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Manual/guidelines, 2011
This paper presents a simple tool that can be used to monitor developments in market prices. The data requirements are relatively simple: all that is needed are monthly data on nominal market prices and the...
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Country case study, 2011
The Socio-Economic and Food Security (SEFSec) survey is part of a broader monitoring system in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) to be institutionalized within the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
The purpose of the...
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Book/book chapter, 2011
Fuelled by the turbulence of world agricultural markets, the debate on relations among agriculture, food security, natural resources, population growth and economic development has been revamped over the last few years. how are growth prospects...
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Country case study, 2011
This paper examines the relationship between migration and child growth in the rural highlands of Guatemala, a region with substantial international migration outflows, significant remittance inflows, and some of the highest rates of child undernutrition...
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Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development
Major report, 2011
Women make significant contributions to the rural economy in all developing country regions. Their roles differ across regions, yet they consistently have less access than men to the resources and opportunities they need to be...
ESA Working Paper 11-01
Working paper, 2011
This paper explores a 15-country household data base to evaluate the impact of three key assets (land, education and infrastructure) on rural poverty. Using both a descriptive analysis and a quadratic probit model, with the...
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Country case study, 2011
This report presents the findings of an International Data Management and GIS Consultant mission carried out to Lao PDR from 4 September to 18 September 2010, under the EC-FAO Food Security Programme on "Linking Information...
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Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development
Major report, 2011
A shorter version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2010-11, the In Brief is aimed at the media, policymakers and more general public.
Country case study, 2011
While legislative protection is needed to ensure the implementation of the right to food at the national level, it is only one of a number of necessary measures. This study reviews legal protection at the...
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Country case study, 2011
Since the adoption of the Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security (Right to Food Guidelines) by FAO Council in 2004, a...
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