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policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and … development and antipoverty programs without jeopardizing price stability—the editors highlight the challenges ahead and propose …
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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarizing both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Government’s Feed the...
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This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
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"With high food prices threatening the food security of millions of vulnerable households around the world, hunger and malnutrition are back in the headlines. The world is making only slow progress in reducing food insecurity, according to the Global Hunger Index (GHI). Some regions—in...
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, fanning interclass or interethnic violence motivated by grievance and greed. Food security and pri-mary agricultural … violence-prone grievance and greed. Second, more careful scrutiny of national marketing and financial policies that influence … fund for sudden or certain “losers” in globalization, who face loss of livelihood and recruitment to violence when cash …
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alternative trade, might influence peaceful and foodsecure outlooks and outcomes. The paper draws on our previous work on conflict … as a cause and effect of hunger and also looks at agricultural exports as war commodities. We review studies on the … relationships between (1) conflict and food insecurity, (2) conflict and globalization, and (3) globalization and food insecurity …
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"Progress in combating hunger and undernutrition has been lagging for decades. Best practices to fight hunger and undernutrition have been available for a long while, but lack of political will among leaders and a lack of political power among the poor have hampered their implementation. Since...
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"The civil war in Sierra Leone, caused by a mix of political, social, and economic factors, had a huge impact on the … of Sierra Leone was severely affected by the civil war. Research infrastructure was destroyed, laboratories were damaged … economic reconstruction. The efforts of the government include the rehabilitation and reorganization of the former National …
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Taking successful development interventions to scale is critical if the world is to achieve the Millennium Development … experience of scaling up successful interventions in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition under five broad headings: (1 … Agriculture to Reduce Poverty and Hunger by Kevin Cleaver •Moving Local- and Community-Driven Development from Boutique to Large …
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