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Ecosystems for water and food security. [Background paper]
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010879151
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Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Policy Issues
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
recent gains in poverty reduction. The impact of higher food prices is severe—an additional 112 million people could have … escaped poverty in Asia during the late 2000s if food prices had not increased during the period. Thus, long- and shortterm … strategies are needed to ensure food security and bolster efforts at poverty reduction. Policies to enhance food security that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010760354
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Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014: Le défi de la faim invisible
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Alors qu’il ne reste plus qu’une année avant la date d’échéance de la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 (GHI) offre une analyse multidimensionnelle de la faim et présente de nouvelles données permettant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152382
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The power of WASH: Why sanitation matters for nutrition
Spears, Dean; Haddad, Lawrence James - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the link between sanitation, child height, and well-being has come at an opportune time, when the issue of sanitation and nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204450
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Food safety: Reducing and managing food scares
Grace, Delia; McDermott, John - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
development, we need nuanced policy options to promote safer food production systems worldwide. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204451
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Reaching the missing middle: Overcoming hunger and malnutrition in middle income countries
Fan, Shenggen; Cousin, Ertharin - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
Eliminating hunger and malnutrition around the globe cannot be achieved without a new approach to dealing with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204452
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The business imperative: Helping small family farmers to move up or move out
Fan, Shenggen; Brzeska, Joanna; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
How can family farmers best contribute to their country’s agriculture needs as well as broader development goals? First, we should determine which farmers can be profitable and assist them in doing so. Second, for those who aren’t profitable, we need to help them shift to other economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204453
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Regional developments: Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
Badiane, Ousmane; Collins, Julia; Makombe, Tsitsi; … - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
economic growth, poverty reduction, and food and nutrition security in Africa 2. Policy reforms in fuel subsidies, agriculture …In addition to global developments and food policy changes, 2014 also saw important developments with potentially wide … repercussions in individual countries and regions. This chapter offers perspectives on major food policy developments in various …
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Conflict and food insecurity: How do we break the links?
Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Trinh Tan, … - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
Food and nutrition insecurity are becoming increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries, affecting millions of people. Policies and interventions that build resilience to these shocks have the power to not only limit the breadth and depth of conflict and violence around the world,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204455
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Mitigating risk: Social protection and the rural poor
Kanbur, Ravi - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
social protection, which can have a potentially significant impact on reducing poverty and vulnerability when implemented …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204456