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  1. Climate change, food security and the right to adequate food

    summary_climate_change_deepening_the_food_crisis_germanwatch_bread_for_the_world_2008.pdf 856.29 KB
    Coherence between policies on climate change adaptation, food security and human rights needs to be improved and should incorporate rapidly growing knowledge on agriculture and climate change. The aim of this study prepared by 3 German humanitarian and advocacy NGOs is to favour this coherence, by...
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  2. Price volatility in food and agricultural markets: Policy responses

    interagency_report_to_the_g20_food_price_volatility_2011_en.pdf 904.76 KB
    The report was requested by G20 leaders at their summit meeting in November 2010 and submitted to the French Presidency of the G20 on 2 June 2011. It is an interagency report which develops options for on how to better mitigate and manage the risks associated with the price volatility of food and...
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  4. Livelihoods strategies and household resilience to food insecurity: An empirical analysis to Kenya

    alinovi-romano-d_errico-mane_livelihoods_resilience_food_insecurity_kenya.pdf 1.21 MB
    This paper was prepared for the Conference on "Promoting Resilience through Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa", organised by the European Report of Development in Dakar, Senegal, 28-30 June, 2010. Comprehending the driving factors of each livelihood strategy is crucial to improve the response...
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  6. Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa

    ifpri_2011_yields_gaps_potential_agricultural_growth_africa_en.pdf 1020.81 KB
    This report identifies a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa at both the country and regional levels to achieve economywide growth goals in the region. It is based on a modeling and analytical framework that involves the integration of spatial analysis to...
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  8. Medium- to long-run implications of high food prices for global nutrition

    implications_of_high_food_prices_for_global_nutrition_2010.pdf 509.74 KB
    The combined food, fuel, and financial crises of 2007-2009 had severe and widespread negative impacts around the world. Two key questions challenging governments were: how long would the high prices last and with what effects on food security and nutrition over the longer run ? This paper considers...
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  9. Prevalence of wasting among under 6-month-old infants in developing countries and implications of new case definitions using WHO growth standards. A secondary data analysis

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    This statistics articles focuses on infants aged under 6 months, who are often excluded from nutrition surveys and marginalised in malnutrition treatment programmes. In a May 2009 joint statement, the WHO and UNICEF recommended a transition to WHO growth standards to identify wasting but only...
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