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The Economic Impacts of Pollinator Declines: An Approach to Assessing the Consequences
Kevan, Peter G.; Phillips, Truman P. - 2001
pollination systems in many areas of agriculture are threatened by the inadequacy or lack of sustainable managed, indigenous, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468368
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Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Policy Issues
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
Ensuring a secure supply of food is essential, given the world’s (and especially Asia’s) growing population, high and volatile food prices, increasingly scarce resources, and changing environment. This paper discusses the drivers behind food insecurity in Asia and points to ways to mitigate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010760354
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Agrarian aspect of the socio-economic development in Siberia
Kurtsev, I.V. - In: Journal "Region: Economics and Sociology" 2 (2012)
potential of the Siberian agriculture. A proper governmental support to ensure the development of the Siberian agriculture is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010664017
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Seeds of contention: World hunger and the global controversy over genetically modified crops
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The authors assess the role various strategies can play in augmenting global food supplies and combating hunger.They attempt to defuse the contentious debate surrounding the development and spread of genetically modified (GM) foods, which, they argue, can help meet the needs of the poor.The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010752693
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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: Enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger
Reardon, Thomas (contributor); Chen, Kevin Z. (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
requires urgent actions to improve the productivity and climate resilience of agriculture and to upgrade the food value chains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132827
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Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health: An IFPRI 2020 book
Fan, Shenggen; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well … require closer collaboration across the sectors of agriculture, nutrition, and health, which have long operated in separate … spheres with little recognition of how their actions affect each other. It is time for agriculture, nutrition, and health to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010595736
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Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health: An IFPRI 2020 book
Fan, Shenggen; Pandya-Lorch, Rajul - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well … require closer collaboration across the sectors of agriculture, nutrition, and health, which have long operated in separate … spheres with little recognition of how their actions affect each other. It is time for agriculture, nutrition, and health to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611943
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Modeling the Impact of Drought on Agriculture and Food Security in Sudan
Siddig, Khalid - Moroccan Association of Agricultural Economics (AMAEco) - 2011
particularly important in a country like Sudan, where agriculture contributes over 31% to GDP and the bulk of agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960877
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Dietary Patterns and Non-Communicable Diseases in Selected Latin American Countries
Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia; Vazquez, Luis T Marcano; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
To raise awareness among policymakers and health practitioners about unhealthy diets, this document examines dietary patterns in selected Latin American countries using household surveys. The analysis shows that a large percentage of households in the countries examined have inadequate diets....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781855
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A standard computable general equilibrium (CGE) model in GAMS
Lofgren, Hans; Harris, Rebecca Lee; Robinson, Sherman - 2002
Over the past decade, the increasing power and reliability of microcomputers and the development of sophisticated software designed specificallyfor use with them has led to significant changes in the way quantitative food policy analysis is conducted. These changes cover most aspects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443361