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This report summarizes the First Annual Progress Report on the Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (PRGS) program. It assesses the status of the strategy implementation and monitoring mechanism, and emphasizes the need to face enormous development challenges and curb poverty and unemployment....
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The paper is a documentation of a (non-representative) survey on the food situation of households in the Grodno region …, Belarus. It covers the year between September 2000 and August 2001. The focus of the survey was on the sources of food in the … well balanced diet based on potatoes and vegetables as the main staple food. 75 percent of the households use small land …
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This paper builds on the global experience and Mali?s context to identify an effective nutrition approach as well as … costs and benefits of key nutrition programs, as part of a resilience agenda after the crisis. It is intended to help guide … relevant nutrition-specific interventions, largely delivered through the health sector, and at multisectoral nutrition …
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the … nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the post-2015 development agenda. …
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A series of high-profile food-related scares around the globe has drawn attention to the issue of food safety and other … development, we need nuanced policy options to promote safer food production systems worldwide. …
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Eliminating hunger and malnutrition around the globe cannot be achieved without a new approach to dealing with the problem in middle income countries. Here’s why this is so, how the middle income countries should respond, and what the international community can do to help.
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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...
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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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Food and nutrition insecurity are becoming increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries, affecting millions …
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People in developing countries—particularly the agricultural poor—face a host of risks to their lives and livelihoods, including those stemming from globalization, climate change, and weather shocks. These experiences highlight the importance of social protection, which can have a...
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