IFPRI: Gender and Intrahousehold Aspects of Food Policy

FCND Research Theme
Gender and Intrahousehold Aspects of Food Policy
Project Leader: Agnes Quisumbing
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While policy makers may recognize the importance of intrahousehold issues, they often lack guidance on exactly when and how a better understanding of resource allocation within households can strengthen food and agricultural policies. This research program is designed to generate information that will assist in the development of policies, programs, and projects that are high-performing precisely because they take into account intrahousehold resource allocation processes.

The Gender and Intrahousehold Research program is involved in primary data collection in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, South Africa, Guatemala, Ghana, and Indonesia. In these countries, a large number of policy issues will be studied using detailed household survey data.

Front Cover ImageIn conjunction with the June 2000 special session of the United Nation's General Assembly, "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development, and Peace for the Twenty-first Century," IFPRI has released a new document titled Women: The Key to Food Security--Looking within the Household. The four-page flyer highlights eight research findings based on IFPRI's work in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, and South Africa and provides recommendations to inform the design and implementation of more effective food policy.

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COLLABORATORS
  • Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Department of Economics (Bereket Kebede)
  • Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC)
  • Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Nazmul Hassan)
  • Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (Sajjad Zohir)
  • Barnard College, Columbia University (Elizabeth Katz)
  • Center for Population Studies (CEPAR), Quito, Ecuador
  • Centre for the Study of African Economies CSAE), Oxford University (Stefan Dercon)
  • Conservation International - Peru (Avecita Chicchon)
  • Data Analysis and Technical Assistance (DATA), Bangladesh
  • Data Research Africa, South Africa
  • Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Bill Kinsey)
  • Institute of Nutrition & Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM)
  • International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Bogor, Indonesia (Thomas Tomich and Suyanto)
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  • Kenyon College, Ohio (Priscilla Cooke)
  • Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin (Susana Lastarria-Cornhiel)
  • Lembaga Demografi, University of Indonesia
  • Northwestern University (Chris Udry)
  • Ruchira Tabassum Naved (Population Council and Save the Children)
  • RAND (Elizabeth Frankenburg and Duncan Thomas)
  • Royal Veterinary and Agricultural College (Denmark), Research Department of Human Nutrition
  • Save the Children (USA and Bangladesh)
  • Stanford University (Marcel Fafchamps)
  • University of Florida (Marianne Schmink)
  • University of Ghana, Legon
  • University of Jambi, Indonesia
  • University of Natal, South Africa (Julian May)
  • University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (J.B.Aidoo)
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison (Michael Carter)
  • University of Zimbabwe (Bill Kinsey)
  • Winrock International - Nepal

DONORS
External support for this research program was provided by the following organizations:
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
DANIDA Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
Department for International Development (DFID)
Japan Government of Japan
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Ford Foundation Ford Foundation


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