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High global food prices The challenges and opportunities: IFPRI 2007-2008 Annual Report Essay
Sheeran, Josette - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
millions of people. Global agriculture markets are undergoing structural changes, and the next three to four years will pose …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996821
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Responding to the Global Food Crisis - Three perspectives: IFPRI 2007-2008 Annual Report Essay
von Braun, Joachim; Sheeran, Josette; Ngongi, Namanga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"The dramatic rise and volatility of food prices over the last year have shaken the global food system. Governments and the international development community generally have responded to various aspects of the food crisis, but questions remain about whether the right actions are being pursued,...
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Policy implications of high food prices for Africa: IFPRI 2007-2008 Annual Report Essay
Ngongi, Namanga - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
"African agriculture is at a crossroads. The current high food prices and the instability they have provoked in several countries have added impetus for African countries to review their agricultural policies and programs. New agricultural policies will have to be more focused on staple food...
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IFPRI Annual Report 2007-2008:
IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008
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Trade, poverty, and social protection in developing countries
Desai, Raj M.; Rudra, Nita - 2016
How do shifts in trade affect social protections for the poor? Although the fraction of the world's population … protection to stabilize their incomes. Among the shocks to which the absolute poor have been exposed are those created by trade … stability from this type of trade require that the poor are provided with some forms of adjustment assistance. We examine the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568203
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Changing attitudes and behaviors - The role of Africa's cultural leaders: IFPRI 2006-2007 Annual Report Essay
Soyinka, Wole - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996810
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Eliminating hunger and reducing poverty- Three perspectives: IFPRI 2006-2007 Annual Report Essay
von Braun, Joachim; Patel, Amrita; Soyinka, Wole - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"Reducing poverty and ending hunger seem to be becoming more difficult goals to achieve. Although the world is a lot richer today than it was a decade ago, the numbers of poor and hungry people are declining more slowly. Are new approaches needed to reduce poverty and hunger? The first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996817
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Spaces of the poor: IFPRI 2006-2007 Annual Report Essay
Patel, Amrita - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
knowledge and technology, common markets, and commitments to environmental protection. We also hear myriad civil society voices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996833
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Focus on the world's poorest and hungry people: IFPRI 2006-2007 Annual Report Essay
von Braun, Joachim - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2007
"If economic growth alone could rapidly reduce poverty and hunger, many parts of the developing world ought to be much freer from these scourges than they are. To be sure, rapid economic growth in many developing countries, and agricultural growth in particular, has advanced global progress in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996841
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Millions fed: Proven successes in agricultural development
Spielman, David J.; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Learning from successes in agricultural development is now more urgent than ever. Progress in feeding the world’s billions has slowed, while the challenge of meeting future food needs remains enormous and is subject to new uncertainties in the global food and agricultural systems. In the late...
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