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'Squeezed': how are poor people adjusting to life in a time of food price volatility?
Thursday 23 May 2013New Squeezed report from IDS and Oxfam featured in Duncan Green's blog
Ideology and friendship
Thursday 23 May 2013I G Patel, former Visiting Fellow at IDS writes in The Telegraph, Calcutta, India
Bolsa Família contribui para redução da mortalidade infantil, diz pesquisa
Thursday 23 May 2013IDS cited in article on impact of Bolsa Familia on pernambuco.com
Pastoralism’s economic contributions are significant but overlooked
Wednesday 22 May 2013Ian Scoones comments on the importance of pastoralism to Africa's economy
Pastoralism’s economic contributions are significant but overlooked
Friday 17 May 2013Irin News article on pastoralism's economic contributions citing Ian Scoones and Future Agricultures Consortium
Pastoralism’s economic contributions in Africa are significant but overlooked
Friday 17 May 2013Irin News article on pastoralism citing Ian Scoones republished on gantdaily.com
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New research shows that some of the poorest developing countries are showing the greatest political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition
11 Apr 13According to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading the charge against hunger and undernutrition, whilst economic powerhouses such as India and Nigeria are failing some of their most vulnerable citizens.
Leading experts argue that, from Congo to Mali, efforts to restore human security should start at the community level
23 Jan 13At a time of increasing foreign intervention in conflict-affected states in Africa, new research from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) suggests that efforts to restore human security in these countries must start at the community level rather than at the national level.
Refocusing on youth and agriculture for Africa’s ‘lost generation’
07 Nov 12Agriculture policies in many African countries are failing to recognise the true needs and priorities of their young people, say authors of new research published today by the Institute of Development Studies.
New project to bring the poorest and most marginalised into the post-2015 debate
11 Oct 12IDS and the Beyond 2015 Campaign launch a new research programme to help ensure that the most marginalised communities have an opportunity to shape post-2015 policymaking.