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From Maputo to Malabo : public agricultural spending and food security in Africa
Fontan, Charlotte; Mughal, Mazhar - In: Applied economics 51 (2019) 46, pp. 5045-5062
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Productive Diversification of African Agriculture and Its Effects on Resilience and Nutrition
World Bank Group - 2018
The agriculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the backbone of national economies, sustaining rural and … urban livelihoods alike, and providing food and income for the majority of households. Recent agriculture growth in Sub …-Saharan Africa has been solid and has supported improvements in nutrition outcomes and poverty rates.Despite some relative gains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645500
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Improving Agriculture and Food Security Risk Financing in Southern Africa : Lessons Learned
World Bank Group - 2020
The objective of this report is to provide a review of and recommendations for improving the agriculture and food … security risk financing framework in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Member States. This report presents the … agenda for food security and agriculture in the region; (iii) the implementation of one of the innovative solutions to one …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647365
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Impact of grain trade policies on prices and welfare : evidence from Malawi
Fuje, Habtamu; Pullabhotla, Hemant - 2020
harvests and seasonality - two critical dimensions of smallholder agriculture in Africa - mediate the effects of export bans on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390459
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The role of staple crop production during the Covid-19 outbreak : evidence for women small producers in Senegal
Burrone, Sara; Dingacci, Giulia; Dia, Massylla; Bamba, … - In: Applied economics 55 (2023) 26, pp. 3026-3042
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296356
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Salt of the earth : quantifying the impact of water salinity on global agricultural productivity
Russ, Jason; Zaveri, Esha D.; Damania, Richard; … - 2020
Salinity in surface waters is on the rise throughout much of the world. Many factors contribute to this change, including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify the impacts on global food production. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228769
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Investment needs for irrigation infrastructure along different socioeconomic pathways : beyond the gap : how countries can afford the infrastructure they need while protecting the...
Palazzo, Amanda; Valin, Hugo; Batka, Miroslav; Havlík, Petr - 2019
the agriculture and food system, from the perspective of different Sustainable Development Goals, in particular food … regional context. In South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, the expansion of irrigation increases unsustainable water …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012007961
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Effectiveness of fertilizer policy reforms to enhance food security in Kenya : a macro-micro simulation analysis
Boulanger, Pierre; Dudu, Hasan; Ferrari, Emanuele; … - In: Applied economics 54 (2022) 8, pp. 841-861
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The nutrition sensitivity of food and agriculture in South Asia
Dizon, Felipe; Josephson, Anna; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2019
Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008111
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Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 in four African countries
Josephson, Anna; Kilic, Talip; Michler, Jeffrey D. - 2020
socioeconomic impacts of and responses to the pandemic among households and individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa. To do so, reduced …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012390648