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Seeds, Patents and Power : The Shifting Foundation of Our Food System
Matson, James - 2014
Our food supply rests on a foundation of agricultural seed. As the world races to meet soaring food demand, the development and control of this fundamental genetic resource will be of critical concern to the entire human community. Seed, once treated as a shared public good and natural resource,...
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Agricultural financing to guarantee food safety in an emerging nation : a case study of Nigeria
Omodero, Cordelia Onyinyechi; Ehikioya, Benjamin - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 23 (2022) 1, pp. 53-59
Investment in agriculture is very crucial in the present situation of Nigeria. The effort to overcome food insecurity …, the right step to take is to adequately finance agriculture in order to ensure sufficient food production and safety that … will save the future of the country. This study emphasizes on investment in agriculture to guarantee food security in …
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State of Agricultural Production and Food Security in Russia in 2022
Shagaida, Natalia; Ternovskiy, Denis - 2023
In 2022, index of physical volume of agricultural output in agricultural organizations, peasant (private) farms and household farms grew by 10.2% as compared to the previous year. In monetary terms growth was 14.8% due to rising prices on agricultural products (+4.2%, i.e. much lower as compared...
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Innovations to overcome the increasingly complex problems of hunger
Braun, Joachim von - 2018
' own innovation capacities need strengthening. Investment in food and agricultural research and development (R&D) is an … important tool for broad-based innovation, for instance, related to improved seeds. Digital technology is a game changer for … development policy with diplomacy and security policy. Innovation initiatives like any development investments must follow …
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010474743
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Innovations to Overcome the Increasingly Complex Problems of Hunger
von Braun, Joachim - 2018
' own innovation capacities need strengthening. Investment in food and agricultural research and development (R&D) is an … important tool for broad-based innovation, for instance, related to improved seeds. Digital technology is a game changer for … development policy with diplomacy and security policy. Innovation initiatives like any development investments must follow …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012921813
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Chapter 22. The Economics of Innovation and Technical Change in Agriculture
Pardey, Philip G.; Alston, Julian M.; Ruttan, Vernon W. - 2010
Innovation in agriculture differs from innovation elsewhere in the economy in several important ways. In this chapter …. Informal innovation and technical discovery processes characterized agriculture from its beginnings some 10,000 years ago … century or two. This chapter reviews innovation and technical change in agriculture in this more-recent period, paying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025149
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Cuba : Agricultural Transition and Food Security in a Global Perspective
Riera, Olivia - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013028449
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Moving Toward Food Democracy : Better Food, New Farmers, and the Myth of Feeding the World
Hamilton, Neil D. - 2015
Hamilton’s essay begins with a reflection on food and society. He writes of the effect of modernization and industry on the relationship America has with food. What once was a centerpiece of our economic independence, family life, and health is now merely an afterthought. Quality and trust in...
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Chapter 69 Population Growth and Trends in Food Production and Consumption in the CWANA Region
Shideed, Kamil H.; Shomo, Farouk; Aw-Hassan, Aden - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 4, (pp. 3531-3570). 2010
Many of the financial and social challenges that face Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) can be addressed through more efficient and sustainable use of arable land and water resources. In recent years improvements in land and water use have come from an agricultural sector that is...
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