IFPRI Website Update http://www.ifpri.org An announcement of new postings to the International Food Policy Research Institute website http://www.ifpri.org/gifs/Logo.gif IFPRI Website Update http://www.ifpri.org International Food Policy Research Institute 42 72 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:21:00 EST human en Copyright © 2008 International Food Policy Research Institute ifpri-webmaster@cgiar.org ifpri-webmaster@cgiar.org http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification An Experimental Inquiry into the Effect of Yardstick Competition on Corruption IFPRI Discussion Paper by Angelino Viceisza<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/329143494" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/329143494/ifpridp00774.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00774.asp Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:21:00 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/dp/ifpridp00774.asp Hacia un nuevo sistema global de gobernabilidad para la agricultura, la alimentación y la nutrición ?Cuáles son las opciones? Spanish translation of commentary from the March 2008 IFPRI Forum. Link is to PDF file, size 73K.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/329143495" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/329143495/if21commentarysp.pdf http://www.ifpri.org/spanish/PUBS/newsletters/if21commentarysp.pdf Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:59:00 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/spanish/PUBS/newsletters/if21commentarysp.pdf Physical and Virtual Global Food Reserves to Protect the Poor and Prevent Market Failure IFPRI proposes a new global institutional arrangement that would consist of a minimum physical grain reserve for humanitarian assistance and a virtual reserve and intervention mechanism to calm markets under speculative situations, backed up by a financial fund.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/323523977" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/323523977/bp004.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/bp/bp004.asp Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:32:00 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/bp/bp004.asp Investing in Agriculture to Overcome the World Food Crisis and Reduce Poverty and Hunger Estimates of the global incremental public investment required to meet first Millennium Development Goal (MDG1) of halving the proportion of poor and hungry people by 2015.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/319107089" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/319107089/bp003.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/bp/bp003.asp Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:42:00 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/bp/bp003.asp Los altos precios de los alimentos: El 'qué', 'quién' y 'cómo' de las acciones de política propuestas Spanish translation of IFPRI Policy Brief on proposed policy actions to address the current food and agriculture crisis. Link is to PDF file, size 350K.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/321493712" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/321493712/FoodPricesPolicyActionsp.pdf http://www.ifpri.org/spanish/PUBS/ib/FoodPricesPolicyActionsp.pdf Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:43:00 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/spanish/PUBS/ib/FoodPricesPolicyActionsp.pdf Alianzas para la Innovación Agroalimentaria en Bolivia: Lecciones para la Formulación de Políticas IFPRI Documento de Discusión por Frank Hartwich, Luis Ampuero, Tito Arispe, Vicente Eguez,Jaime Mendoza, y Nancy Alexaki<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/321381698" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/321381698/ifpridp00773sp.asp http://www.ifpri.org/spanish/pubs/dp/ifpridp00773sp.asp Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:55:00 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/spanish/pubs/dp/ifpridp00773sp.asp Helping Women Respond to the Global Food Crisis Summary and presentations from recent IFPRI/IFAD/World Bank Seminar. Presenters: Cheryl Morden, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Harold Alderman, World Bank; Agnes Quisumbing, IFPRI; Michael Usnick, World Food Programme (WFP).<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/320574189" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/320574189/20080617women.asp http://www.ifpri.org/events/seminars/2008/20080617women.asp Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:41 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/events/seminars/2008/20080617women.asp Impact of Climate Change and Bioenergy on Nutrition IFPRI/FAO report by Marc J. Cohen, Cristina Tirado, Noora-Lisa Aberman, and Brian Thompson.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~4/303166062" height="1" width="1"/> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Ifpriupdate/~3/303166062/cohenetal2008climate.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/cp/cohenetal2008climate.asp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:58 EST News http://www.ifpri.org/webfeedback.asp http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/cp/cohenetal2008climate.asp