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India's exports of food products : food safety related issues and way forward
Goyal, Tanu M.; Mukherjee, Arpita; Kapoor, Avantika - 2017
sustainable agriculture practices and is encouraging organic farming. Despite these efforts, Indian exporters of agricultural … bilateral trade agreements, etc., and (c) raising the issue in multilateral forums such as the WTO. …
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Leakages from Public Distribution System (PDS) and the way forward
Gulati, Ashok; Saini, Shweta - 2015
The public distribution system (PDS) has been one of the main policy instruments of the Government of India (GoI) to provide food security to the people of this country, especially the vulnerable ones. The recently enacted National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, also relies heavily on it to...
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The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 : challenges, buffer stocking and the way forward
Saini, Shweta; Gulati, Ashok - 2015
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 combines and expands the scope of some existing food-based welfare schemes. It will be distributing raw rations, meal(s) and/or cash. Approximately 81.35 crore persons or 16.57 crore households are to benefit under the targeted public distribution...
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Options to achieve net-zero emissions from agriculture and land use changes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Dumas, Patrice; Wirsenius, Stefan; Searchinger, Tim; … - 2022
the food system are key to reach these carbon neutrality goals, as agriculture and resulting land-use changes are …. We consider both direct agriculture emissions and the pressure that food production puts on land use changes, and track … separately emissions that happen in the region and emissions linked to trade. Our findings confirm that cattle plays a …
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When a short-term analysis is not a shortterm approach impacts of agricultural technology adoption in Bolivia
Aramburu, Julián; González Flores, Mario; Salazar, Lina; … - 2014
This paper presents the results of an impact evaluation for the CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of this program is to increase the agricultural income and food security of smallholder farmers through productivity gains that result from technological adoption....
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Food security and productivity impacts of technology adoption in small subsistence farmers in Bolivia
Salazar, Lina; Aramburu, Julián; González-Flores, Mario; … - 2015
This paper presents the impact evaluation of CRIAR program, implemented in rural areas in Bolivia. The objective of CRIAR is to increase smallholders' agricultural income and food security through productivity improvements triggered by technological adoption. In this study, we use data from a...
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Evolution and critique of buffer stocking policy of India
Saini, Shweta; Kozicka, Marta - 2014
famines, such grain stocks are a conduit deployed by the government to foster the country's agriculture development and food …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010404643
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Transferencias de ganado, seguridad alimentaria y empoderamiento de la mujer : evidencia de un programa de entrada aleatoria por fases en Nicaragua
Salazar, Lina; Fahsbender, Jossie; Kim, Namho - 2018
This paper explores the impact of a livestock transfer program , that targeted small - holder female farmers with high levels of food insecurity in Nicaragua . For this purpose, the three dimensions of food security are assessed (i.e. access, availability and food use ) . The analysis uses a...
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Livestock transfers, food security and women's empowerment : evidence from a randomized phased-in program in Nicaragua
Salazar, Lina; Fahsbender, Jossie; Kim, Namho - 2018
This paper explores the impact of a livestock transfer program, that targeted small-holder female farmers with high levels of food insecurity in Nicaragua. For this purpose, the three dimensions of food security are assessed (i.e. access, availability and food use). The analysis uses a double...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011959515
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The effects of tenure security on women’s empowerment and food security : evidence from a land regularization program in Ecuador
Schling, Maja; Pazos, Nicolas; Corral, Leonardo; … - 2023
This paper evaluates the impact of a rural land administration program in Ecuador on female empowerment and household food security. Using a double robust estimation that combines the difference-in-difference approach with inverse probability weighting, we explore whether receiving a...
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