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related to ongoing conflict, climate change, food insecurity, natural disasters, and displacement. Overlapping crises related … to the COVID-19 pandemic, a prolonged drought, and macroeconomic shocks from rising food and fuel costs have worsened …
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Papua New Guinea has abundant resources in the form of oil and mineral wealth. But a complex set of factors, including systemic gender inequality, underinvestment in non-extractive sectors, and fragility compounded by vulnerability to disasters caused by natural hazards act as barriers to...
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Food Safety Issues in the Developing World examines three main issues: what food security is, how it relates to animal … and plant health, and how food safety hazards have affected people of the developing world. After raising and answering … these important questions this volume makes a case for public investment in improving food safety. The authors demonstrate …
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-rationing food subsidy program has contributed to the upward pressures on food prices and ensured access of food to urban consumers …
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food system. A range of digital technologies are already leading to: better informed and engaged consumers and producers … privacy; exclusion; and cybersecurity breaches. These risks cut across all segments of the economy, including the food system …
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The report focuses on the role that food loss and waste (FLW) could play in reducing the environmental footprint of … food systems while attempting to meet the caloric and nutrient needs of a population expected to increase by 3 billion … people in the next 30 years. The performance of the global food system over the last century has been extraordinary. From a …
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Shifting consumer demand and accelerating climate change will further shape the agri-food sector in Croatia in the next …, sustainable, and convenient products. Recent EU market projections further confirm ongoing shifts in consumer demand. Agri-food … revolution' as food retailing shifts from small shops and grocery stores to supermarkets. Climate change impacts and risk will …
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This paper is a contribution to United Nation (UN)-led efforts to articulate a post-2015 development framework, building on the Millennium Declaration and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It focuses on the challenge of financing development goals and complements the extensive work conducted...
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