Agrifood Economics

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From Valid Measurement to Effective Decision Making
Book/book chapter, 2013
In January 2012 FAO organized an International Symposium to examine emerging trends in measuring Food and Nutrition Security Information and linking it more closely to decision-making. These proceedings contain the findings from the symposium as...
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Journal articles, 2012
This paper describes the benefits and costs of managing food price instability in the context of promoting economic growth and poverty reduction in order to improve food security. Some key costs of stabilizing domestic food...
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ESA Working Paper 12-09
Working paper, 2012
Investment in agriculture is widely recognized as crucial for economic growth, poverty reduction and improved food and nutrition security. Although several estimates have been made of how much investment is needed in agriculture to achieve...
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ESA Working Paper 12-08
Working paper, 2012
We have seen significant volumes of intra-industry trade in ethanol between the United States of America and Brazil. A trend which started in 2010 and accelerated in the second half of 2011 with large quantities...
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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.
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From valid measurement to effective decision making
Major report, 2012
The 2012 Symposium on “Food and Nutrition Security Information: From valid measurement to effective decision making” brought together nearly 400 practitioners to discuss the latest trends, methodologies and progress made since the 2002 symposium. Its...
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Book/book chapter, 2012
The document was prepared as a technical input for the Hanoi Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, to be held 3 to 7 September 2012. The objective of this paper is to highlight recent...
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ESA Working Paper 12-07
Working paper, 2012
In light of a reinvigorated policy orientation toward agriculture in developing countries following recent dramatic developments affecting food prices and agricultural land use, public resource allocation decision-makers ought to have access to the existing evidence...
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ESA Working Paper 12-06
Working paper, 2012
This paper addresses the determinants of public expenditure policies, by reviewing theories and empirical investigations of what features explain the budget process and how the various attributes of actors—including politicians, bureaucrats, interest groups, and donors—and...
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