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Trade costs, export development, and poverty in Rwanda
Diop, Ndiame - 2005
"For Rwanda, one of the poorest countries in the world, trade offers the most effective route for substantial poverty … reduction. But the poor in Rwanda, most of whom are subsistence farmers in rural areas, are currently disconnected from markets … diagnostic study of constraints to trade in Rwanda. It provides a number of indicative simulations that show the potential for …
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Food policy analysis
Timmer, Charles Peter - 1983
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The performance of Bulgarian food markets during reform
Larson, Donald F. - 2009
"Food policy often depends on markets and markets depend on institutions. But how good do institutions have to be before reforms can be launched? Relying on well timed surveys of agricultural prices and a joint study by the Government of Bulgaria and the World Bank on agricultural market...
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Nutrition
World Bank - 2012
Reducing malnutrition is a cornerstone of poverty reduction. General malnutrition and specific micronutrient deficiencies contribute to infant, child, and maternal morbidity; decreased learning capacity; lower productivity and higher mortality. Because malnutrition is often due to a combination...
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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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Review of Regulatory Monitoring System for Fortified Foods in Nepal
World Bank - 2013
Salt and wheat flour are the two main foods and condiments that are fortified with vitamins and minerals on a large scale in Nepal. The objective of this exercise was to review and document the regulatory monitoring systems (legal framework, internal, external and commercial monitoring) for...
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Food Policy Options : Preventing and Controlling Nutrition Related Non-Communicable Diseases
World Bank - 2013
Although diet structure and activity throughout the developing world have shifted drastically over the past several decades, little is known about effective policies to influence the supply and demand for food to control the undesirable effects, such as obesity, heart disease and cancer, of...
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India - Improving Household Food and Nutrition Security : Achievements and the Challenges Ahead, Volume 1. Main Report
World Bank - 2013
This report focuses on the performance of, and future challenges for, the Government of India's primary "direct food and nutrition safety nets" or food-based transfer programs designed to alleviate short-term food and nutrition insecurity and improve caring behavior within households. This study...
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India - Improving Household Food and Nutrition Security : Achievements and the Challenges Ahead, Volume 2. Annexes
World Bank - 2013
This report focuses on the performance of, and future challenges for, the Government of India's primary "direct food and nutrition safety nets" or food-based transfer programs designed to alleviate short-term food and nutrition insecurity and improve caring behavior within households. This study...
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