Agrifood Economics

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ESA Working Paper 12-01
Working paper, 2012
This paper reviews trends in global production and consumption of dairy products as well as the drivers behind increasing production and consumption. The past decades have seen rapid growth in consumption of dairy products in...
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Country case study, 2011
In November 2011 an online discussion on "Measuring Food and Nutrition Security"was held by FAO's Food and Nutrition Security Forum. Participants discussed factors affecting their choice of indicators and how this choice affects their work....
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ESA Working Paper 11-20
Working paper, 2011
PES is but one of many different instruments that can complement and stimulate an enabling policy environment for sustainable agricultural development. Currently the role of PES programmes in supporting sustainable agricultural development is quite limited....
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ESA Working Paper 11-19
Working paper, 2011
This paper reviews four international datasets and one regional dataset which allow us to consider the magnitude of and trends in government spending on, official development assistance (ODA) to and foreign direct investment (FDI) in...
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Country case study, 2011
The report contains the full list of findings from the assessment as well as an analysis of the food security situation in Tajikistan.
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A guide book to harvesting soil carbon sequestration benefits
Book/book chapter, 2011
Building on FAO policy advice and incorporating lessons from ongoing agricultural carbon finance projects of FAO and other organizations, this document aims to provide an overview of potential mitigation finance opportunities for soil carbon sequestration....
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Country case study, 2011
The report provides information on food security in Cambodia by comparing food consumption statistics gathered at the household level in 2004 and 2009. It summarizes the key trends over the five year period in undernourishment,...
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Country case study, 2011
The primary objective of this study is to identify ways to increase the value of existing food security information systems in order to better meet the needs of the decision‐makers and decision‐making processes in Myanmar....
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ESA Working Papers 11-18
Working paper, 2011
There is growing evidence that global warming will have a substantial negative impact on agricultural yields, in particular in developing countries. This constitutes a risk for rural households, and unless these households are able to...
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Country case study, 2011
This document provides operational guidance for the collection and tabulation of the Household Hunger Scale (HHS)—a new, simple indicator to measure household hunger in food insecure areas. The HHS is different from other household food...
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