Examines the welfare of the Somali people as depicted by the production and consumption of food. Based on research carried out in 1980, analyses the impact of external and internal factors on the economy.

ILO pub-WEP pub-PREALC pub. Working paper on the use of national accounting for development planning, partic. In developing countries - discusses data collecting to provide diaggregated input output information on economic structure; includes model input output tables, outlining their value in...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on economic recession, food security and structural change, Ghana, 1965-1983 - analyses the causes of decline in agricultural production, the role of agricultural price and consumer prices, the effects of migration and rural migration on food production, rural...

Assesses proposal to clear environmentally valuable forests to develop irrigation-based agriculture. Balances environmental concerns against employment, income and food security objectives.

Examines the extent to which food supply, incomes, employment and exports have been boosted through the use of biotechnology applications on small farms.

Poverty has a high social cost for countries of the region: it negatively affects all aspects of society because of migration to the cities, destabilizing political consequences, and the pressures that poverty exerts on the environment. This book looks for new ways to alleviate rural poverty,...

Este estudio presenta los resultados de la evaluación de impacto del programa CRIAR. Este programa tiene como objetivo incrementar los niveles de ingreso y seguridad alimentaria a través de mejoras en la productividad que surgen por la adopción de tecnologías agropecuarias. Para este estudio...

En el marco de políticas dirigidas a la reducción de la desnutrición, a la erradicación del hambre y al fomento del sector rural, existen diferentes conceptualizaciones y tendencias de acuerdo a la naturaleza de sus impulsores. La Seguridad Alimentaria es uno de los términos ampliamente...