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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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This report focuses on growing trade in food staples in the Southern and Eastern African region of Africa as one of the … largest growth opportunities available to African farmers. This paper examines the impact of regional trade in food staples …, both for maintaining farmer incentives in surplus food production zones and for moderating price spikes in deficit areas …
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Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising … global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns will … impacts on poverty. The report highlights the range of barriers to food trade in Africa along the entire value chain. The …
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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 after the 1974 food crisis and its associated food price volatility and …
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to another, with impact on animal health, trade, food security, food safety and possibly creating public health …
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European Union have adopted such different policies toward genetically modified (GM) food. Their results show that when firms …
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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 … seem to prevail, continuing price volatility, and the risk of intermittent food shortages occurring repeatedly far into the …
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This study provides a review of the food and agricultural sector in Ukraine. It assesses the current status of the food … support to the sector. The paper reviews the sector's readiness to compete on open global markets for food and agricultural … products. Given the importance and sensitivity of the food and agriculture sector in the country, the report highlights a …
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