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Conflict, food price shocks, and food insecurity: The experience of Afghan households

D’Souza, Anna; Jolliffe, Dean - In: Food Policy 42 (2013) C, pp. 32-47

the relationship between conflict and food insecurity in Afghanistan. Spatial mappings of the raw data reveal large … variations in levels of food insecurity and conflict across the country; surprisingly, high conflict provinces are not the most … food insecure. Using a simple bivariate regression model of conflict (violent incidents and persons killed or injured) on …

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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 … nutrition in developing countries has moved to the top of the post-2015 development agenda. …

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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

economic growth, poverty reduction, and food and nutrition security in Africa 2. Policy reforms in fuel subsidies, agriculture … regions including Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and Latin America and the …, and food trade in the Middle East and North Africa 3. Economic challenges and opportunities for Central Asia’s food system …

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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 … and depth of conflict and violence around the world, but also strengthen national-level governance systems and …

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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 …

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The rise of aquaculture: The role of fish in global food security

Msangi, Siwa; Batka, Miroslav - In: 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report

dynamic Asian aquaculture producers that might guide emerging fish farmers in Africa and elsewhere? …

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