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other regions in the world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The region also faces challenges from other emerging … diseases, re-emerging diseases, and climate change. Since 2020, the Central Asian regional economies, as the rest of the world … security and achieving gains in development. The World Bank has been actively engaged in Central Asia for over two decades and …
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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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The approach taken in this report reflects the view of the collaborating international organizations that price volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and long-term, with highly differentiated impacts on...
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Although diet structure and activity throughout the developing world have shifted drastically over the past several …
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This study was commissioned by climate investment funds (CIF's) E and L initiative to distill lessons from CIF's pilot program on climate resilience (PPCR) support in identifying, designing, and implementing hydrometeorological and climate services investments. It seeks to generate learning and...
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.25 a day, equivalent to 22.4 percent of the developing world population. In addition, the Food and Agriculture Organization … people and the undernourished increased by 63 million in 2008.The World Bank organized rapidly for short-term support in the … for agricultural market participants. This evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the World Bank Group response in …
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Bulgaria and the World Bank on agricultural market institutions, this paper presents evidence that performance in food markets … composite-error techniques. "--World Bank web site …
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