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This report focuses on promoting low-carbon rice production systems in Vietnam. There are many sources of greenhouse …-food context. However, because rice production is so important to the country and to emission reductions in agriculture, this … from rice production systems. The report covers emission reduction pathways in rice. This report assesses agronomic and …
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Rice is an important agricultural product and food staple in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), especially for its … three low-income members - Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. These countries are net exporters of rice, similar to their more … advanced neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam, but their rice sector potential is still largely underutilized. They adopt slightly …
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Myanmar's agriculture has experienced some considerable diversification over the past decade, rice, and bean or pulses remain … core elements of the sector. Rice remains an important crop and commodity for the economy and welfare of Myanmar. Myanmar … trend has been a significant increase in agro-chemicals use in paddy production. Elsewhere in the rice value chain, many …
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growth, and a strong preference for rice are the main drivers of demand. Yet, Liberia produces only one-third of its rice …, the increase in imported rice prices continues to fuel food insecurity, poverty, and vulnerabilities in Liberia. Domestic … rice sector, as well as policy actions. This report provides some broad directions for policies …
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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, everywhere; that can raise real incomes of the poorest people; that can provide safe food and adequate nutrition; and that can better steward the world's natural resources. Urgently,...
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Shifting consumer demand and accelerating climate change will further shape the agri-food sector in Croatia in the next decade. Consumers in high value markets in the EU and beyond are shifting their expenditures towards safe, healthy, sustainable, and convenient products. Recent EU market...
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Zambia and Zimbabwe have experienced food security emergencies of varying severity, mainly caused by drought and floods in some areas. Like several countries in Africa and elsewhere, the two countries have developed and used Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR) to cope with food emergencies and other...
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The South Sudan economy is projected to contract by 4.1 percent in FY2020/21, with growth negatively affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, lower oil production, floods, and increased conflict intensity in parts of the country. With the economic decline in FY2020/21, living conditions...
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To meet carbon emissions targets, more than 30 countries have committed to boosting production of renewable resources from biological materials andconvert them into products such as food, animal feedand bioenergy. In a post-fossil-fuel world, an increasingproportion of chemicals, plastics,...
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