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Missing Food : The Case of Postharvest Grain Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank - 2012

Low-income, food-deficit countries have become especially concerned about the global and national food situation over the past three years. While the proximate cause of this heightened concern was the surge in food prices that began in 2006 and peaked in mid-2008, concerns remain for other...

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Using Public Food Grain Stocks to Enhance Food Security

World Bank - 2012

The recurrent global food price spikes in 2008 and 2010 rekindled interest in the use of national food grain stockpiles ('stocks') to enhance food security. They were a commonly used instrument in government responses to these food prices spikes. They were also widely considered as a useful tool...

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Small-scale irrigation dams, agricultural production, and health : Theory and evidence from Ethiopia

Ersado, Lire - 2005

"Ersado looks at the feasibility and potential of instituting small-scale irrigation dams to reduce Ethiopia's dependence on rainfed agriculture and the associated food insecurity. He develops a theoretical framework to assess the welfare implications of irrigation development programs and...

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Zambia - Commercial Value Chains in Zambian Agriculture : Do Smallholders Benefit?

World Bank - 2012

smallholders benefit from greater participation in value chains?' It provides an evidence-based analysis of the benefits and … constraints associated with smallholders' integration into specific commercial value chains. The study also investigates whether … the benefits of participating in these value chains can be increased for smallholders and provides corresponding policy …

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Zambia : Smallholder Agricultural Commercialization Strategy

World Bank - 2012

, key issues, support from agribusiness to smallholders, and development of potential and opportunities for smallholder …

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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions

World Bank - 2011

The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders …

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Priorities for the Development of Smallholder Agriculture in Swaziland

World Bank - 2013

The purpose of this policy note is to contribute to an understanding of the factors that combine to constrain the development of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being well-endowed in land and water resources, and despite having a climate that is...

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Agricultural Insurance in Bangladesh : Promoting Access to Small and Marginal Farmers

World Bank - 2013

Bangladesh is ranked as the world's fifth most exposed country to natural disasters, including floods, cyclones, and droughts. The purpose of this study is to investigate the viability of agricultural insurance in Bangladesh, particularly for small and marginal farmers and to present the...

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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions

World Bank - 2013

The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders …

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Reinvesting in African Small-Holder Agriculture : The Role of Tree Crops in Sustainable Farming Systems

World Bank - 2013

strategy focused on smallholders? B) Under what conditions can small-holder tree crops be included in such a strategy, and be …, small-holders play a major role in their overall production. These small-holder systems are mixed farming systems, including …

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