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Loan demand and rationing among small-scale farmers in Nigeria:
Olomola, Aderbigbe; Gyimah-Brempong, Kwabena - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
) analyze the demand for agricultural credit by farmers and highlight the key determinants of this demand, (3) ascertain the … extent to which farmers are credit rationed and the factors influencing the emerging rationing scenarios, and (4) suggest … policy measures to address the problem of agricultural credit rationing and enhance the demand for credit. The study employs …
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Business operations of agrodealers and their participation in the loan market in Nigeria
Olomola, Aderibigbe S. - 2014
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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
, 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 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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