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Policy brief, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 45.
This brief summarizes the findings of the FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 16 Productive public investment in agriculture for economic recovery with rural well-being: an analysis...
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An analysis of prospective scenarios for Uganda
Technical study, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 16.
This study highlights how, through a series of scenarios, public investments promoting agricultural productivity in Uganda could drive growth in agrifood production, with favourable impacts on the economy, on...
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Guidelines for practitioners
Manual/guidelines, 2022
This publication is intended to assist field practitioners, youth organizations and other stakeholders to identify binding constraints and viable opportunities to youth engagement in value chains that can translate into greater youth inclusion. Considering youth...
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National poverty profile
Technical study, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 15.
Identifying the pathways through which agricultural investments can be sustainable and inclusive requires assessments of the poverty, livelihoods and food security situation of the populations likely to be...
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Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 44.
An impact evaluation of Nicaragua’s Land Administration Programme (PRODEP) finds that the programme ensured gender equality in the access to land titles, with women landholders more likely to...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-11
Working paper, 2021
This study analyses the impacts of titling on tenure security, property value, access to credit, and household investments in the departments of Nueva Segovia, Jinotega y Chinandega, which are covered by Nicaragua’s Land Administration Programme...
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Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Major report, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agrifood systems to shocks and stresses and led to increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Action is needed to make agrifood systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable and inclusive.
The...
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Major report, 2021
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, In Brief to The State of Food and Agriculture 2021, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media,...
Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 43.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. In 2019, nearly 3 billion people could not afford a healthy...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 42.
Agrifood systems are supported by transport networks. Robust transport networks can prevent or limit increases in travel time – and consequent impacts on food costs – when an...
Available in:English