A Case for Institutional Demand as Effective Social Protection: supporting smallholders through procurement and food assistance programmes
Resources - Author: Ana Carla Miranda, Andrew Howe, Ryan Nehring / Year: 2017
This paper focuses on the rationale for state-based market interventions to support smallholder production along with some case studies that follow the evolution and impact of what we call “institutional demand” policies. Institutional demand is an intervention that aims to improve regional markets by establishing coordinated purchases for regional...
Read MoreTargeting Farmers in Institutional Procurement Programmes: case study of the PAA Africa Programme in Senegal
Resources - Author: Abdoulaye Thiam, Israel Klug, Rosana Pereira de Miranda / Year: 2017
In general terms, this case study aims to analyse the system used by the PAA Africa programme in Senegal to target family farms producing rice in the Kédougou region. More specifically, it aims to highlight the way the targeting process influenced the results and constraints observed during the programme’s...
Read MoreFostering Food Purchase Programmes in Widespread Poverty Contexts: targeting smallholders within the PAA Africa Programme in Niger
Resources - Author: Amadou Diop, Israel Klug, Rosana Pereira de Miranda / Year: 2017
The overall objective of this case study is to present the approach adopted by the PAA Africa programme in the Nigerien context, the programmatic decisions taken to adapt the local purchases to the local context, and the associated challenges Its specific objective is to provide a detailed description of...
Read MoreDebating Graduation
Resources - Year: 2017
Since its inception in Bangladesh in 2002, the Graduation Approach has received much attention, including in mainstream media outlets. Beyond this positive media acclaim, momentum has gathered behind graduation as an important social policy instrument. There has been a proliferation in the implementation of new graduation-inspired programmes. Primarily, graduation...
Read Moresocialprotection.org
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socialprotection.org is an interactive, member based, unbranded platform hosted by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It aims to facilitate knowledge-sharing on effective social protection policies and programmes, as well as contribute to capacity building by drawing on the experiences...
Read MoreGrievance Mechanisms for Social Protection Programmes: Stumbling blocks and best practice (One Pager 320)
Resources - Author: Valentina Barca / Year: 2016
This one-page brief examines grievance mechanisms in social protection...
Read MoreChallenges and Perspectives for Rural Women in Brazil under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (One Pager 319)
Resources - Author: Amanda Barroso Lima, Beatriz Abreu dos Santos, Isadora Cardoso Vasconcelos / Year: 2016
This brief examines challenges facing rural women in Brazil under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development. Esse “brief” examina os desafios a serem enfrentados pelas mulheres de regiões rurais do Brasil no que diz respeito à Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento...
Read MoreYemen National Social Protection Monitoring Survey (NSPMS): 2012-2013 Final Report
Resources - Year: 2014
The Yemen National Social Protection Monitoring Survey (NSPMS) is a household longitudinal survey with a nationally representative balanced sample of 6,397 households (of an initial sample of 7,152). Each household in the balanced sample was visited on a quarterly basis over a 12-month period between October 2012 and September...
Read MoreCentre for Inclusive Growth One Pagers
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The IPC-IG One-Pager is an extremely popular publication that seeks to introduce readers to an idea or concept explored more in depth in a separate larger publication (i.e. Working Paper, journal article, book chapter, report or project etc.). One pagers effectively allow for an introductory summary of a larger piece of...
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