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Publications récentes
Étude de cas par pays, 2011
Monotonous diets based mainly on energy dense, but micronutrient poor starchy staples are common in food insecure areas and contribute to the burden of malnutrition, particularly inadequate micronutrient intake. Food-based strategies have been recommended as...
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Étude de cas par pays, 2011
The way a household copes with and withstands economic shocks depends on the options available, in terms of capabilities, assets (including both material and social resources) and activities. A livelihood strategy is the way those...
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Articles de presse, 2011
Adoption rates of improved or modern varieties (MV) of sorghum in eastern Ethiopia are generally low. Although these MV may represent an effective means of coping with droughts, given their early maturing traits, landraces could...
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Right to Food Issues Brief 1
Note de politique, 2011
Volatility, in terms of significant and frequent changes in the direction and magnitude of food prices, results in harmful effects to producers, consumers and states. This phenomenon puts at risk decisions made by producers about...
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ESA Working Paper 11-15
Document de travail, 2011
This paper explores two different aspects of food security, namely undernourishment and overweight in the two Caribbean Islands of Jamaica and St. Lucia. The analysis draws on household surveys conducted in late 2006 and early...
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Articles de presse, 2011
This article examines the driving forces behind farmers’ decisions to adopt improved pigeonpea and maize and estimates the causal impact of technology adoption on household welfare using data obtained from a random cross-section sample of...
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ESA Working Paper 11-13
Document de travail, 2011
Smallholder farmers and poor rural households are vulnerable to both economic and social
shocks which hamper their participation in agricultural activities. Well-designed social protection programmes can help to reduce both the risk and vulnerability by building...
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ESA Working Paper 11-12
Document de travail, 2011
Agriculture can be an important engine of growth and poverty reduction. But the sector is underperforming in many countries in part because women, who are often a crucial resource in agriculture and the rural economy,...
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Comment la volatilité des cours internationaux porte-t-elle atteinte à l'économie et à la sécurité alimentaire des pays?
Publication phare, 2011
L'état de l''insécurité alimentaire dans le monde 2011 met en lumière la diversité des répercussions de la crise alimentaire mondiale de 2006 2008 sur les différents pays, les plus pauvres étant les plus durement touchés....
ESA Working Paper 11-11
Document de travail, 2011
This paper reviews existing microeconomic empirical literature on gender differences in use, access, and adoption of non-land agricultural inputs in developing countries. This review focuses on four key areas: (1) technological resources, (2) natural resources,...
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