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Food Security

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Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative

The Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative, SIANI is an open and inclusive network that supports and […]

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The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security

INTRODUCTION This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security […]

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COVID-19: Potential impact on the world’s poorest people. A WFP analysis of the economic and food security implications of the pandemic

Today, more than 821 million people regularly go to bed hungry, of whom 100-plus million suffer […]

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An end-to-end assessment of extreme weather impacts on food security

Both governments and the private sector urgently require better estimates of the likely incidence of extreme […]

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The impact of natural hazards and disasters on agriculture and food and nutrition security

Nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by […]

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Farm Risk Management for Africa

The Farm Risk Management for Africa (FARMAF) project aims to improve food security and livelihoods of […]

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Climate risk and food security in Senegal: Analysis of climate impacts on food security and livelihoods

Food security is highly sensitive to climate risks in Senegal. Recent climate-related events, specifically the 2011/2012 drought, […]

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aWhere, Inc.

aWhere, Inc. is a data management company who has created a web based location intelligence platform, […]

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Workshop on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security in East Africa

This report documents the CCAFS Regional Scenarios Workshop – Exploring Key Research Opportunities and Development – […]

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Agriculture and Social Protection in Ethiopia

Government strategies to promote social protection and agricultural development in Ethiopia are closely intertwined. Interventions such […]

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Creating new markets via smallholder irrigation: the case of irrigation-led smallholder commercialization in Lume District, Ethiopia

Following the 2008 global food crises, the agricultural development agenda has gained renewed international attention. Though […]

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Where in the world do we start? Pinpointing global “hunger hotspots” by merging worldwide data on poverty, drought and crop production

With the ongoing food crisis, stagnating yields and burgeoning poverty, never has the need been greater […]

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Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries

Anthropogenic global warming has significantly influenced physical and biological processes at global and regional scales. The […]

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Training Guide: Gender and climate change research in agriculture and food security for rural development

FAO and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) have jointly […]

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Threats to cassava production: known and potential geographic distribution of four key biotic constraints

Insect pests and plant diseases reduce cassava yields substantially, posing a threat to food security throughout […]

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Securing the Future of Global Agriculture

This report combines the historical view and a unique moment in the story of agriculture – […]

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The State of Climate Information Services for Agriculture and Food Security in East African Countries

The increase in extreme climate events that is expected to accompany climate change will have farreaching […]

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The State of Climate Information Services for Agriculture and Food Security in West African Countries

The increase in extreme climate events that are expected to accompany climate change will have far-reaching […]

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The relative importance of drought and other water-related constraints for major food crops in South Asian farming systems

Variation in water availability is a major source of risk for agricultural productivity and food security […]

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The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters

This paper provides an overview of poverty levels, hydrology, agricultural production systems and water productivity in […]

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The Fall and Rise of Smallholder Agriculture? Reflections and Debates about the Future of Agriculture in Malawi

Topics addressed in this presentation include: Overview of the agricultural sector; Phases of agricultural development; Decline […]

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The economics of agrobiodiversity conservation for food security under climate change

Subsistence-based and natural resource-dependent societies are especially vulnerable to climate change. In such contexts, food security […]

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The Conservation of Global Crop Genetic Resources in the Face of Climate Change. Summary Statement from a Bellagio Meeting held on September 3-7, 2007

In September 2007, a group of experts from the genetic conservation, climate science, agricultural development, and […]

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Sweet potato cultivars with improved keeping qualities for East Africa

The objection of this project was to facilitate development of sweet potato cultivars with improved post-harvest […]

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Sustainable Agriculture Research for International Development (SARID)

This media briefing provides details of the 12 grants awarded to projects under the SARID programme. […]

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Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Lower Nyando, Kenya.

CCAFS carried out household baseline surveys in all its benchmark sites in 2010/2011. This report presents […]

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Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Rakai District, South Central Uganda

Rakai District, in South Central Uganda, is predominantly agricultural, and people living here derive their livelihoods […]

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Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Sarlahi, Nepal

This report summarizes the results of a baseline household-level survey, led by the Climate Change, Agriculture […]

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Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Paikgacha, Khulna (Block-3),Bangladesh

This report presents the results of an analysis of the CCAFS baseline household survey carried out […]

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Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Borana, Ethiopia

This report summarizes the results of a baseline household-level survey, led by the Climate Change, Agriculture […]

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Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results: Bihta Site, Bihar State (Northeast India)

CCAFS carried out household baseline surveys in all its benchmark sites in 2010/2011. This report presents […]

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Stopping the rot

Outputs from CPP cassava projects based in southern Tanzania (R6614, R7563) have been adopted by agricultural […]

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Second RALF Projects Workshop

The proceedings of the Second RALF Project Workshop held in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 November 2005. Thirteen […]

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Seasonality, Rural Livelihoods and Development

Seasonality is a severe constraint to sustainable rural livelihoods, and a driver of poverty and hunger, […]

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Rural Transport Services Project for Kenya: End of Year II Workshop Proceedings. End of Year II Experience Exchange and Planning Workshop held at Christian Community Services Centre, Wang’uru, Mwea Kirinyaga, 4-5 March 2004.

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Rural Livelihood Programme Capturing Lessons Learned – Final Report

The CARE-Bangladesh/DFID Rural Livelihood Programme (RLP) was a consolidation of 3 projects: GO-INTERFISH (Greater Opportunities for […]

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Crop post-harvest research programme

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Report on the Meta-Analysis of Crop Modelling for Climate Change and Food Security Survey

The aim of the survey was to collate information, opinions and expert feedback across a wide […]

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Report on CCAFS Regional Scenarios Developmentfor East Africa

The approach adopted here is to develop scenarios for East Africa to 2030 using a qualitative, […]

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Rapid rural appraisal of post-maturity issues in the Central Region of Malawi

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Promotion of control measures for cassava brown streak disease. Final Technical Report.

The purpose of the project was to promote the adoption of CBSD-tolerant varieties developed in earlier […]

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Program Plan, CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

This proposal was prepared by the team leading the CGIAR Challenge Program on Climate Change, Agriculture […]

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Program Plan Summary. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

This brief presents the vision, programme design, and research themes of CCAFS. It also outlines the […]

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Prioritizing food security and livelihoods in climate change mitigation mechanisms: Experiences and opportunities for smallholder coffee agroforestry, forest communities and REDD+

Growing attention to climate change around the world has led to a wide array of policy […]

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Policy Brief No. 45. Can agro-dealers deliver the Green Revolution in Kenya?

In a bid to return the country to food self-sufficiency, the Government of Kenya has been […]

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Nile Basin livestock water productivity

Within the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), PN37 (Nile basin livestock water productivity) […]

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NIAB announces major new research initiative to tackle rice productivity in the developing world

This press release announces new funding for research on rice genetics that will lead to the […]

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Mitigation of the impact of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods through low-labour input agriculture and related activities

This report attempts to provide answers to the following questions: 1. What is the evidence that […]

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Marketing of Livestock and Livestock Products: Market Demand, Potential Returns to Producers and Constraints to Market Access

This presentation introduces the project, as outlined in its Project Proposal Document. The presentation was created […]

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Marketing and processing of bambara groundnuts (West Africa). Final Technical Report.

The purpose of the project was to develop and effectively promote strategies that improve food security […]

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Innovative approaches to gender and food security: changing attitudes, changing behaviours

This issue of insights is the result of a collaborative process involving experts working in policy, […]

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Initial Sites in the CCAFS Regions: East Africa, West Africa and Indo-Gangetic Plains

The goal of CCAFS is to overcome threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food […]

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Household food security study: rapid rural appraisal of villages in three communal lands of Zimbabwe. Project A0441.

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Agriculture and Social Protection in Ethiopia

Government strategies to promote social protection and agricultural development in Ethiopia are closely intertwined. Interventions such […]

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Global Summary of Baseline Household Survey Results

This report summarizes the results of a baseline household-level survey, designed by the CCAFS team and […]

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Food Security and Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region: Evaluating Mismatch between Crop Development and Water Availability

Phenological development is the single most important attribute of crop adaptation to shifting climates. Climate change […]

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Database of Farmer Organization support and training materials relevant to Malawi

This is a database of farmer organization (FO) support and training materials relevant to Malawi. The […]

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Control of cassava virus diseases in eastern and southern Africa

The project purpose was to contribute to the sustainability of rural livelihoods in coastal areas of […]

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Climate change, agriculture and food security: a global partnership to link research and action for low-income agricultural producers and consumers

To achieve food security for many in low-income and middle-income countries for whom this is already […]

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Climate Change in CCAFS Regions: Recent Trends, Current Projections, Crop-Climate Suitability, and Prospects for Improved Climate Model Information

This report investigates the climate of three target regions of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate […]

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Characterisation of the causal virus of pigeonpea sterility mosaic disease: A further step towards attaining sustainability of pigeonpea production in the Indian sub-continent

Pigeonpea is a major pulse crop of the dry tropics mainly cultivated under marginal conditions by […]

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Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change: Outlook for Knowledge, Tools and Action

This paper reviews the state of current scientific knowledge on the links between climate change, agriculture […]

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Mapping Hotspots of Climate Change and Food Insecurity in the Global Tropics

This study was coordinated by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security […]

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Can the smallholder model deliver poverty reduction and food security for a rapidly growing population in Africa?

Despite the achievements of smallholders in Asia during the green revolution, there is scepticism that Africa’s […]

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Brief Report on Linking Knowledge with Action through Regional Scenario Building

Within the CCAFS programme, inter-organizational regional scenarios of the future are being developed. The development and […]

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An Integrated Adaptation and Mitigation Framework for Developing Agricultural Research: Synergies and Trade-Offs.

Global food security is under threat by climate change, and the impacts fall disproportionately on resource-poor […]

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Agriculture: Forecasting food

Mounting evidence that climate change will impact food security demonstrates the need to adapt food systems […]

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Agro-climate tools for a new climate-smart agriculture

This brief is produced by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), in partnership […]

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AgClim Letters

AgClim Letters is a monthly analysis that introduces a key policy topic via an interesting recent […]

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Addressing hunger in drought areas – towards a grain bank in AP

Drought is staring into the eyes of the rural people in almost all parts of the […]

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Addressing opportunities for household food security in the emerging economy

The country is groaning with food stocks. The Food Corporation of India can neither store nor […]

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Actions needed to halt deforestation and promote climate-smart agriculture

Agriculture needs to feed 9 billion people by 2050. This will require a 70–100% increase in […]

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A review on farm household modelling with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation

This study systematically reviewed the literature to evaluate how suitable existing farm and farm household models […]

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Climate Change and Food Security

This brief two pager provides a background to the issue fo climate change and food security. […]

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Food Security, Farming, and Climate Change to 2050: Scenarios, Results, Policy Options

By 2050, the world’s population is likely to reach 9 billion. Most of these people are […]

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Coping with food price volatility in ACP countries

In 2007, global markets experienced significant and rapid fluctuations of varied duration in the prices of […]

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Moving from food crisis to food security in ACP countries

World food prices have risen dramatically during the past year. Poor harvests caused by droughts and […]

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Agricultural Extension, Rural Development and the Food Security Challenge

The paper is organized into three main sections, with two parts to each section. The first […]

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Achieving food security in the face of climate change: Final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

This report seeks to elevate discussion of the interconnected dimensions of sustainable agriculture, food security and […]

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Strategies and priorities for African agriculture

The 2000s were Africa’s “decade of growth.” Countries in Africa south of the Sahara reached milestones […]

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Climate change, agriculture and food security: a global partnership to link research and action for low-income agricultural producers and consumers

To achieve food security for many in low-income and middle-income countries for whom this is already […]

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Global Action on Climate Change in Agriculture: Linkages to Food Security, Markets and Trade Policies in Developing Countries

The objective of this report is to catalyse thinking about the ways in which agriculture – […]

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Africa Transformation-Ready: The Strategic Application of Information and Communication Technologies to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

African countries are preparing for and responding to the potential consequences of climate change by building […]

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Trees on farms: Tackling the triple challenge of mitigation, adaptation and food security

Human induced change of ecosystems over the past 50 years has resulted in an unprecedented and […]

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Helping smallholder farmers mitigate climate change

Key messages: Smallholder farmers can contribute significantly to climate change mitigation but will need incentives to […]

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ADAPTING AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

The agriculture sectors¹ are facing the enormous challenge of feeding the world’s growing population in the […]

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Partnering for food security in emerging markets

People have always had to overcome impediments to secure food. Although technology has generally managed to […]

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Feeding Growing Food Demand in China

This presentation was made at the Symposium on “Growing food: New places, new technologies? hosted by […]

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India’s Food Challenge

This presentation was made at the Symposium on “Growing food: New places, new technologies? hosted by […]

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Strengthening Global Agricultural Monitoring: Improving Sustainable Data for Worldwide Food Security & Commodity Market Transparency

This is a proposal to “The G20 Global Agricultural Monitoring” initiative, held in May 2011. The […]

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Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a premier national institution bringing together research programmes in […]

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The importance of plant health to food security

Rapid food price rises have highlighted serious concerns about food security globally and have had a […]

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Agricultural Research Corporation – Sudan

The ARC is entrusted with applied agricultural research on food and industrial crops, forestry, livestock and […]

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Global Croplands Project: Remote Sensing of Global Croplands and their Water Use for Food Security in the Twenty-first Century

This presentation was made at the “Using Satellites for Better Water and Environment Management?” training event […]

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Livelihood Security Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in the Sahel

Aimed at supporting policy and decision-makers in the Member States of the region, adaptation and peacebuilding practitioners worldwide, […]

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Regional Cooperation for Food Security: The Case of Emergency Rice Reserves in the ASEAN Plus Three

After the food price crisis in 2008, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) endorsed the establishment […]

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International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

ICARDA is an international organization undertaking research for development. We provide innovative, science-based solutions for countries […]

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Afghanistan – Drought impact Emergency Food Security Assessment, November 2011

The two phases of the Rapid EFSA in Afghanistan were carried out in different districts of […]

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Africa Rice Center

The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is a leading pan-African research organization with a mission to contribute […]

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Rice-based production systems for food security and poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa

Part 3, on page 85 of this workshop proceeding presents the research on “Rice-based production systems […]

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How to Feed the World in 2050

This perspective for 2050 raises a number of important questions. Are current public and private investments […]

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The World Situation: New Driving Forces and Required Actions

The world food situation is currently being rapidly redefined by new driving forces. Income growth, climate […]

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Climate Change, Food and Water Security in South Asia: Critical Issues and Cooperative Strategies in an Age of Increased Risk and Uncertainty

The workshop organised by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) […]

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October 2011 Crops Prospects and Food Situation

The October 2011 Crops Prospects and Food Situation provides an update on commodity price development, regional […]

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State of Food Insecurity (SOFI)

While this SOFI doesn’t update the number of hungry people which for 2010 remains at 925 […]

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Food Reserves in Developing Countries: Trade Policy Options for Improved Food Security

Agricultural prices, along with the prices of primary commodities in general, have been both high and […]

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Managing Food Security Implications of Food Price Shocks in Africa

Until the food price alarm went off, discussions on how to reduce hunger and malnutrition in […]

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Responding to Global Food Price Volatility and Its Impact on Food Security

International food prices are spiking again for the second time in three years, igniting concerns about […]

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Price Volatility in Agricultural Markets: Evidence, impact on food security and policy responses

Recent bouts of extreme price volatility in global agricultural markets portend rising and more frequent threats […]

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The Economics of Grain Price Volatility

Recent volatility of prices of major grains has generated a wide array of analyses and policy […]

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Grain import dependency in the MENA region: risk management options

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region is the largest grain importing region in the […]

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Price Volatility in Agricultural Markets

Recent bouts of extreme price volatility in global agricultural markets portend rising and more frequent threats […]

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Global Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia: An Adaptation and Mitigation Framework

South Asia is home to nearly 22% of the world’s population, including 40% of the world’s […]

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Food security and agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa

This study aimed at drawing attention to empirical and conceptual evidence to demonstrate and make the […]

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Reflections on the global food crisis

The dramatic surge in food prices from 2005 to 2008 seriously threatened the world’s poor, who […]

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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050

As the global population grows and incomes in poor countries rise, so too, will the demand […]

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Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Climate change poses important challenges for agriculture and food security in Africa. It directly affects food […]

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International Conference on Agricultural Risk and Food Security 2010

  This is the collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Agricultural Risk and […]

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Volatility in agricultural commodity markets: Towards some policy responses

This presentation details food price spikes and the policy responses to them. The presentation discusses whether […]

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Global Agriculture and Food Security Program

The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) was launched in 2010 by the G20, in response to […]

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International Fertilizer Development Center

IFDC is an international organization addressing critical issues such as international food security, the alleviation of […]

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International Fund for Agricultural Development

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established […]

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads […]

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Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

The main issues discussed in this report include greater climate variability which could affect pests, diseases, […]

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Report of the workshop on reducing food insecurity associated with natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific

A report of the Workshop on Reducing Food Insecurity Associated with Natural Disasters in Asia and […]

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People-Centered Resilience: Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security

New thinking to recognize vulnerable farmers as critical partners in delivering solutions is needed to increase […]

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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

The expert consultation meeting that this technical background paper details considered cross-sectoral linkages among climate change, […]

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The Role of Risk Management in Food Commodity Trade

This presentation outlines and identifies common concerns in the food commodity trade and utilizes experiences from […]

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Helping Rural Nepalese Grow More Food

In 2008, as the cost of foodstuffs reached record levels, FAO launched a series of input […]

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Outcomes and Actions for Global Food Security: High Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis

The High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on the Global Food Security Crisis was formed in 2008 to […]

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Ensuring Food Security and Managing Price Volatility

Food price spike and economic downturn increased the number of undernourished people from 850M in 2005 […]

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Index Insurance Innovation Initiative (I4)

The I4 Index Insurance Innovation Initiative is a response to the evidence that uninsured risk can […]

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The State of Food and Agriculture 2009

The State of Food and Agriculture aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments […]

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US and World Agricultural Outlook 2010

The FAPRI 2010 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook presents projections of world agriculturalproduction, consumption, and trade […]

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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to establish […]

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Information Network on Post Harvest Operations (FAO INPhO)

The Information Network on Post-Harvest Operations (INPhO) was designed by FAO with the support and collaboration […]

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Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy

FSP publishes its own series of Research Papers. They address researchers, policymakers, donor agencies, educators, and international development […]

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Trade Observatory

Trade Observatory is a project of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a Minneapolis based nongovernmental […]

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GIEWS Country Briefs

GIEWS Country Briefs provide up to date information on the food security situation of developing countries. […]

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Commodities Market Speculation: The Risk to Food Security and Agriculture

Amidst the food price crisis, speculation is a major contributor to extreme price volatility, which is […]

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Identifying Appropriate Policy Responses to Address the Impact of Climate Change on Food Security

This presentation introduces the methodology developed for a pilot zone in Nicaragua and seeks to find […]

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Climate Change and Food Security: A Framework Document

Climate change will affect all four dimensions of food security: food availability, food accessibility, food utilization […]

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Managing Food Price Risk and Instability in an Environment of Market Liberalization

This report studies the food price instability and risk problem in low-income countries and investigates the […]

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Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation

Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change and the research underlying this report provides detailed estimates […]

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Weather-based Insurance in Southern Africa: The Case of Malawi

The main purpose of this report is to conceptualize an ex-ante risk management framework for weather […]

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Southern Africa Food Security Outlook January to June 2010

A report released periodically as an early warning report for Southern Africa. This issue of the […]

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