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Trockengebiet 215 Arid zone 157 Drought 32 Dürre 32 Afrika 31 Africa 27 Agrarboden 27 Agricultural soil 26 Landwirtschaft 26 Wasserversorgung 25 Bewässerung 23 Water supply 23 Weidewirtschaft 23 Indien 22 Irrigation 22 Nachhaltige Entwicklung 22 Pastoral farming 22 Sustainable development 22 India 21 Kenia 21 Kenya 21 Agriculture 18 Climate change 18 Klimawandel 18 Cattle farming 16 Namibia 16 Rinderhaltung 16 Wüste 16 Desert 12 Steppe 10 Sub-Saharan Africa 10 Subsahara-Afrika 10 Agrarproduktion 9 Agricultural production 9 Rajasthan 9 Risikomanagement 9 Risk management 9 Theorie 8 Theory 8 Agrarbodenverbesserung 7
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Free 62 Undetermined 20 CC license 1
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Book / Working Paper 177 Article 36 Journal 2
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Graue Literatur 62 Non-commercial literature 62 Arbeitspapier 43 Working Paper 43 Article in journal 23 Aufsatz in Zeitschrift 23 Konferenzschrift 13 Aufsatzsammlung 12 Hochschulschrift 12 Collection of articles of several authors 11 Sammelwerk 11 Aufsatz im Buch 10 Book section 10 Bibliografie 4 Bibliografie enthalten 4 Bibliography included 4 Case study 4 Fallstudie 4 Thesis 4 Amtsdruckschrift 3 Conference proceedings 3 Government document 3 Collection of articles written by one author 1 Conference paper 1 Festschrift 1 Glossar enthalten 1 Glossary included 1 Konferenzbeitrag 1 Monografische Reihe 1 Sammlung 1 Statistics 1 Statistik 1
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English 188 German 24 Undetermined 4 French 3 Spanish 1
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Baumgärtner, Stefan 15 Quaas, Martin F. 12 Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep 7 Mendelsohn, Robert O. 7 Dinar, Ariel 6 Hassan, Rashid M. 6 Seo, S. Niggol 6 Frank, Karin 5 Libecap, Gary D. 5 Müller, Birgit 5 Olbrich, Roland 5 Coll-Black, Sarah 4 Fallavier, Pierre 4 Hansen, Zeynep Kocabiyik 4 Rocha, Rudi 4 Soares, Rodrigo Reis 4 Agostini, Paola 3 Brock, William A. 3 Del Ninno, Carlo 3 Finckh, Manfred 3 Freier, Korbinian P. 3 Gray, Erin 3 Place, Frank M. 3 Roberts, Michael J. 3 Schlenker, Wolfram 3 Schneider, Uwe A. 3 Xepapadeas, Anastasios 3 Aitken, Andrew 2 Alkämper, Jochen 2 Baas, Stephan 2 Barrett, Christopher B. 2 Berry, Steven 2 Brüggemann, Rainer 2 Campos-López, Enrique 2 Cervigni, Raffaello 2 Das, Keshabananda 2 Grimes, Arthur L. 2 Henninger, Norbert 2 Kalwar, Sugan Chand 2 Karmaoui, Ahmed 2
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 3 [United Nations Environment Programme] 3 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit 2 National Bureau of Economic Research 2 UNESCO 2 Vereinte Nationen 2 Wissenschaftliches Zentrum Tropeninstitut <Gießen> 2 American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1 American Association for the Advancement of Science 1 Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg 1 Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe 1 Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation 1 Conference on Environment and Development <1992, Rio de Janeiro> 1 Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt <Köln> 1 Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik 1 Deutschland / Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung 1 Dr. Hans-Joachim Köster <Firma> 1 Edward Elgar Publishing 1 FAO / Horticultural Crops Group 1 Frankfurter Wirtschaftsgeographisches Symposium <4, 1982> 1 Horticultural Crop Group of the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division 1 Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues 1 Institut für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographie <Frankfurt am Main> 1 Institute for Social and Economic Change <Bangalore> 1 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas 1 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 1 International Organization for Succulent Plant Study 1 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1 Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut 1 National Council of Applied Economic Research 1 Negev Center for Regional Development 1 Overseas Development Institute 1 Symposium on the Problems of the Arid Zone <1960, Paris> 1 Technische Universität Berlin / Interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt Stabilisierung der Lebensbedingungen für die Landbevölkerung auf Grenzertragsflächen in den Trockengebieten Chinas 1 Tropen-Institut <Gießen> 1 Tropical Agriculture Association 1 Universität Heidelberg 1 Universiṭah ha-ʿIvrit bi-Yerushalayim 1 Verlag Dr. Kovač 1 Weltbank 1
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KIPPRA discussion paper 15 University of Lüneburg Working paper series in economics 8 Arid zone research 7 World Bank E-Library Archive 6 World Bank Studies 6 A World Bank study 5 Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies (AEEGT) book series 3 Giessener Beiträge zur Entwicklungsforschung / 1 3 Ecological economics : the transdisciplinary journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics 2 Environment and development economics 2 Geojournal / Library : international journal for physical, biological and human geosciences and their application in environmental planning and ecology 2 Institutions for rural development 2 NBER Working Paper 2 Policy research working paper : WPS 2 Research report / International Food Policy Research Institute 2 Thünen-Report 2 Working papers / Forschungsstelle Nachhaltige Umweltentwicklung, Universität Hamburg 2 A world bank study 1 Africa Development Forum 1 Africa development forum series 1 Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft zwischen Ressourceneffizienz und gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen : 57. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts - und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. vom 13. bis 15. September 2017 1 An ICRISAT-NCAER collaborative study 1 Appropriate mechanization of small farms in Africa : Proceedings of the Workshop of the Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Afrika on theme B and of the 2. Annual Symposium of the Kenya National Academy for Advancement of Arts and Sciences, January/February 1980 1 Asia Pacific development journal 1 BI-Hochschultaschenbücher 1 BREAD working paper 1 Bochumer geographische Arbeiten 1 Bonner geographische Abhandlungen 1 Bremer Beiträge zur Geographie und Raumplanung : BBGR 1 CDR working papers 1 CSGR working paper / Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation 1 CentER dissertation series / Center for Economic Research, Tilburg University : CDS 1 Colección ADN 1 Demokratie und Entwicklung 1 Development studies 1 Die Greifswalder Theorie starker Nachhaltigkeit : Ausbau, Anwendung und Kritik 1 Directions in development / Environment and sustainable development 1 Discussion paper series / IZA 1 Ecological studies : analysis and synthesis 1 Economic modeling, analysis, and policy for sustainability 1
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ECONIS (ZBW) 205 USB Cologne (EcoSocSci) 10
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Role of Fintech in enhancing financial inclusion in arid areas in Kenya
Njenga, Githinji; Ngugi, Rose W. - 2024
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Socio-demographic effects of child stunting in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya
Mang'eni, Elizabeth; Maitai, Jedidiah Muriithi - 2023
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Central project evaluation : regional programme for sustainable and climate-sensitive land use for economic development in central asia, Project number 2017.2110.9 : evaluation report
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - 2023
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Impact of financial inclusion on access to finance for startup and business operations in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya
Mwaniki, Joseph Munene; Nyanga'au, Catherine Nyaboke - 2023
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The impact of unconditional cash transfers on households’ food security in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya
Nyaramba, Joseph; Ngari, Caroline - 2023
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Leveraging on adoption of fertilizer to boost small-scale crop farming productivity in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya
Omega, Meshack; Chege, George - 2023
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Analyzing technical efficiency of adult and continuing education centres in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya
Murunga, Powel; Muema, Anna - 2023
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Assessing the contributions of NGOs in promoting development in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya : case of Garissa county
Ali Hussein, Mohamed; Thuranira, Moses - 2023
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Pivoting digital inclusion to unlock Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands : an ICT composite index approach
Odera, Austin; Matiy, Alex - 2023
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An asessment of the effect of devolution on the healthcare service delivery in ASAL counties of Kenya
Lore, Wilkista; Thuo, Susan - 2023
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Drivers of honey production and commercialization in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands
Kiptoo, Elvis; Machio, Purity - 2023
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Leveraging on digital readiness to enhance the creative economy in Kenyan arid and semi-arid lands
Kamunye, Kelvin; Kioko, John - 2023
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Role of beef production and marketing in enhancing welfare of the communities in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya
Geoffrey, Baragu; Opana, Tobias - 2023
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Unlocking tourism potential in arid and semi-arid counties of Kenya
Gatwiri, Winfred; Kimaiyo, Faith - 2023
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Arida cutis : ecología y retos de las zonas áridas en un mundo cambiante
Martínez-Valderrama, Jaime (ed.);  … - 2024
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"Rain Follows the Plow" and Dryfarming Doctrine : The Climate Information Problem and Homestead Failure in the Upper Great Plains, 1890-1925
Hansen, Zeynep Kocabiyik; Libecap, Gary D. - 2021
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the North American agricultural frontier moved for the first time into semi-arid regions where farming was vulnerable to drought. Farmers who migrated to the region had to adapt their crops, techniques, and farm sizes to better fit the environment. But...
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By 2079, aridification will have reduced the GDPs of Africa and Asia by 16% and 6.3%, respectively
Malpede, Maurizio; Percoco, Marco - 2021
We examine the effects of human-induced desertification on economic growth by exploiting a 56 km-by-56 km grid-cell global dataset on the annual frequency from 1990-2015. We find that areas that experienced large soil aridification are associated with a reduction in GDP per capita. Our results...
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Implications of drought and floods on household food and nutrition security in the arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya
Laibuni, Nancy - 2021
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Barren lives : drought shocks and agricultural vulnerability in the Brazilian Semi-Arid
Costa, Lucas de Almeida Nogueira da; Sant'Anna, André … - In: Environment and development economics 28 (2023) 6, pp. 603-623
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Ethiopia: social security in drought areas : the Productive Safety Net Programme : ways out of extreme poverty, vulnerability and food insecurity (AVE)
Bliss, Frank - 2020
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Farmers’ Responses to Drought : Dry Zone of Sri Lanka: (Case Study in Medirigiriya)
Nianthi, Rekha - 2019
Some years the erratic weather (dry) has affected a higher percentage of the agriculture farming community in Northern, Eastern, Uva and North Central provinces in Sri Lanka. Droughts can severely impact on human, natural environment, animal, agriculture and water resources. In the case of paddy...
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Rehabilitating Dryland River Systems in Arid and Semi-arid Environments Focusing on Water Sensitive Urban Design Approaches
Avazpour, Behnaz - 2019
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Effects of capital assets on livelihood-based outcomes from livestock production among youth in the semi-arid Lands of Kenya
Muma, Mathew - 2018
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Essentiality of package of practices (PoPs) of tomato cultivation in semi-arid region of Karnataka : a bird's eye view
Govindappa, M. - Institute for Social and Economic Change <Bangalore> - 2021
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Estimation of Plant Production for Sustainable Use of Arid and Semi-Arid Rangeland Ecosystems Using Satellite Data
Arzani, H. - 2017
Regarding the role of rangelands in natural ecosystems and protection of water and soil, precise and principled management of these arenas seems necessary. Sustainable rangeland management practices are considered to be a solution to manage forage and rangeland degradation. In this study, plant...
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Supraregional: Sector Project to Combat Desertification : Project evaluation: Summary report
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit - 2017
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Social Protection Programs for Africa's Drylands
Coll-Black, Sarah; Fallavier, Pierre; Del Ninno, Carlo - 2016
Social Protection Programs for Africa’s Drylands explores the role of social protection in promoting the well-being and prosperity of people living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a specific focus on the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. Based on a review of recent experience, it...
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A Ricardian Analysis of the Distribution of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture Across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa
Seo, S. Niggol - 2016
This paper examines the distribution of climate change impacts across the 16 agro-ecological zones in Africa using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization combined with economic survey data from a Global Environment Facility/World Bank project. Net revenue per hectare of cropland is...
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Confronting drought in Africa's drylands : opportunities for enhancing resilience
Cervigni, Raffaello (ed.); Morris, Michael L. (ed.) - 2016
Drylands are at the core of Africa's development challenge. Drylands make up about 43 percent of the region's land surface, account for about 75 percent of the area used for agriculture, and are home to about 50 percent of the population, including a disproportionate share of the poor. Due to...
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Integrating crop upgrading strategies and modeling for improving food security in Semiarid Sub-Saharan Africa
Silungwe, Festo Richard - 2020 - 1. Auflage
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Ein Ansatz zur Abschätzung der interregionalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Zuckerrübenproduktion - am Beispiel ausgewählter europäischer Regionen
Albrecht, Raphael - 2015
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Inclusive green growth in Kenya : opportunities in the dryland water and rangeland sectors : study in support of the Danish Green Growth and Employment Programme in Kenya 2015-2020
King-Okumu, Caroline - 2015
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Climate change and its impact on ecosystem services and biodiversity in arid and semi-arid zones
Karmaoui, Ahmed (ed.) - 2019
"This book explores the effects of climate change and the human pressure on biodiversity and ecosystem services in dry lands. It also focuses on how climate change impacts the biodiversity and the associated ecosystem services and how it can be overcome at various strategic policy formulations...
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Hydrology and water resources management in arid, semi-arid, and tropical regions
Ondieki, Christopher Misati (ed.); Kitheka, Johnson Utu (ed.) - 2019
"This book examines the role of hydrology in the sustainable development of low potential economies of the tropics. It also explores the key challenges in planning for sustainable water resources management"--
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Bush Encroachment Control and Risk Management in Semi-Arid Rangelands
Lukomska, Natalia - 2014
We study the role of bush encroachment control for a farmer's income and income risk in a stochastic ecological-economic model of grazing management in semi-arid rangelands. In particular, we study debushing as an instrument of risk management that complements the choice of an adaptive grazing...
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Advancing functional understanding of primary production in drylands : insights from a data-integration approach
Ruppert, Jan Christian - 2014
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Determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management of commercial cattle farmers in Namibia
Ingenillem, Jessica; Merz, Joachim; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2014
We study the determinants and interactions of sustainability and risk management with a cross-sectional dataset on commercial cattle farming in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia. Cattle farmers in Namibia act within a coupled ecological-economic system that is subject to extensive degradation and...
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Model choice and size distribution : a Bayequentist approach
Engler, John-Oliver; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2013
We propose a new three-step model-selection framework for size distributions in empirical data. It generalizes a recent frequentist plausibility-of-fit analysis (Step 1) and combines it with a relative ranking based on the Bayesian Akaike Information Criterion (Step 2). We enhance these...
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Water Scarcity and Birth Outcomes in the Brazilian Semiarid
Rocha, Rudi - 2013
This paper analyzes the impact of rainfall fluctuations during the gestational period on health at birth. We concentrate on the semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil to highlight the role of water scarcity as a determinant of early life health. We find that negative rainfall shocks are robustly...
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Irrigated Agriculture in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region : Social Impacts and Externalities
World Bank - 2013
The aim for this study was to assess the impact of irrigation activities in the Brazilian Semi-Arid (BSA) Region, and to analyze to what extent irrigated agriculture in this region has contributed to the reduction of poverty levels and regional inequalities, income growth and distribution, and...
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Index Based Livestock Insurance for Northern Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands : The Marsabit Pilot
Mude, Andrew - 2013
In Kenya's arid and semi arid lands (ASALs), drought is the most pervasive hazard, natural or otherwise, encountered by households on a widespread level. This is especially true for northern Kenya, where more than 3 million pastoralist households are regularly hit by increasingly severe...
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The value of information for efficient agricultural adaptation to climate change scenarios in a semi-arid region in Austria
Karner, K.; Mitter, H.; Schönhart, M.; Schmid, E. - In: Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft zwischen …, (pp. 173-184). 2018
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Hydrology and best practices for managing water resources in arid and semi-arid lands
Ondieki, Christopher Misati (ed.); Kitheka, Johnson Utu (ed.) - 2018
"This book addresses the hydrological processes of ASALs, climate change and variability, land use changes, floods and droughts, agriculture, integrated water resource management and sustainable development in the ASAL areas of the world. It addresses different aspects of Hydrology, climate...
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Water scarcity and birth outcomes in the Brasilian semiarid
Rocha, Rudi; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2012
This paper analyzes the impact of rainfall fluctuations during the gestational period on health at birth. We concentrate on the semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil to highlight the role of water scarcity as a determinant of early life health. We find that negative rainfall shocks are robustly...
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Characterizing commercial cattle farms in Namibia : risk, management and sustainability
Olbrich, Roland; Quaas, Martin F.; Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2012
Commercial cattle farming in Namibia, a prime example of livestock farming in semi-arid rangelands, is subject to a variety of risks, predominant among which is precipitation risk. At the same time it suffers from rangeland degradation that is at least partly due to inadequate management. We...
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Corn Production Shocks in 2012 and Beyond : Implications for Food Price Volatility
Berry, Steven T. - 2012
Corn prices increased sharply in the summer of 2012 due to expected production shortfalls in the United States, which produces roughly 40% of the world's corn. A heat wave in July adversely affected corn production. We extend earlier statistical models of county-level corn yields in the Eastern...
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A Ricardian Analysis of the Distribution of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa
Seo, S. Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert O.; Dinar, Ariel - 2012
This paper examines the distribution of climate change impacts across the 16 agro-ecological zones in Africa using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization combined with economic survey data from a Global Environment Facility/World Bank project. Net revenue per hectare of cropland is...
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Corn Production Shocks in 2012 and Beyond : Implications for Food Price Volatility
Berry, Steven - 2012
Corn prices increased sharply in the summer of 2012 due to expected production shortfalls in the United States, which produces roughly 40% of the world's corn. A heat wave in July adversely affected corn production. We extend earlier statistical models of county-level corn yields in the Eastern...
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Water scarcity and birth outcomes in the Brazilian semiarid
Rocha, Rudi; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2012
This paper analyzes the impact of rainfall fluctuations during the gestational period on health at birth. We concentrate on the semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil to highlight the role of water scarcity as a determinant of early life health. We find that negative rainfall shocks are robustly...
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Integrated water resources management (IWRM) : the case study of the Far-North Region, Cameroon
Cheo, Ambe Emmanuel - 2017
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