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Spillover effects of the Venezuelan crisis: Migration impacts in Colombia by Caruso, German, Canon, Christian Gomez, Mueller, Valerie

“…A dual-pronged approach is warranted to promote the economic assimilation of Venezuelans while protecting the job security of Colombians.…”
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Annual report 2017: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…Young migrants flowing into Europe from countries with lagging job creation triggered renewed attention to agriculture’s contributions to job security as well as food security. Slow progress toward gender equality in developing countries led to increased emphasis on gender research in key development agencies and foundations in 2017. …”
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Expanding industrial uses of sweetpotato for food security and poverty alleviation by Adu-Kwarteng, E., Baafi, E., Amoa-Owusu, A., Okyere, F., Carey, E.E.

“…These elite genotypes, when released as new varieties, can immensely contribute to a more diversified use of sweetpotato in Ghana and ultimately contribute to the enhancement of food and job security.…”
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PIM 2017 annual report by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…Young migrants flowing into Europe from countries with lagging job creation triggered renewed attention to agriculture’s contributions to job security as well as food security. Slow progress toward gender equality in developing countries led to increased emphasis on gender research in key development agencies and foundations in 2017. …”
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IoT-enabled farms and climate-adaptive agriculture technologies: Investment lessons from Singapore by Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Teng, Paul S.

“…The adoption of climate-adaptive agricultural technologies (CAATs) for extensive (outdoor) agriculture is stalled by funding gaps experienced by governments in the Mekong countries, with negative implications on the rural farming industry, on income and job security among smallholder farmers, and on food sufficiency and access across the population. …”
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Social exclusion and labour market outcomes: evidence from eastern Europe and central Asia by Bangwayo-Skeete, P.F., Zikhali, Precious

“…Design/methodology/approach - Using the United Nations Development Program/United Nations Children Fund 2009 survey data from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the paper employs comprehensive econometric methods that overcome challenges posed by endogeneity of social exclusion in labour market outcomes, self-selection into employment, and the interdependency between perceptions of job security and social insurance coverage. Findings - Results suggest that socially excluded individuals face hurdles in securing jobs and exhibit higher risk of job loss. …”
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Climate and jobs for rural young people by Brooks, Karen, Dunston, Shahnila, Wiebe, Keith D., Arndt, Channing, Hartley, Faaiqa, Robertson, Richard D.

“…Where agriculture is called upon to deliver job security as well as food security, vulnerability to climate change presents major risks for the large numbers of young job-seekers. …”
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Maintaining food and nutrition security in Myanmar during the COVID-19 crisis: Lessons from India’s lockdown by Researchers of the International Food Policy Research Institute and Michigan State University, Headey, Derek D.

“…These impacts highlight the many challenges that this kind of anti-COVID intervention can pose in other settings where the labor force is mostly informally employed with poor job security and low wages, and where the agri-food systems is similarly informal with widespread use of open-air markets. …”
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Consumers do care! Incentivizing food safety through a market-based pull–push approach by Roesel, Kristina, Zwietering, M., Wagenberg, Coen van, Havelaar, A., Alonso, Silvia, Roothaert, R., Tacken, G., Ruben, R., Amenu, K., Ouattara, L., Lindahl, Johanna F., Ramasamy, S., Danyluk, M., Dione, Michel M., Terefe, Y., Guadu, T., Tarpaga, V., Kaboré, D., Lenjiso, Birhanu Mergesa, Grace, Delia

“…Background: Informal markets are vital to food and job security across many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). …”
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Food safety research for development in sub-Saharan Africa: Tapping the expertise of German partners by Roesel, Kristina, Makita, K., Grace, Delia

“…Key findings include: • Informal markets are integral to food, nutrition and job security in sub-Saharan Africa; • Although hazards are often common in informal markets risk to human health is not necessarily high; • Risks in the informal food chains have been under-researched and need attention; • Risks vary and may not be as serious as perceived: food safety policy should be based on evidence not perceptions; • Participatory methods are useful in studying food safety risks in informal food chains; • Simple interventions could lead to substantial improvements: potable water, electricity, training, standards, appropriate hygienic supervision etc.; • Food safety needs a multi-disciplinary (One Health) and multi-sectoral approach; • Comprehensive, jointly developed and implemented policies are prerequisites for food safety assurance. …”
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Vilka faktorer värdesätter den potentiella arbetstagaren i det gröna näringslivet högst? by Gunnarsson, Anna, Jönsson, Filippa

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