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How best (not) to address the Ukraine crisis by Glauber, Joseph W., Smith, Vincent H.

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Helping Women Respond to the Global Food Crisis by Morden, Cheryl

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Mapping food businesses with regenerative potential in the Amazon and Central American Dry Corridor by Yamauchi Levy, Max, Amante, Bruna L., Borrero, Daniel, Bonilla-Muñoz, Víctor H., Guzmán, Rosmaiky, Rojas, Claudia, Cotto, Héctor, Detlefsen, Guillermo, Vagliente, Pablo

“…The mapping was conducted across six countries in the Central American Dry Corridor and five in the Amazon Biome. …”
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How can we respond to the climate security crisis Latin America? by Taylor, Alice, Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Schapendonk, Frans, Kommerell, Víctor, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

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Crisis as a catalyst for quality upgrade: Evidence from industrial clusters in China by Ruan, Jianqing, Zhang, Xiaobo

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How the financial crisis affected world agriculture: a general equilibrium perspective by Diao, Xinshen, Roe, Terry L.

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Negative impact on calorie intake associated with the 2006-08 food price crisis in Latin America by Iannotti, Lora, Robles, Miguel

“…Few studies have contributed empirical evidence of the nutritional impacts of this food price crisis.To assess changes in energy intake in response to food price shocks and in relation to calorie adequacy levels in seven Latin American countries.Data were drawn from nationally representative household budget surveys. …”
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From crisis to recovery: How CGIAR’s BRIGHT Survey can catalyze evidence-based policy reforms in Sri Lanka by Headey, Derek D., van Asselt, Joanna, Ecker, Olivier, Balié, Jean

“…As the American polymath W. Edwards Deming once famously said, “In God we trust; all others bring data.” …”
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El control biológico en el contexto de un manejo integrado estratégico de insectos plaga by Rincón, Diego F., Espitia, Eduardo M., Hoy, Casey W.

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Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Growth and Bridging the Gap for Small-Family Farms: Interagency Report to the Mexican G20 Presidency by Bioversity International, CGIAR Consortium Office, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Food Policy Research Institute, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Coordination team of UN High Level Task Force on the Food Security Crisis, World Food Programme, World Bank, World Trade Organization

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Beyond the numbers: How urban households in Central America responded to the recent global crises by Hernandez, Manuel A., Robles, Miguel, Torero, Máximo

“…A review of various economic indicators shows that both the recent food crisis and the financial and economic crisis have had significant negative effects on the Central American countries. …”
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Reviving the spiritual roots of agriculture for sustainability in farming and food systems: Lessons learned from peasant farming of Uttarakhand Hills in North-western India by Bisht, Ishwari Singh, Rana, Jai Chand

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Environmental concerns and agricultural trade: Building a responsible and effective relationship by Papendieck, Sabine, McNamara, Brian

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News releases by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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IFPRI's Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The impact was greatest on net importing countries (specifically, Central America and Mexico), and also on poor consumers in peri urban and rural areas. Before the crisis, most Latin American countries were on track to reach the Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015; now, a significant number of countries will not be able to accomplish this goal. …”
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COVID-19 risks to global food security by Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will, Swinnen, Johan, Vos, Rob

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Price and volatility transmission from international to domestic food and fertilizer markets in Central America by Hernandez, Manuel A., Ceballos, Francisco, Berrospi, Maria Lucia, Perego, Viviana Maria Eugenia, Brown, Melissa, Lopez, Elena Mora

“…We similarly observe some changes in the degree of co-movement between international and domestic price variations over time—depending on the market and commodity under consideration—including after the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as after the 2007-2008 food price crisis. Back-of-the-envelope calculations of the effect of an increase in international prices of different food and fertilizers mimicking the peak inflation observed in 2022 reveal small yet non-negligible effects on consumer and producer welfare in Central American countries, which however do not match the magnitude of the food security crisis observed in the region.…”
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Agricultural Research in Government Agencies in Latin America; A Preliminary Assessment of Investment Trends by International Service for National Agricultural Research

“…Severe economic crisis has affected many Latin American countries throughout the 1980s. …”
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Enhancing Sustainable Groundwater Governance through the Groundwater Management Information System (GMIS): A Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan by Ullah, Muhammad Kaleem, Hafeez, Mohsin, Iqbal, Naveed, Cheema, Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud, Siddiqui, Salman, Aeman, Hafsa, Zafar, Haseeb, Bodla, Habibullah, Ashraf, Muhammad

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Tiger or turtle? exploring alternative futures for Egypt to 2020 by Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman, Nygaard, David F.

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