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We measure if and to what extent livestock sales during food shortages affect the wealth value of livestock. For this purpose we exploit monthly market prices of meat and staple foods in Malawi, for up to 72 locations (towns, villages and markets), for the period from January 1991 to December...
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-term consequences of the conflict on food security in Africa. We use a long-run general equilibrium trade model and study three … compromise food security in Africa. We document important cross-country heterogeneity in the severity of impacts. … die möglichen langfristigen Auswirkungen des Konflikts auf die Ernährungssicherheit in Afrika. Wir verwenden ein …
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Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their …
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Die Herausforderungen des fortschreitenden Klimawandels stellen die globale Landwirtschaft zukünftig vor große Herausforderungen und erfordern durchdachte Anpassungsstrategien. So zählt eine Anpassung des Wassermanagements zu einer der großen Aufgaben, die es zu bewältigen gilt. Änderungen...
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Horn of Africa. The government under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faces three key challenges. First, it must integrate the …
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dryness and drought during different steps of the vegetation period and extreme heat in the blooming period lead to … considerable losses. In total the calculated sum of losses due to dryness, drought and heat are estimated to approximately 40 Mio …
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outbreaks with drought incidence and severity, we show that this causality is valid also for Somalia at the local level. We find … that livestock price shocks drive drought-induced conflicts through reducing the opportunity costs of conflict … Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scenario for eastern Africa by the end of the century?would lower cattle prices by about 4 …
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This study quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed the impacts of natural disasters, particularly typhoons, floods, and droughts, on agriculture, food security, and the natural resources and environment in the Philippines. It aimed to propose recommendations as to how best to respond to the...
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display gender bias after crises in Africa, the results are consistent with factors explaining differences in gender biases …
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outside of Africa by national governments, UN agencies, donors and NGO organizations. The paper draws on early applications of …
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