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The challenge of hunger: The 2008 Global Hunger Index

von Grebmer, Klaus; Fritschel, Heidi; Nestorova, Bella; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"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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The challenge of hunger 2007: Global Hunger Index: Facts, determinants, and trends

Wiesmann, Doris; Sost, Ann Kathrin; Schöninger, Iris; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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Conflict, food insecurity, and globalization:

Messer, Ellen; Cohen, Marc J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"For more than two centuries, proponents and critics of an open global economy have debated whether the free flows of goods, services, and capital make the world more peaceful and food secure or instead exacerbate inequalities and hardships, fanning interclass or interethnic violence motivated...

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Conflict, food insecurity, and globalization:

Messer, Ellen; Cohen, Marc J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

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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A global hunger index: measurement concept, ranking of countries, and trends

Wiesmann, Doris - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006

"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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Rebuilding after emergency: Revamping agricultural research in Sierra Leone after civil war

Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo; Workneh, Sindu; Rhodes, Edward; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

"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 …

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Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal:

Maystadt, Jean-François; Mueller, Valerie; Sebastian, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in a post-conflict country, Nepal, using household …

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Building resilience for food and nutrition security in the context of civil conflict: Experiences from rural development programs in Yemen:

Ecker, Olivier - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

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Building resilience to conflict through food security policies and programs: An overview:

Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Maystadt, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

One and a half billion people still live in fragile, conflict affected areas. People in these countries are about twice … direct consequence of conflict: conflict reduces food availability by destroying agricultural assets and infrastructure. …

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Enhancing resilience to climate-induced conflict in the Horn of Africa:

Calderone, Margherita Bernal; Headey, Derek D.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014

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