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Are social protection policies designed to reach the rural poor?
Information product, 2020
Many studies have provided global and regional overviews of the state of social protection policies and their importance to poverty reduction, food security and nutrition. However, little is known about how such policies are designed...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 20-02
Working paper, 2020
The idea that resilience plays a role in mitigating the effects of disaster and climate change is becoming widespread across the development community. As a result, efforts have been made to translate the concept of...
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FSN Forum report of activity No. 166
Information product, 2020
This document summarizes the online discussion Responding to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on food value chains through efficient logistics held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 30.
North Macedonia’s ambition to join the European Union (EU) makes it necessary to reform the agricultural sector, such that it aligns with the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)....
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Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 29.
Coffee is one of the key agricultural commodities in the Government of Uganda’s pursuance of economic growth and job creation, especially for the rapidly expanding youth population. A...
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Technical study, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 8.
In the face of the economic downturn that Nicaragua experienced in 2018 and the need for a recovery, the study provides a comparative analysis of how investments in...
Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 28.
This policy brief analyses some of the key agricultural public expenditure programs in Burkina Faso. It makes recommendations on levels and policy mixes that, based on the analysis,...
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FSN Forum in Africa report of activity No. 16
Information product, 2020
This document summarizes the online discussion 'Improving communications for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Africa: How should we move forward?' held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 2 to...
Policy brief, 2020
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 27.
This brief explores the evidence on the relationships between food aid transfers and investments in climate adaptive agriculture using data from Ethiopia, Malawi and United Republic of Tanzania....
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound negative effect on the global economy and is occurring in the context of a rapidly changing climate. This year is expected to be the second hottest in recorded...