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Cuba : Agricultural Transition and Food Security in a Global Perspective

Riera, Olivia - 2015

This paper reviews the situation in the agricultural sector and food security in Cuba and in particular the transformations that have (not) taken place since 1990. We compare the Cuban transition with transitions in other “transition countries” and show that Cuba does not fit easily in one...

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Moving Toward Food Democracy : Better Food, New Farmers, and the Myth of Feeding the World

Hamilton, Neil D. - 2015

Hamilton’s essay begins with a reflection on food and society. He writes of the effect of modernization and industry on the relationship America has with food. What once was a centerpiece of our economic independence, family life, and health is now merely an afterthought. Quality and trust in...

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Institutionalizing Inequality : The WTO Agreement on Agriculture, Food Security, and Developing Countries

Gonzalez, Carmen G. - 2009

The article examines the food security implications of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. It places the Agreement in …

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Trade Liberalization, Food Security and the Environment : The Neoliberal Threat to Sustainable Rural Development

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This article examines the historic and contemporary roots of chronic malnutrition and environmental degradation in the developing world. It chronicles the patterns of trade and production that contribute to this problem from the colonial period until the present, and analyzes the role of...

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Chapter 74 Agriculture Renaissance : Making “Agriculture for Development” Work in the 21 st Century

Pingali, Prabhu - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 4, (pp. 3867-3894). 2010

Agriculture renaissance means the renewed understanding and recommitment to the fundamental role of agriculture in the … least developed countries of the world, it could mean re-engaging agriculture's potential as a driver of overall economic …

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Food and Energy (In)Security : Evidence from Agricultural Investments in Selected Emerging Economies

Zolin, Bruna - 2013

this paper is to highlight the behavior and the role of China (a net food importer country) and India (which is facing a …

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Get Green or Get Out : Decoupling Environmental from Economic Objectives in Agricultural Regulation

Chen, James Ming - 2014

argument supposes that agriculture is environmentally benign or even ameliorative. A more fearsome fallacy may not exist …. Agriculture is one of the most resource-depleting economic activities and deserves to be treated accordingly. The microecological … variation on agroecological reasoning favors improving agriculture's environmental performance by reducing farm sizes and …

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China's Role on the International Cotton Market

Zolin, Bruna - 2015

The aim of this paper is to investigate the main features of world cotton market by focusing on the role of China, and … market is given; after that, the main reasons for considering China as the leading country in this sector are illustrated. To …

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The migration response to increasing temperatures

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