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countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the Green Revolution brought a quantum leap in yields of staple … growth and urbanization, which in turn induced deeper agrarian change and food system transformations. In South Asia, these … accelerated growth of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Vast challenges of still widespread poverty and food …
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agriculture therein, and the pace of structural transformation in Africa over the last 50 years. The evolution has involved …-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from …
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high priority. Both volume and share of aid earmarked for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa not only remained low, around …Although agriculture is important for the livelihood of most Africans, especially the poor, donors did not accord it a …
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Following an overview on the fast changing global context of agriculture, and food and nutrition security, this paper … provides a framework for identifying the set of essential international public goods for a well-functioning world agriculture … development and food and nutrition security, and addresses the organizational implications. -- public goods ; agriculture ; food …
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both food security and agriculture prevailed. But a long-run trend of declining foreign assistance to agriculture appears …
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The consequences of climate change for agriculture and food security in developing countries are of serious concern …. Due to their reliance on rain-fed agriculture both as a source of income and consumption, many low-income countries are …. -- climate change ; agriculture ; food security ; crop model ; CGE model ; Tanzania …
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India's policy responses to the food price crisis were strong. Exports of basic staples were banned. Domestic support prices of wheat and rice were raised substantially. The urea price increases in global markets were absorbed through enhanced fertilizer subsidies. The government launched the...
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used to achieve the joint objectives of development, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in agriculture in the … developing world. The results show that agriculture is underinvested and foreign aid has not increased sufficiently to assist … developing countries achieve sustainable agriculture; substantial funds are needed to finance the wide range of measures for …
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We examine important changes in agriculture in Viet Nam in the context of ongoing structural changes in the economy. We … misallocation in agriculture during the period between 2006 and 2016. Despite rapid growth in agricultural productivity and a …
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have affected progress in the agriculture sector suggests the need for concerted reorientation in existing strategies … of agriculture in Mozambique within a long-term perspective, focusing on the adoption and stabilization of an …
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