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Smallholder risk management in developing countries

Cervantes-Godoy, Dalila; Kimura, Shingo; Antón, Jesús - 2013

a quantitative assessment of farm-level risks and risk management strategies in three emerging economies: Brazil, China …. When risk is an important consideration in a farm household’s decision on sector transition, insurance or safety … households able to successfully transit to the non-farm sector continued to maintain small plots of land for self …

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Digital opportunities for trade in the agriculture and food sectors

Jouanjean, Marie-Agnes - 2019

How are new opportunities to create and share information shaping the digital transformation of the agriculture and food system, and thus potentially fostering its reorganisation? This report focuses on cross-border trade aspects along the global agriculture and food value chain, and looks at...

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Issues around data governance in the digital transformation of agriculture : the farmers' perspective

Jouanjean, Marie-Agnes; Casalini, Francesca; Wiseman, Leanne - 2020

Agricultural data and their use for better decision-making and innovation are at the core of the digital transformation of agriculture. But fragmented and unclear data governance arrangements may weaken farmers’ willingness to adopt digital solutions. This, in turn, may reduce the availability...

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Emerging opportunities in the West African food economy

Allen, Thomas; Heinrigs, Philipp - 2016

Driven by urbanisation and income growth, the West African food economy has radically changed over the past 60 years. The food economy, including all activities involved in producing food, from production to processing, transport and distribution totalled USD 178 billion in 2010, equal to 36% of...

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West African food systems and changing consumer demands

Staatz, John M.; Hollinger, Frank - 2016

Fueled by a burgeoning population, urbanisation and income growth, West African food demand is rapidly transforming, with striking increases in total quantities demanded, growing preference for convenience, diversification of diets towards more perishable products, and an increased concern for...

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Alternative policies to buffer stocks for food security

Beaujeu, Raphaël - 2016

Public stockholding remains a major concern in multilateral negotiations on agricultural trade liberalisation. This paper focuses on identifying alternative policies to buffer stockholding. It first positions buffer stocks within the range of policies aimed at price stabilisation and food...

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Agriculture, food and jobs in West Africa

Allen, Thomas; Heinrigs, Philipp; Heo, Inhoi - 2018

food economy jobs are in agriculture, off-farm employment in food-related manufacturing and service activities is … strategies that leverage the links between agricultural productivity, off-farm employment and rural-urban areas and ensure …

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The cost of high food prices in West Africa

Allen, Thomas - 2017

West African households were particularly affected by the food price crisis of 2007-08. As these households depend on markets for two-thirds of their food supplies, prices have become a key determinant of access to food. However, food prices are 30-40% higher in sub-Saharan Africa than in the...

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Concentration and market power in the food chain

Deconinck, Koen - 2021

than farm-level production. Nevertheless, while competition problems were found in some instances, the current evidence …

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