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countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the Green Revolution brought a quantum leap in yields of staple … growth and urbanization, which in turn induced deeper agrarian change and food system transformations. In South Asia, these … accelerated growth of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Vast challenges of still widespread poverty and food …
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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Development Indicators (WDI … variables, while population is a control variable. Two agricultural variables (agriculture production and agriculture credit …) are employed with six variables of institutional framework. The findings show that in the long-run, agriculture production …
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both food security and agriculture prevailed. But a long-run trend of declining foreign assistance to agriculture appears …
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Following an overview on the fast changing global context of agriculture, and food and nutrition security, this paper … provides a framework for identifying the set of essential international public goods for a well-functioning world agriculture … development and food and nutrition security, and addresses the organizational implications. -- public goods ; agriculture ; food …
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The consequences of climate change for agriculture and food security in developing countries are of serious concern …. Due to their reliance on rain-fed agriculture both as a source of income and consumption, many low-income countries are …. -- climate change ; agriculture ; food security ; crop model ; CGE model ; Tanzania …
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India's policy responses to the food price crisis were strong. Exports of basic staples were banned. Domestic support prices of wheat and rice were raised substantially. The urea price increases in global markets were absorbed through enhanced fertilizer subsidies. The government launched the...
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This study used a nationally representative survey from the 2012-2013 World Bank's General Household Survey for Nigeria, to examine the relationship between empowerment, measured using a modification of the Alkire et al. (2013) empowerment index, and household dietary diversity, based on the FAO...
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spikes have had the heaviest economic and social impact on developing nations, where agriculture accounts for a sizable … environmental, energy, and agricultural organized interest groups that continues to evolve. -- agriculture in international trade …
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Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their … needed. -- biofuels ; economic development ; food security ; poverty ; Africa …
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We examine the implications of the rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa for food consumption patterns and …
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