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Making Peace Work : The Challenges of Social and Economic Reconstruction

Addison, Tony (ed.); Brück, Tilman (ed.) - 2009

This book provides an insight into some of the main issues that arise in post-conflict economic and social reconstruction, and offers examples of what works, and what does not. It will be of interest to all working on economic and social reconstruction in post-conflict countries, as well as...

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Agricultural Trade, Policy Reforms, and Global Food Security

Anderson, Kym - 2016

1. Introduction and Summary -- 2. How Trade Can Boost Food Security -- 3. The Long History of Food Globalization -- 4. The Evolution of Food Trade Patterns since 1960 -- 5. Market-Distorting Policies: Long-Run Trends and Short-Run Insulation -- 6. Estimating Trade, Welfare, and Poverty Effects...

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How to Feed the World

Eise, Jessica (ed.); Foster, Kenneth Alan (ed.) - 2018

By 2050, we will have ten billion mouths to feed in a world profoundly altered by environmental change. How can we meet … this challenge? In How to Feed the World, a diverse group of experts from Purdue University break down this crucial … the World unites contributors from different perspectives and academic disciplines, ranging from agronomy and hydrology to …

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Declining International Cooperation on Pesticide Regulation : Frittering Away Food Security

Yeung, May T. - 2017

This Palgrave Pivot investigates barriers to international agricultural trade caused by a lack of standardized maximum residue levels (MRL) for pesticides. As upwards of ninety percent of the food entering international supply chains will show pesticide residues, this issue poses a serious...

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Understanding Food Insecurity : Key Features, Indicators, and Response Design

Sassi, Maria - 2018

This book provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of food insecurity, including definitional and conceptual issues, information systems and data sources, indicators, and policies. The aim is to equip readers with a sound understanding of the subject that will assist in the recognition...

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Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development

Qaim, Matin - 2016

This book analyzes the impacts of current and possible future GM crop applications and shows that these technologies can contribute substantially to sustainable agricultural development and food security

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Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy

Kalkuhl, Matthias (ed.); Braun, Joachim von (ed.); … - 2016

This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from...

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Advances in Managing Humanitarian Operations

Zobel, Christopher W. (ed.); Altay, Nezih (ed.); … - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016

This volume provides a survey of current research problems and results in humanitarian operations research. Additionally, it discusses existing applications of humanitarian operations research, and considers new research efforts that clearly extend existing research and applications.The book is...

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The WTO and Food Security : Implications for Developing Countries

Sharma, Sachin Kumar - 2016

This book examines the public stockholding policies of selected developing countries from the perspective of WTO rules and assesses whether the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) could hamper these countries’ efforts to address the challenges of food security. Further, it...

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Proceedings of Selected Articles of 2013 World Agricultural Outlook Conference

Xu, Shiwei - 2014

Forecast of World Corn Market Trade and Policy -- Analysis on Current Fruit Market and Late Concerns in China -- Rice Policy … demand, and ultimately contributes to enhance world food security and sustainable global agricultural development. …

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