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Moving Toward Food Democracy : Better Food, New Farmers, and the Myth of Feeding the World

Hamilton, Neil D. - 2015

-- our food democracy -- that will promote quality, healthy foods that are safer for the environment and that foster … relationships between farmers and communities. The term "food democracy" was chosen by Hamilton because what he writes about goes …, "efficiency" production. He writes, "the medium is food, but the theme is democracy." For him, "the lens of democracy brings into …

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Myanmar's agriculture sector : unlocking the potential for inclusive growth

Raitzer, David A.; Wong, Larry C. Y.; Samson, Jindra … - 2015

Myanmar's agriculture sector offers substantial unexploited potential to underpin the country's inclusive economic development. With extensive land, water, and labor resources, as well as proximity to fast-growing markets, the country's agriculture has key competitive advantages. At the same...

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Reclaiming the Right to Food as a Normative Response to the Global Food Crisis

Narula, Smita - 2015

The number of hungry in the world has crossed the one billion mark, a dubious milestone that has been attributed in large part to consecutive food and economic crises. Over ninety-eight percent of these individuals live in the developing world. Ironically, a great majority are involved in food...

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Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Policy of Bulgaria and Vietnam

Bachev, Hrabrin; Ivanov, Bodjidar; Radev, Teodor; Dung, … - 2015

This book is a first attempt to make a comprehensive comparative analysis of agricultural policies in Bulgaria and Vietnam. Twenty year experience in reforming the agrarian sectors in both countries gives an extraordinary opportunity to (re)assess agrarian policies, their impacts and...

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Cuba : agricultural transition and food security in a global perspective

Riera, Olivia; Swinnen, Johan F. M. - 2015

This paper reviews the situation in the agricultural sector and food security in Cuba and in particular the transformations that have (not) taken place since 1990. We compare the Cuban transition with transitions in other "transition countries" and show that Cuba does not fit easily in one of...

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Evolution and critique of buffer stocking policy of India

Saini, Shweta; Kozicka, Marta - 2014

India's economic standing and its policy landscape have come a long way since the 1943 Bengal famine. History saw buffer stocking of food grains as a famine-combating tool. Today, apart from serving as an effective hedge in times of famines, such grain stocks are a conduit deployed by the...

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Myanmar's Agriculture Sector: Unlocking the Potential for Inclusive Growth

Raitzer, David A.; Wong, Larry C. Y.; Samson, Jindra … - 2015

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Can crop purchase programs reduce poverty and improve welfare in rural communities? : evidence from the food reserve agency in Zambia

Fung, Winnie; Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda; Mason, Nicole - 2015

The last decade has seen a resurgence of parastatal crop marketing institutions in sub-Saharan Africa, many of which cite improving food security and incomes as key goals. However, there is limited empirical evidence on the welfare effects of these programs. This article considers one such...

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Electoral Rules, Forms of Government and Redistributive Policy : Evidence from Agriculture and Food Policies

Olper, Alessandro; Raimondi, Valentina - 2012

We investigate the effect of electoral rules and forms of government on public policy outcomes using a new dataset on agriculture and food policies from 74 countries over the 1960-2005 period. Using both cross-sectional and panel data analyses we find robust evidence that the specific nature of...

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Key policy objectives for European agricultural policies : some reflections on policy coherence and governance issues

Coderoni, Silvia - In: Bio-based and applied economics 12 (2023) 2, pp. 85-101

Food security and environmental sustainability are global challenges that must be addressed together to be solved. After stressing the importance of solving the challenges of producing enough food to feed a growing population while preserving the climate and the environment, this analysis...

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