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Differentiated management of GM diffusion in China: Further hampering the self-sufficiency in cereal production?

Fok, Michel; Liang, Weili; Wang, Guiyan; Wu, Yuhong - HAL - 2004

China is a big country in terms of biotech achievements. It is also a rare country demonstrating crop-differentiated policies in the dissemination of the GMOs. While the release of GMOs is authorized notably for cotton in 1998, it is still prohibited for food crops. In spite of the positive...

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The Distributional impact of dams: Evidence from cropland productivity in Africa

Strobl, Eric; Strobl, Robert - HAL - 2009

We examine the distributional impact of major dams on cropland productivity in Africa. As our unit of analysis we use a …/downstream relationship at a highly disaggregated level. We then use satellite data to derive measures of cropland productivity within these … tends to suffer productivity losses during droughts. Overall our results suggest that because of rainfall shortages dams in …

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Politics and the geographic allocation of public funds in a semi-democracy. The case of Ghana, 1996 - 2004

Andre, Pierre; Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine - HAL - 2010

and swing districts. Our results, however, suggest that the opposite was true of Ghana. We observe that pro …

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Institutional Evolution, static and dynamic approaches in assessing performance related to development goals

Fok, Michel; Tazi, Sophia - HAL - 2003

1. The Resocot Projet is a research project which brought together teams of researchers from the North and Africa, not all of which were familiar with the theoretical approach used at the outset. This project aims at developing a methodology and materials to help assess the performance of the...

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The establishment of the High Level Panel of Experts on food security and nutrition (HLPE). Shared, independent and comprehensive knowledge for international policy coherence in fo...

Gitz, Vincent; Meybeck, Alexandre - HAL - 2011

Following the 2007-2008 food crisis, improvements of world food governance was at the centre of international discussions, leaning towards a new Global Partnership for Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition. In this process, the issue of the management of various streams of knowledge appeared...

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Overview of the Current Food Security Crisis in Zambia

Samatebele, Helen M - HAL - 2003

Zambia was economically prosperous at independence (1964), due to the thriving copper industry. Zambia has the potential to expand agricultural production. However, it is estimated that only 14% of total agricultural land is currently being utilized. Agriculture generates about 22% of Gross...

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Lessons from the Current Food Crisis in Southern Africa

Wiggins, Steve - HAL - 2003

The food crisis in Southern Africa that stems from the crop failures of the 2001-2002 crop season has, not surprisingly, prompted much reflection on the causes of the problem and policy responses. Several official donors and NGOs have set in motion reviews, including, for example the EU and CARE...

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The Southern African Food Security Crisis, Causes and Responses

Mbaya, Sue - HAL - 2003

Over the last few decades, Southern African governments have identified the eradication or alleviation of poverty as a key objective of developmental programmes. In spite of these repeated articulations and ongoing efforts poverty levels have not fallen. In fact, poverty has gradually worsened...

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Alert at Maradi: preventing food crisis using price signals

Araujo, Claudio; Bonjean, Catherine Araujo; Brunelin, … - HAL - 2011

National early warning systems of Sahelian countries are mainly based on biophysics models to predict agricultural production shortages and prevent food crisis. The objective of this paper is to show that cereal market prices also bring useful information on future food availability that could...

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Moving Beyond Food Aid

Sawdon, Gary - HAL - 2003

Although the small kingdom is perceived to be middle income, previous livelihoods and poverty reports, reveal that at least 60 to 70% of the Swazi population live below the poverty line. It is now recognised that the current food security crisis is not simply the effects of a drought. Overall...

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