
research
women
Increasingly, economists are examining how the dynamics within households affect the outcomes of household decisions. This paper uses data from the 1991/92 and the 1998/99 Ghana Living Standards Surveys to examine how the share of assets owned by women in Ghanaian households affects household expenditure patterns. In this analysis, assets include business assets, savings, and farmland. The results indicate that women’s share of assets do have an impact on household budget shares for a number of expenditure categories in each time period.