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Conflict: a cause and effect of hunger por Messer, Ellen, Cohen, Marc J., Marchione, Thomas

“…If the slogan of the 1996 World Food Summit »Food for All« is to become a reality, then cycles of hunger and conflict must be broken, especially in Africa. …”
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Conflict: a cause and effect of hunger por Messer, Ellen, Cohen, Marc J., Marchione, Thomas

“…Whether one believes that (a) environmental scarcities (including food insecurity) can cause conflict, or (b) that conflict is primarily caused by political factors, it is indisputable that access to food is always disrupted by conflict. …”
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Indian agriculture in a globalizing world por Gulati, Ashok, Bathla, Seema

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Is research a global public good? por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…Research, and in particular biological research, today is very likely to be patented and thus may not benefit the poor in the developing countries. It is no longer a public good. This heavily contradicts with the initial objective of biological or agricultural research to contribute to food security and poverty alleviation. …”
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Introduction: a taxonomy of genebank value por Smale, Melinda, Koo, Bonwoo

“…How much is a collection of plant genetic resources worth? …”
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Sustainable Farming: A Political Geography por Paarlberg, Robert L.

“…Farming is a threat to the natural environment in rich as well as poor countries, but the human stakes are now much higher in the developing world, where food needs are acute and growing rapidly. …”
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A dialogue: trade liberalization in agriculture por Gardner, Bruce L., Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Brandão, Antonion Salazar P., Sharma, Devinder, Swinbank, Alan

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A cohort analysis of wages in Indonesia por Skoufias, Emmanuel, Suryahadi, A.

“…The increases in the median wages of these younger cohorts have been accompanied by a rise in the inequality of earnings. The level as well as the increase in dispersion is also higher for females of younger cohorts than male cohorts. …”
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A short history of agricultural biotechnology por Babinard, Julie

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Are we ready for a meat revolution por Mohan, Uday, Fritschel, Heidi

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The climate crisis is a water crisis por Nepal, Santosh

“…The climate crisis in Nepal is closely tied to an impending water crisis, affecting various sectors and communities across the country. A 2017 report from the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology reveals that Nepal has experienced a maximum temperature increase of 2.2°C over the last four decades, at a rate of 0.56°C per decade. …”
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Colombia: A public-private partnership por Beintema, Nienke M., Romano, Luis, Pardey, Philip G.

“…Colombia is an exception, evidenced by the presence of 12 nonprofit organizations, which together accounted for about a quarter of the country’s agricultural research investments in 2000. …”
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Title page: A literature review por Alderman, Harold, Mergos, George, Slade, Roger

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Table of Contents: A literature review por Alderman, Harold, Mergos, George, Slade, Roger

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Water, health, and income: a review por Hoddinott, John F.

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A profile of poverty in Egypt: 1997 por Datt, Gaurav, Jolliffe, Dean, Sharma, Manohar

“…This paper presents a profile of poverty in Egypt for 1997. It assesses the magnitude of poverty and its distribution across geographic and socioeconomic groups, provides information on the characteristics of the poor, illustrates the heterogeneity among the poor, and helps identify empirical correlates of poverty. …”
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A two-dimensional measure of polarization por Mogues, Tewodaj

“…The link between economic distribution and social conflict—and the notion that this link arises from individuals’ sense of identification with those similar to them and their feelings of alienation from individuals with different characteristics—has spurred a literature on polarization, a concept distinct from inequality. …”
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Millions fed Annexes A-F por Spielman, David J., Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

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Is a world without livestock possible? por International Livestock Research Institute

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Nexus thinking as a force for peace por McCartney, Matthew P., Ringler, Claudia

“…This was echoed by the theme of the just-concluded World Water Week on ‘Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future’; the shared focus could not come at a more opportune time. …”
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