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ESA Working Paper 13-02
Working paper, 2013
Developing country food systems have changed dramatically since the Green Revolution period. At the same time, malnutrition still represents a challenge and is now understood to encompass the three simultaneous dimensions of undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies,...
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Policy brief, 2013
Kenyan smallholder tea farmers generally received prices closer to those in international markets. This reflects the country’s
liberalized market structure for tea and the lack of distortions resulting from domestic policies. The close alignment
between domestic and...
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Food systems for better nutrition
Major report, 2013
Malnutrition in all its forms – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight and obesity – imposes unacceptably high economic and social costs on countries at all income levels. Improving nutrition and reducing these costs requires a...
Food systems for better nutrition
Major report, 2013
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2013, the In Brief is aimed at the media, policymakers and more general public.
Country case study, 2013
Since social protection and smallholder agricultural interventions often cover the same geographic
space and target the same households, there are opportunities for synergies and complementarities
that strengthen livelihoods of poor rural households.
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Policy brief, 2013
Rice farmers in Mali receive prices that are lower than international reference prices. MAFAP analysis suggests that the following measures would improve production incentives for producers:
• ensuring that short-term policies aimed at keeping prices affordable...
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Policy brief, 2013
Although the government supports cotton farmers by regulating prices, cotton producers in Mozambique receive prices that are lower than international reference prices. MAFAP analysis suggests that the following measures would improve prices for producers:
• fostering...
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Policy brief, 2013
Import tariffs and costly import procedures help explain why consumers in the United Republic of Tanzania pay relatively high prices for wheat. Although wheat farmers benefit from higher prices, domestic production has not increased. MAFAP...
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Investing in agriculture for a better future
Major report, 2012
Investing in agriculture is essential for reducing hunger and promoting sustainable agricultural production. Those parts of the world where agricultural capital per worker and public investments in agriculture have stagnated are the epicentres of poverty...
Investing in agriculture for a better future
Major report, 2012
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2012, the In Brief is aimed at the media, policymakers and more general public.