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Journal articles, 2006
In January 2006, the Agricultural and Development Economics Division of FAO gathered experts from around the world to a workshop to discuss major issues of relevance for rural development and rural poverty alleviation in today’s...
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Journal articles, 2006
Non-linear adjustment towards long-run equilibrium in the sugar-ethanol-oil nexus in Brazil is examined. We develop generalised bivariate error correction models that allow for cointegration between variables, where dynamic adjustments are potentially non-linear functions of the...
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Assessment of food security early warning systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Country case study, 2006
The crippling famines of the 1970s and 1980s in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which
claimed the lives of millions of people and forced millions more into destitution,
prompted the development of early warning systems (EWS) across the continent.
Governments,...
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Meeting the challenge of trade liberalization
Book/book chapter, 2006
A perpetual question on the minds of many Filipinos is “Why do we import rice, and why can’t we produce enough of our staple food to
feed ourselves?” Many answers have been given to this question,...
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Food aid for food security?
Major report, 2006
The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the possibility of harmful secondary impacts....
ESA Working Paper 06-02
Working paper, 2006
Egypt is on track to achieve its long-term goal of reducing the poverty rate to 6 percent by 2022. Continued progress towards this goal will require rapid employment growth for which agriculture growth, through its...
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Journal articles, 2006
This paper offers an overview of land reform processes in the CEECs and their outcomes and impacts and analyzes current and emerging structures in rural areas. Different types of land consolidation are defined and their...
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Journal articles, 2006
This article examines the decision of farmers to sell part of their farm output on the market, using data from the Republic of Georgia. A two-level empirical model is used, in which endowments and resource...
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Journal articles, 2006
This article reviews key conceptual issues related to the development of the rural non-farm economy (RNFE) in a transition context and analyses available empirical evidence on the role of RNFE during recovery from the transition...
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Policy brief, 2006
This study addresses issues central to the mandate of the Global Donor Platform, drawing on experiences from across the developing world and from a variety of donors in attempting to harmonize their efforts through providing...
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