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food system. A range of digital technologies are already leading to: better informed and engaged consumers and producers … privacy; exclusion; and cybersecurity breaches. These risks cut across all segments of the economy, including the food system …
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Shifting consumer demand and accelerating climate change will further shape the agri-food sector in Croatia in the next …, sustainable, and convenient products. Recent EU market projections further confirm ongoing shifts in consumer demand. Agri-food … revolution' as food retailing shifts from small shops and grocery stores to supermarkets. Climate change impacts and risk will …
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Zambia and Zimbabwe have experienced food security emergencies of varying severity, mainly caused by drought and floods … Reserves (SGR) to cope with food emergencies and other functions to ensure the availability of food. Both countries have years … of experience with SGR as a key component of their respective food security policies. At the center of this strategy is …
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The World Bank Group has developed a new diagnostic approach called Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD). This … study pilots the use of the World Bank's MFD approach to identify areas along value chains (VCs) where the private sector is … contrast, maize is primarily a food crop and 89 percent of maize produced is consumed by farming households. Cattle, on the …
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This study of Nigeria food loss and waste (FLW) analyzes the potential policy impacts of reducing FLW along the value … differences between food-producing regions of the north (a poor, rural, closed economy challenged by civil conflict) and largely … food-consuming regions of the south (an open economy with an increasingly urbanized population). The study found that …
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shocks affecting agriculture can significantly disrupt steady gains in economic growth, poverty reduction, and food security …
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The prevalence of small farmers and small-scale agri-food processors creates unique challenges for agri-food value …-scale agri-food processors are rarely successful in establishing sustainable partnerships with small farmers unless there are … strong market signals that facilitate these partnerships. Such strong market signals for Kyrgyz agri-food producers …
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August 2023, threatening the welfare of households and worsening food insecurity and poverty …
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sector and governmental bodies. Presently, aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food sector and is anticipated to … outgrow capture fisheries by 2027. Sustaining this growth will require continued industry support. Recognising this, the World … increasing demand for food from a rapidly growing human population. The guide describes the necessary requirements and enabling …
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To permanently end poverty and hunger by 2030, the world needs a food system that can feed every person, every day … better steward the world's natural resources. Urgently, we need a food system that is more resilient and that shifts from …, everywhere; that can raise real incomes of the poorest people; that can provide safe food and adequate nutrition; and that can …
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