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Ex-post evaluation study of IFPRI’s research on high-value agriculture, 1994–2010

Author : Kydd, Jonathon

Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Page : 74 pages

File Size : 30,95 MB

Release : 2015-06-24

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This paper reports on an ex-post assessment of IFPRI’s research on High-Value Agriculture (HVA) over 1994–2010. HVA is defined to include perishable agricultural commodities produced for the market that yield high returns to land, labor, or both. IFPRI’s research on HVA has been housed mainly in GRP27 (Participation in high value agricultural markets). Questions for the study included whether IFPRI had the right research strategy for this topic; was focused on the right issues; was a leader in the field; used the most relevant approaches and methods; and was successful in sensitizing/influ-encing the policies of governments, agribusiness, academia, civil society, and the international donor community. Finally, what has been the impact of the HVA policies that IFPRI influenced?



Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014

Author : Benin, Samuel

Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Page : 112 pages

File Size : 44,52 MB

Release : 2018-08-09

Category : Political Science

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This study uses country-level panel data on 57 countries in Africa and Asia from 1981 to 2014 to assess the relationships between IFPRI’s in-country presence (as measured by staff present) and various policy and outcome indicators in those countries. An econometric model with country fixed-effects, year fixed-effects, and country-specific time trends is used, controlling for several factors deemed to affect the different policy and outcome indicators such as the country’s research capacity, production environment and resources, political economy and institutions, and complementary investments.



Taking stock

Author : Hazell, Peter B. R.

Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Page : 60 pages

File Size : 22,22 MB

Release : 2016-01-12

Category : Social Science

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Marking IFPRI’s 40th year, this report draws on external sources of evidence to review the Institute’s policy influence and impact to date and provides recommendations to improve. The external evidence includes citations data, external program and management reviews commissioned by CGIAR, and a series of independently conducted impact assessment studies of many of IFPRI’s research programs and projects between 1995 and 2015. The report also reviews recommendations as to how IFPRI might improve its impact.



IFPRI's 2015 Annual Report

Author : International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Page : 42 pages

File Size : 32,91 MB

Release : 2016-07-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0896299805

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In 2015, IFPRI commemorated its 40th anniversary. For the past four decades, the Institute has worked tirelessly to provide research-based policy solutions to bring an end to hunger and malnutrition. The impact of IFPRI’s research travels far beyond its walls. This past year witnessed substantial gains in food and nutrition security on the global stage, and IFPRI was proud to contribute to these shared global achievements.



Evaluation study of the IFPRI/A4NH research program on diet quality and health of the poor

Author : Behrman, Jere R.

Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Page : 82 pages

File Size : 20,92 MB

Release : 2019-06-22

Category : Political Science

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IFPRI’s Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) have conducted research since 2003 on the critical links between nutrition, health, and agriculture. This evaluation considers the impact of the work carried out through 2016, looking at the research strategy, engagement, capacity building, and impact on programs and policies and global dialogue. Findings suggest that the Diet Quality and Health of the Poor program has been successful in developing and sharing valuable research, knowledge, and data, and has brought new issues and approaches to partners and stakeholders. Through a range of projects, the program has effectively engaged with stakeholders, partners, and governments to support capacity enhancement and to help shape national interventions to improve nutrition.



Workshop on best practice methods for assessing the impact of policy-oriented research

Author : Place, Frank

Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Page : 49 pages

File Size : 38,49 MB

Release : 2015-12-15

Category : Social Science

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Methods and practice for the impact evaluation of policy-oriented research (POR) lag behind many other research sectors, such as agricultural technology research, making it difficult to prioritize investments in POR and retarding institutional learning about how to make POR more effective. To address these issues within the context of the CGIAR, a workshop on “Best Practice Methods for Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research” was cosponsored by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), and the Standing Panel for Impact Assessment (SPIA) of the CGIAR’s Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC), and held at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, DC, November 11–12, 2014. This paper provides a summary of the workshop discussions and draws on this, together with findings from the literature, to derive guidelines for assessing policy-oriented research in the CGIAR.



The Nigerian Rice Economy

Author : Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong

Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press

Page : 321 pages

File Size : 19,96 MB

Release : 2016-08-10

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0812293754

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In The Nigerian Rice Economy the authors assess three options for reducing this dependency - tariffs and other trade policies; increasing domestic rice production; and improving post-harvest rice processing and marketing - and identify improved production and post-harvest activities as the most promising. These options however, will require substantially increased public investments in a variety of areas, including research and development, basic infrastructure (for example, irrigation, feeder roads, and electricity), and rice milling technologies.



World Water and Food to 2025

Author : Mark W. Rosegrant

Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 48,21 MB

Release : 2002-01-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0896296466

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A thirsty world; Alternative futures for water; Consequences of key policy changes; Implications for the future.