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Information product, 2021
Con la apertura comercial que ha acompañado a la globalización, así como la evolución paralela de los mercados agroalimentarios, las grandes cadenas de supermercados han acumulado un gran poder dentro de la cadena de abastecimiento...
Available in: Español
Effects of their concentration on agricultural production and nutrition
Country case study, 2021
Con la apertura comercial que ha acompañado a la globalización, así como la evolución paralela de los mercados agroalimentarios, las grandes cadenas de supermercados han acumulado un gran poder dentro de la cadena de abastecimiento...
Available in: Español
Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 37.
This policy brief presents a snapshot review of how key policies have affected rice in Rwanda in the run-up to the Government of Rwanda’s target to become self-sufficient...
Available in:English
Policy report
Country case study, 2021
The United Republic of Tanzania has a predominantly agricultural economy, with agriculture accounting for more than two-thirds of employment in rural areas and representing 30 percent of GDP. Yet, by global standards and even by...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-05
Working paper, 2021
This paper analyses the potential signalling effect from a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) that Catalonia introduced in May 2017, with a view to understand the ways in which, and the extent to which taxes...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 36.
This policy brief analyses in which ways and to what extent sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) taxes trigger reduced consumption. The potential signaling effect of a SSBs tax introduced in...
Available in:English
A qualitative research methodological guide
Manual/guidelines, 2021
The methodology captures the multifaceted nature of small and medium agrifood enterprises (SMAE) business models, adding contextual insights to the literature and policy formulation processes on these small firms, which are often treated homogenously. The...
Available in:English
A review based on the FAO Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) database
Country case study, 2021
There have been numerous economic difficulties felt by several countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) in recent years, generating difficult and region-specific challenges for the food and agriculture systems of the region....
Available in:English
The case of rice processors in Senegal
Technical study, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 10.
The objective of this publication is multifold. First, it aims to learn from small and medium sized agrifood manufacturers about the role they play in food systems transformation...
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-04
Working paper, 2021
In many developing countries the adoption of climate sustainable practices is hindered by resource and risk barriers. This paper assesses the interactions between participation in Malawi’s largest public works programme, the Malawi Social Action Fund...
Available in:English