Development And Validation Of Women S Empowerment In Migration Index Wemi

Author : Sufian, Farha D.,Alvi, Muzna Fatima,Ratna, Nazmun N.,Ringler, Claudia,Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Development and Validation of Women’s Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI) by Sufian, Farha D.,Alvi, Muzna Fatima,Ratna, Nazmun N.,Ringler, Claudia,Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin Pdf

There is little evidence on the association between women’s migration, empowerment, and well-being, driven in part due to difficulty in measuring empowerment in the migration context. To better understand these linkages, we developed a Women’s Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI) and validated it with survey of 1019 returnee female migrants in Bangladesh, who had returned after working internationally, mostly from countries in West Asia. By incorporating indicators of subjective well-being from migration literature into measures of empowerment, our paper advances research over earlier assessments of women’s experiences in the migration process beyond seemingly objective indicators, such as income, health, and economic welfare. We find that 14% of all migrant women in our sample could be classified as being empowered. Lack of membership in groups, restricted mobility, and lack of asset ownership are the largest contributors to migrant women’s disempowerment in our sample. We find that WEMI is strongly correlated with other measures of well-being, including mental health and livelihood-efficacy. Women with higher empowerment scores are also less likely to experience discriminatory labor practices and unsafe work conditions. With broad applicability to migrants from low and middle-income countries, WEMI can be used as a tool, helping to identify sources of disempowerment, and enabling stakeholders to develop interventions targeting the welfare of women migrant workers.

Author : Ahmed, Akhter, ed.,Islam, Nurul, ed.,Mujeri, Mustafa K., ed.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789845063715

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Securing food for all in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, ed.,Islam, Nurul, ed.,Mujeri, Mustafa K., ed. Pdf

Securing Food for All in Bangladesh presents an array of research that collectively address four broad issues: (1) agricultural technology adoption; (2) input use and agricultural productivity; (3) food security and output market; and (4) poverty, food security, and women’s empowerment. The fifteen chapters of the book address diverse aspects within these four themes. Access to sufficient food by all people at all times to meet their dietary needs is a matter of critical importance. Despite declining arable agricultural land, Bangladesh has made commendable progress in boosting domestic food production. The growth in overall food production has been keeping ahead of population growth, resulting in higher per capita availability of food over time. In the early 1970s, Bangladesh was a food-deficit country with a population of about 75 million. Today, the population is 165 million, and the country is now self-sufficient in rice production, which has tripled over the past three decades. Along with enhanced food production, increased income has improved people’s access to food. Furthermore, nutritional outcomes have improved significantly. Nevertheless, the challenges to food and nutrition security remain formidable. Future agricultural growth and food and nutrition security are threatened by population growth, worsening soil fertility, diminishing access to land and other scarce natural resources, increasing vulnerability of crop varieties to pests and diseases, and persistent poverty leading to poor access to food. In addition, the impacts of climate change—an increase in the incidence of natural disasters, sea intrusion, and salinity—will exacerbate food and nutrition insecurity in the coming decades if corrective measures are not taken. Aligned with this context, the authors of the book explore policy options and strategies for developing agriculture and improving food security in Bangladesh. Securing Food for All in Bangladesh, with its breadth and scope, will be an invaluable resource for policymakers, researchers, and students dedicated to improving people’s livelihoods in Bangladesh.

Author : Douthwaite, Boru,Johnson, Nancy L.,Wyatt, Amanda
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Using outcome trajectory evaluation to assess HarvestPlus’ contribution to the development of national biofortification breeding programs by Douthwaite, Boru,Johnson, Nancy L.,Wyatt, Amanda Pdf

While the key role that policy plays in sustainable development has long been recognized, rigorously documenting the influence of research on policy outcomes faces conceptual, empirical and even political challenges. Addressing these challenges is increasingly urgent since improving policies—broadly defined—is at the heart of the structural transformation agenda. This paper describes the use of a new evaluation method—outcomes trajectory evaluation (OTE), based on both evaluation and policy process theory—to explore the influence of HarvestPlus, a large and complex research for development program focused on improving nutrition, on a specific policy outcome, namely the establishment of crop biofortification breeding programs in national agricultural research institutes in Bangladesh, India and Rwanda. The findings support claims of significant HarvestPlus contributions to the establishment of the programs while also raising issues that need to be monitored moving forward to ensure sust

Author : Douthwaite, Boru
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Study on HarvestPlus' contribution to the development of national biofortification breeding programs by Douthwaite, Boru Pdf

This evaluative review is one of a series of end-of-program studies being carried out by the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) to document lessons from its achievements to inform future research and development (R&D) efforts. This study looks at lessons learned from HarvestPlus’ work with National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES) to develop and implement sustainable biofortification breeding programs. HarvestPlus is part of A4NH.

Author : Ahmed, Akhter,Hamadani, Jena Derakhshani,Hassan, Md. Zahidul,Hidrobo, Melissa,Hoddinott, John F.,Koch, Bastien,Raghunathan, Kalyani,Roy, Shalini
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Post-program impacts of transfer programs on child development: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter,Hamadani, Jena Derakhshani,Hassan, Md. Zahidul,Hidrobo, Melissa,Hoddinott, John F.,Koch, Bastien,Raghunathan, Kalyani,Roy, Shalini Pdf

Evidence shows transfer programs can improve early childhood development (ECD). However, knowledge gaps remain on how short-term impacts on ECD evolve as children grow older, how program design features and context affect child development impacts over time, and through what pathways such impacts occur. We study the Transfer Modality Research Initiative (TMRI), a 2-year randomized controlled trial in two regions of Bangladesh that provided cash or food transfers, with or without complementary nutrition programming, to mothers of children aged 0-2 years at baseline. Drawing on data collected at 6 months post-program (when children were about 2-4 years old) and at 4 years post-program (when children were about 6-8 years old), we assess post-program impacts of TMRI on children’s home environment and development. We find strong post-program impacts on the home environment from cash transfers in the Northern region, particularly when combined with complementary programming, however limited

Author : Frances Harrison Marr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433066600663

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Heart-life in Song by Frances Harrison Marr Pdf

Author : Ahmed, Akhter,Tauseef, Salauddin
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Climbing up the ladder and watching out for the fall: Poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter,Tauseef, Salauddin Pdf

This paper analyzes poverty dynamics in rural Bangladesh using a nationally representative panel dataset of 5,260 rural households interviewed in 2011/12 and 2015. We find that education, savings, assets, non-farm employment, substantial safety net transfers, and women’s empowerment are key factors in breaking persistent poverty; and savings, non-farm engagement, and substantial safety net transfers prevent households from falling into poverty. The results are consistent across multinomial logit, logit, and simultaneous quantile regression models. Thus, policies and programs that address the determinants of persistent and transient poverty identified in this study hold promise for sustained poverty reduction in rural Bangladesh.

Author : Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework,Choufani, Jowel,Bryan, Elizabeth,Abizari, Abdul-Razak,Ringler, Claudia,Amikuzuno, Joseph
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Irrigation-nutrition linkages: Evidence from northern Ghana by Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework,Choufani, Jowel,Bryan, Elizabeth,Abizari, Abdul-Razak,Ringler, Claudia,Amikuzuno, Joseph Pdf

We analyze the linkages between irrigation and nutrition using data from irrigators and non-irrigators in Northern Ghana. The results show that (i) there is a modest difference in the overall household dietary diversity score between irrigators and non-irrigators, (ii) there are significant differences in the consumption of animal source foods between irrigators and non-irrigators, (iii) there are significant differences in the consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as sugar and honey between irrigators and non-irrigators, and (iv) the sources of food consumption differ between irrigators and non-irrigators. The analysis shows strong association between households’ nutritional status and their access to irrigation, with evidences suggesting that the irrigation-nutrition linkages play out both through the income and production pathways in Northern Ghana.

Author : Paola Leone,Pasqualina Porretta,Mario Vellella
Publisher : Springer
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319694108

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Measuring and Managing Operational Risk by Paola Leone,Pasqualina Porretta,Mario Vellella Pdf

This book covers Operational Risk Management (ORM), in the current context, and its new role in the risk management field. The concept of operational risk is subject to a wide discussion also in the field of ORM’s literature, which has increased throughout the years. By analyzing different methodologies that try to integrate qualitative and quantitative data or different measurement approaches, the authors explore the methodological framework, the assumptions, statistical tool, and the main results of an operational risk model projected by intermediaries. A guide for academics and students, the book also discusses the avenue of mitigation acts, suggested by the main results of the methodologies applied. The book will appeal to students, academics, and financial supervisory and regulatory authorities.

Author : Kaleab Baye,Jowel Choufani,Dawit Mekonnen ,Elizabeth Bryan ,Claudia Ringler ,Jeffrey K. Griffiths,Emma Davies
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Irrigation and Women’s Diet in Ethiopia A Longitudinal Study by Kaleab Baye,Jowel Choufani,Dawit Mekonnen ,Elizabeth Bryan ,Claudia Ringler ,Jeffrey K. Griffiths,Emma Davies Pdf

Some agricultural practices, such as irrigation, have the potential to buffer seasonal dietary gaps and thus improve diets, particularly for subsistence farmers but also for rural and urban households that purchase irrigated produce from local markets. While the seasonality of households and children’s diets is well documented, little is known about the seasonality of women’s diets and the influence of irrigation. Using longitudinal data from Ethiopia, this study characterized women’s diet over time and evaluated the potential implications of seasonality and irrigation on women’s diet. Women’s dietary diversity was low (3-4 out of 10 food groups) and exhibited high seasonal variability (P<0.05). Diets were predominantly plant-based, with little consumption of nutrient dense foods, such as fruits and animal source foods. High seasonal variability in energy, protein, vitamin C, calcium, iron, and zinc intakes were observed (P<0.01). Irrigators were more likely to meet the minimum dietary diversity for women (MDDW), had higher energy and calcium intake, and lower prevalence of anemia, than women from non-irrigating households (P< 0.05). No cases of malaria were reported from the three rounds of screening. Our preliminary findings suggest that there is high seasonal variation in women’s diet, but this can be partly offset by irrigation practices.

Author : Pradesha, Angga
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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2014 Social Accounting Matrix for Lao PDR: A Nexus Project SAM by Pradesha, Angga Pdf

The 2014 Laos Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data. The Nexus SAMs available on IFPRI's website separates domestic production into 42 activities. Factors are disaggregated into labor, agricultural land, and capital, with labor further disaggregated across three education-based categories. The household account is divided into 10 representative household groups: Rural and urban households across per capita consumption quintiles. Nexus SAMs support the improvement of model-based research and policy analysis in developing countries and allow for more robust cross-country comparisons of national economic structures, especially agriculture-food systems.

Author : Malapit, Hazel J.,Quisumbing, Agnes R.,Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela,Seymour, Gregory,Martinez, Elena M.,Heckert, Jessica,Rubin, Deborah,Vaz, Ana,Yount, Kathryn M.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Development of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) by Malapit, Hazel J.,Quisumbing, Agnes R.,Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela,Seymour, Gregory,Martinez, Elena M.,Heckert, Jessica,Rubin, Deborah,Vaz, Ana,Yount, Kathryn M. Pdf

In this paper, the authors describe the adaptation and validation of a project-level WEAI (or pro-WEAI) that agricultural development projects can use to identify key areas of women’s (and men’s) disempowerment, design appropriate strategies to address identified deficiencies, and monitor project outcomes related to women’s empowerment. The 12 pro-WEAI indicators are mapped to three domains: intrinsic agency (power within), instrumental agency (power to), and collective agency (power with). A gender parity index compares the empowerment scores of men and women in the same household. The authors describe the development of pro-WEAI, including: (1) pro-WEAI’s distinctiveness from other versions of the WEAI; (2) the process of piloting pro-WEAI in 13 agricultural development projects during the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, phase 2 (GAAP2); (3) analysis of quantitative data from the GAAP2 projects, including intrahousehold patterns of empowerment; and (4) a summary of the findings from the qualitative work exploring concepts of women’s empowerment in the project sites. The paper concludes with a discussion of lessons learned from pro-WEAI and possibilities for further development of empowerment metrics.

Author : John W. De Gruchy,Lyn Holness
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 1919895019

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The Emerging Researcher by John W. De Gruchy,Lyn Holness Pdf

Divided into three parts, this resource first expands on the origin and implementation of the Emerging Researcher Program (ERP), complemented by critical reflections of the program's first four years. The second and third parts examine the seminar and supervision training programs that constitute core ERP business. These latter selections are based on material developed for and presented at seminars and workshops. Participants in the ERP will gain insight into many program details and understand it as an adaptable model to address many situations both within South Africa and in the broader African context.

Author : Olivier Ecker,Andrew R. Comstock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1356407827

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Dietary Change and Food Demand in Urbanizing Bangladesh by Olivier Ecker,Andrew R. Comstock Pdf

Author : Lyla Mehta,Theib Oweis,Claudia Ringler,Barbara Schreiner,Shiney Varghese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351747615

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Water for Food Security, Nutrition and Social Justice by Lyla Mehta,Theib Oweis,Claudia Ringler,Barbara Schreiner,Shiney Varghese Pdf

This book is the first comprehensive effort to bring together Water, Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) in a way that goes beyond the traditional focus on irrigated agriculture. Apart from looking at the role of water and sanitation for human well-being, it proposes alternative and more locally appropriate ways to address complex water management and governance challenges from the local to global levels against a backdrop of growing uncertainties. The authors challenge mainstream supply-oriented and neo-Malthusian visions that argue for the need to increase the land area under irrigation in order to feed the world’s growing population. Instead, they argue for a reframing of the debate concerning production processes, waste, food consumption and dietary patterns whilst proposing alternative strategies to improve water and land productivity, putting the interests of marginalized and disenfranchized groups upfront. The book highlights how accessing water for FSN can be challenging for small-holders, vulnerable and marginalized women and men, and how water allocation systems and reform processes can negatively affect local people’s informal rights. The book argues for the need to improve policy coherence across water, land and food and is original in making a case for strengthening the relationship between the human rights to water and food, especially for marginalized women and men. It will be of great interest to practitioners, students and researchers working on water and food issues.