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Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …
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Mauritania. Micro-level data from a 2014 household survey are used to evaluate the relationship between credit access, a range of …
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methodologies on estimating wealth accounting are used to study Mauritania's wealth, which is estimated to be between USD50 and USD … news for Mauritania, as sound management of these resources may ensure a constant flow of resources in the future and … 2006, meaning that the wealth of the country is being depleted. Mauritania has recently joined the ranks of lower …
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Mauritania is a resource-rich developing country. As many other African nations, it will not reach most of the … process. Over 2008-2015, the total cost of reaching the goals in Mauritania and the resulting financing gap stand at …
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The paper estimates the effect of product standards on firms? export decisions using two novel datasets. The first covers all exporting firms in 42 developing countries. The second covers pesticide standards for 243 agricultural and food products in 63 importing countries over 2006?12. The...
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Management of common-pool resources in the absence of individual pricing can lead to suboptimal allocation. In the context of irrigation schemes, this can create water scarcity even when there is sufficient water to meet the total requirements. High-frequency data from three irrigation schemes...
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Salinity in surface waters is on the rise throughout much of the world. Many factors contribute to this change, including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify the impacts on global food production. This paper...
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. Using data from the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study–Integrated Surveys on Agriculture in Malawi and Tanzania …
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commercial agriculture and have witnessed greater reductions in land area compared with their male counterparts. The results show … are the three most promising policy options to reach gender parity in agriculture in C?te d'Ivoire …
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Agriculture remains an important economic sector in Africa, employing a large share of the labor force and earning …
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