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FSN Forum in Africa
Country case study, 2018
This document summarizes the online discussion “The 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11) and its significance for food security in Africa”, held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (FSN Forum...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 18-01
Working paper, 2018
Good institutions are a fundamental pre-requisite to successfully achieve structural transformation in growing developing countries (UNECA, 2016). Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a rapid growth but a weak and slow structural transformation process, which is mainly...
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FSN Forum in Africa
Country case study, 2018
This document summarizes the online discussion Sustaining the impact of capacity development initiatives for African youth in agriculture, which was held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (FSN Forum...
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FAO resilience analysis report No. 11
Technical study, 2018
Jordan, in Western Asia, has a population of approximately 9.5 million people, of which a significant share (more than two million people) are registered Palestinian refugees. The country currently faces significant challenges to its socioeconomic...
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Technical study, 2018
The present technical note aims to analyse the level and composition of Public Expenditures in support of Food and Agriculture (PEA) in Rwanda for the 2011/12-2015/16 period. Further, it aims to assess the coherence of...
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FAO resilience analysis report No. 10
Technical study, 2018
The region of Karamoja, located in the northeast of Uganda, is the poorest and least developed region in the country. Historically, Karamoja has been a pastoral area; crop production, which is less reliable there, has...
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Information product, 2018
In contract farming schemes, the process of developing the contract is very important for building long-lasting trust between farmers and buyers. As a common best practice, the whole contract formation process should be carried out...
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January - March 2018
Information product, 2018
The Global Early Warning - Early Action System Report on food security and agriculture is developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through its Early Warning/Early Action System (EWEA). The...
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FSN Forum summary
Country case study, 2017
This document summarises the online discussion held on the FSN Forum in July / August 2017. The discussion invited reflections on the current understanding of gender dynamics of rural livelihoods as well as information, views...
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Guidelines
Manual/guidelines, 2017
This manual explains how to use the EX-Ante Carbon-balance Tool known as “EX-ACT” to estimate the impacts of management activities in coastal wetlands, aquaculture and fisheries on projects GHG balance. EX-ACT enables investment planners to...
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