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Healthy Growth Breeds Healthy Growth - Why Childhood Nutrition Programs Are Good for the Economy

Raymond LATASTE posted Information | 23 January 2014

A recent IFPRI study, “ The Economic Rationale for Investing in Stunting Reduction ,” published in Maternal & Child Nutrition, suggests that governments would also benefit from making that investment on a much larger scale. Giving special primacy to investments that will address children’s...

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Healthy Growth Breeds Healthy Growth - Why Childhood Nutrition Programs Are Good for the Economy

Raymond LATASTE posted Information | 23 January 2014

A recent IFPRI study, “ The Economic Rationale for Investing in Stunting Reduction ,” published in Maternal & Child Nutrition, suggests that governments would also benefit from making that investment on a much larger scale. Giving special primacy to investments that will address children’s...

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EXPO Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life

Sarah Cummings created a new event | 21 January 2014

01 May

From 1 May 2015 to 31 October 2015
in Milan (Italy)

Organised by Expo 2015 S.p.A. was constituted in fulfilment of commitments undertaken by Government of Italy

On show at Expo 2015 [1]: the great issues of sustainable development. Expo 2015 will be a universal event displaying tradition, creativity and innovation in the business of food. It will bring together many themes that have already been handled by this event in the past, and set them out anew in...

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EXPO Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life

Sarah Cummings created a new event | 21 January 2014

01 May

From 1 May 2015 to 31 October 2015
in Milan (Italy)

Organised by Expo 2015 S.p.A. was constituted in fulfilment of commitments undertaken by Government of Italy

On show at Expo 2015 [1]: the great issues of sustainable development. Expo 2015 will be a universal event displaying tradition, creativity and innovation in the business of food. It will bring together many themes that have already been handled by this event in the past, and set them out anew in...

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IFPRI's African agriculture and climate change - A comprehensive analysis series: 3 books for West, Eastern and Southern Africa

Raymond LATASTE uploaded a new Document | 14 January 2014

ifpri_african_agriculture_and_climate_change_.doc 28 KB

This series of three books examines the food security threats facing countries in West Africa (see also NL nbr 17), Eastern Africa and Southern Africa and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout each region. Africa's population is...

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IFPRI's African agriculture and climate change - A comprehensive analysis series: 3 books for West, Eastern and Southern Africa

Raymond LATASTE uploaded a new Document | 14 January 2014

ifpri_african_agriculture_and_climate_change_.doc 28 KB

This series of three books examines the food security threats facing countries in West Africa (see also NL nbr 17), Eastern Africa and Southern Africa and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout each region. Africa's population is...

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Rural poverty reduction and food security, The case of smallholders in Sierra Leone

Raymond LATASTE uploaded a new Document | 13 December 2013

rural_poverty_reduction_-_food_security_in_sierre_leone_-_jrc.pdf 15.07 MB

The present report from JRC analyses the results of a survey of 604 smallholders in 5 districts in the Northern and Eastern regions of Sierra Leone carried out in 2009 when the STABEX-funded projects were concluding. The purpose is on the one hand, to improve knowledge and understanding of the agri...

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Rural poverty reduction and food security, The case of smallholders in Sierra Leone

Raymond LATASTE uploaded a new Document | 13 December 2013

rural_poverty_reduction_-_food_security_in_sierre_leone_-_jrc.pdf 15.07 MB

The present report from JRC analyses the results of a survey of 604 smallholders in 5 districts in the Northern and Eastern regions of Sierra Leone carried out in 2009 when the STABEX-funded projects were concluding. The purpose is on the one hand, to improve knowledge and understanding of the agri...

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Modelling Agri-Food Policy Impact at Farm-household Level in Developing Countries (FSSIM-Dev)

Raymond LATASTE uploaded a new Document | 13 December 2013

agri_food_policy_impact_at_farm_level_-_jrc.pdf 6.69 MB

This report from JRC presents a farm household model for use in the context of developing countries to gain knowledge on food security and rural poverty alleviation under different economic conditions and agri-food policy options. This model, called FSSIM-Dev (Farming System Simulator for...

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Modelling Agri-Food Policy Impact at Farm-household Level in Developing Countries (FSSIM-Dev)

Raymond LATASTE uploaded a new Document | 13 December 2013

agri_food_policy_impact_at_farm_level_-_jrc.pdf 6.69 MB

This report from JRC presents a farm household model for use in the context of developing countries to gain knowledge on food security and rural poverty alleviation under different economic conditions and agri-food policy options. This model, called FSSIM-Dev (Farming System Simulator for...

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Welcome to the ROSA group which is an interactive space for professionals working on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture (FNS&SA). To know more...

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12 October 2010

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Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA

Everyone involved in development cooperation can become a member. Join our global community

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Healthy Growth Breeds Healthy Growth - Why Childhood Nutrition Programs Are Good for the Economy

Healthy Growth Breeds Healthy Growth - Why Childhood Nutrition Programs Are Good for the Economy

EXPO Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life

EXPO Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life

IFPRI's African agriculture and climate change - A comprehensive analysis series: 3 books for West, Eastern and Southern Africa

IFPRI's African agriculture and climate change - A comprehensive analysis series: 3 books for West, Eastern and Southern Africa

Rural poverty reduction and food security, The case of smallholders in Sierra Leone

Rural poverty reduction and food security, The case of smallholders in Sierra Leone

Modelling Agri-Food Policy Impact at Farm-household Level in Developing Countries (FSSIM-Dev)

Modelling Agri-Food Policy Impact at Farm-household Level in Developing Countries (FSSIM-Dev)