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Ghana: Impacts of the Ukraine and global crises on poverty and food security by Xinshen Diao, Dorosh, Paul A., Pauw, Karl, Smart, Jenny, Thurlow, James, Asante, Seth, Patil, Pranav

“…Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia. Other factors, such as export bans, have also contributed to rising prices. …”
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Rwanda: Impacts of the Ukraine and global crises on poverty and food security by Diao, Xinshen, Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James, Spielman, David J., Smart, Jenny, Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera, Mugabo, Serge, Rosenbach, Gracie

“…Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia. Other factors have contributed to the crisis, such as export bans and continued supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Nigeria: Impacts of the Ukraine and global crises on poverty and food security by Andam, Kwaw S., Xinshen Diao, Dorosh, Paul A., Pradesha, Angga, Thurlow, James

“…Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia. Other factors, such as export bans, have also contributed to rising prices. …”
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Ethiopia: Impacts of the Ukraine and global crises on poverty and food security by Xinshen Diao, Dorosh, Paul A., Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Smart, Jenny, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Thurlow, James

“…Global food, fuel, and fertilizer prices have risen rapidly in recent months, driven in large part by the fallout from the ongoing war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia. Other factors, such as export bans, have also contributed to rising prices. …”
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How resilience innovations in food supply chains are revolutionizing logistics, wholesale trade, and farm services in developing countries by Reardon, Thomas, Vos, Rob

“…Developing country food supply chains have been pummeled by a series (and often a confluence) of shocks over the past several decades, including the Russia-Ukraine war, COVID-19, climate shocks from hurricanes to floods to droughts, animal and plant diseases, an intensification of road banditry and local conflicts, and overlaying all these, deep transformation in markets themselves with new requirements for quality and food safety. …”
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Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James, Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia

“…While the country was adversely affected by the global commodity market disruptions related to the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023), its growth is projected to reach 8.0 percent in 2023 and 10.5 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023b). …”
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Zambia’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…The global commodity market disruptions related to the Russia Ukraine war that started in 2022 and the global recession in 2023 are expected to further harm Zambia’s economy (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). …”
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Grappling with compounding crises in domestic fertilizer markets in Africa: The case of Ethiopia by Abay, Kibrom A., Assefa, Thomas, Berhane, Guush, Abate, Gashaw T., Hebebrand, Charlotte

“…Global fertilizer markets experienced significant price surges beginning in 2020 and through 2022 due to a combination of factors, including higher natural gas prices, supply chain disruptions triggered by COVID-19, trade disruptions due to the Russia-Ukraine war, and export restrictions. Although parallel increases in international agricultural commodity prices may have cushioned these price shocks, insufficient availability and affordability of fertilizers are likely to have affected yield and profitability of smallholder production systems. …”
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Food insecurity: What can the world trading system do about it? by Wolff, Alan Wm., Glauber, Joseph W.

“…Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a major supplier of grain to the Middle East and Africa, has triggered deep concerns over access to affordable food across the globe. …”
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Pricing farmer contributions under AIP by Banda, Chimwemwe, De Weerdt, Joachim, Duchoslav, Jan, Jolex, Aubrey

“…The price hikes were both unexpected and beyond the control of the government, linked to global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This changed global reality reinforces the need to rethink the way in which Malawi approaches its agricultural input subsidies. …”
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Overview and Recent Challenges [In Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2024] by Odjo, Sunday, Zaki, Chahir, Traoré, Fousseini, Hebebrand, Charlotte

“…This first chapter offers an overview of the food security concerns in African countries in the wake of the global crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia–Ukraine war, and the global resurgence of protectionist policies. …”
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More food, but less land and water for nature: why agricultural productivity gains did not materialize by Seijger, C., Urfels, A., Christoforidou, M., Hellegers, P., Borghuis, G., Langan, Simon, van Halsema, G.

“…Instead of consolidating cereal production and trade in favourable regions like North America, Europe and Russia, their arable land declined by 35 million hectares, while arable land expanded by 74 million hectares in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Asia. …”
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The China forest products trade: overview of Asia-Pacific supplying countries, impacts and implications by Katsigris, E., Bull, G.Q., White, A., Barr, C., Barney, K., Bun, Y., Kahrl, F., King, T., Lankin, A., Lebedev, A., Shearman, P., Sheingauz, A., Yufang Su, Weyerhaeuser, Horst

“…The countries may be divided into those still harvesting and exporting timber from natural forests on a large scale and those which have gone past their highest levels of natural forest timber harvesting and are now more aggressively pursuing plantation development and processing. Apart from Russia, China's top Asia Pacific timber suppliers could at best maintain current supply, with natural forest resources being depleted in less than 20 years. …”
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Genetic diversity and differentiation of Mongolian and Russian yak populations by Xuebin, Q., Han Jianlin, Lkhagva, B., Chekarova, I., Badamdorj, D., Rege, J.E.O., Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…The results showed that yak populations in Mongolia and Russia have maintained high genetic diversity within populations and a low, although significant, genetic differentiation between populations. …”
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What Next for Agriculture After Durban? by Beddington, J.R., Asaduzzaman, Mohammed, Clark, Megan E., Fernández Bremauntz, Adrian, Guillou, Marion, Howlett DJB, Jahn, Molly M., Erda, Lin, Mamo, Tekalign, Negra, Christine, Nobre, Carlos A., Scholes, Robert J., Nguyen Van Bo, Wakhungu, Judi W.

“…Recent droughts and floods in the Horn of Africa, Russia, Pakistan, and Australia affected food production and prices. …”
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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond by Nelson, Gerald C., Rosegrant, Mark W., Palazzo, Amanda, Gray I, Ingersoll C, Robertson, Richard D., Tokgoz S, Zhu, T., Sulser TB, Ringler, Claudia, Msangi S, You, Liangzhi

“…In 2010, the excessive heat and drought in Russia that led to wildfires and a grain embargo, as well as the unprecedented floods in Pakistan, signal more trouble ahead. …”
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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options by Nelson, Gerald C., Rosegrant, Mark W., Palazzo, Amanda, Gray, Ian, Ingersoll, Christina, Robertson, Richard D., Tokgoz, Simla, Zhu, Tingju, Sulser, Timothy B., Ringler, Claudia, Msangi, Siwa, You, Liangzhi

“…The excessive heat and drought in Russia that led to the 2010 wildfires and grain embargo, as well as the unprecedented floods in Pakistan, signal more trouble ahead. …”
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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in the Russian Federation by Bobić, Branko, Thomas, Lian F., Djaković, Olgica Djurković, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dermauw, Veronique, Dorny, Pierre, Braae, Uffe Christian, Robertson, Lucy, Saratsis, Anastasios, Eichenberger, Ramon, Torgerson, Paul R.

“…Russia is traditionally an endemic area for Taenia saginata infection, where a programme for the prevention of infection has been implemented for sixty years. …”
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Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…While restrictive COVID-19 policy measures in 2020 and 2021 caused a slowdown in the economy, the country has largely been spared the adverse effects of the global commodity market disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 and from the 2023 global recession (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). …”
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Nepal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Xinshen Diao, Ellis, Mia, Fang, Peixun, Pauw, Karl, Pradesha, Angga, Thurlow, James

“…Fortunately, the country was largely spared the adverse effects of global commodity market disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 and from the 2023 global recession (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). …”
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