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Understanding the policy landscape for climate change adaptation: A cross-country comparison using the Net-map method:

Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

In the context of increasing vulnerability to climate change for people dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, and Bangladesh undertook a project broadly aiming to create knowledge...

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Information networks among women and men and the demand for an agricultural technology in India:

Magnan, Nicholas; Spielman, David J.; Gulati, Kajal; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

Although there is ample evidence of differences in how and where men and women acquire information, most research on … assumption may be problematic in developing-country agriculture, where women play a fundamental role in farming. Using gender …-disaggregated social network data from Uttar Pradesh, India, we analyze agricultural information networks among men and women. We test for …

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The power of WASH: Why sanitation matters for nutrition

Spears, Dean; Haddad, Lawrence James - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

Water, sanitation, and hygiene can have a profound effect on health and nutrition. A growing base of evidence on the link between sanitation, child height, and well-being has come at an opportune time, when the issue of sanitation and nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the...

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Food safety: Reducing and managing food scares

Grace, Delia; McDermott, John - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

A series of high-profile food-related scares around the globe has drawn attention to the issue of food safety and other health risks associated with agriculture. Because the scope of the problem is different at different levels of economic development, we need nuanced policy options to promote...

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Reaching the missing middle: Overcoming hunger and malnutrition in middle income countries

Fan, Shenggen; Cousin, Ertharin - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

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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The business imperative: Helping small family farmers to move up or move out

Fan, Shenggen; Brzeska, Joanna; Olofinbiyi, Tolulope - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

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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Regional developments: Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Badiane, Ousmane; Collins, Julia; Makombe, Tsitsi; … - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

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 regions including Africa, the Middle East and...

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Conflict and food insecurity: How do we break the links?

Breisinger, Clemens; Ecker, Olivier; Trinh Tan, … - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

Food and nutrition insecurity are becoming increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries, affecting millions of people. Policies and interventions that build resilience to these shocks have the power to not only limit the breadth and depth of conflict and violence around the world,...

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Mitigating risk: Social protection and the rural poor

Kanbur, Ravi - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

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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Food policy in 2014–2015: Strong advances and stubborn setbacks

Fan, Shenggen - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

The year 2014 saw mixed results for food and nutrition security: some countries made headway on policies to cut hunger, while in other countries conflict and health crises took a heavy human toll. Much of the year’s discourse focused on potential priorities for the future global development...

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