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Factors that transformed cereals productivity by Abate, T., Menkir, A., Belay, G., Feyissa, R., Keno, T., Bossey, O.

“…Overall, the country achieved a very highly significant yield gain of 92 kg/ha/yr (P<0.01, R2=0.95) between 2000 and 2020 – the fifth highest after Ukraine, Brazil, the USA and Argentina, among the world’s top ten cereal-producing countries. …”
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Solar irrigation in Yemen: Promising impacts several months post implementation by Darwish, Maram, Jovanovic, Nina, Kurdi, Sikandra, Yamauchi, Futoshi, SMEPS Communication and Advocacy Team

“…The ongoing conflicts, the great increase in prices of food commodities caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, and the unreliable access to diesel for pumping well water add yet another layer of complexity to an already dire situation, posing a great risk to country’s food security.…”
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Picea abies network: Report of the 1st meeting, 16-18 March 1995, Tatra National Park, Starà Lesnà, Slovakia by Turok, J., Koski, V., Paule, L., Frison, Emile A., European Forest Genetic Resources Programme

“…The 14 papers presented at the meeting are provided, including reports on the status of P. abies genetic resources conservation work in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Slovakia, Ukraine, Norway, Germany, Denmark and the Czech Republic, as well as forest genetic resources activities of the Food and Agriculture Organization. …”
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Crisis resilience: Humanitarian response and anticipatory action by Kurdi, Sikandra, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

“…At the same time, conflict has become a leading contributor to humanitarian crisis situations — as seen most recently with the food and energy crises precipitated by the Russia-Ukraine war and refugee flows driven by the Syrian civil war.…”
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Opinion: We must build food system resilience before the next crisis by Kosec, Katrina, Swinnen, Johan

“…In February 2022, news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines around the world. Policymakers everywhere worried about the potential ripple effects of the invasion on the economic recovery from COVID-19, as well as on political stability — and food and nutrition security. …”
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The road to resilience: Rethinking responses to food crises by Kosec, Katrina, Swinnen, Johan

“…Globally, disruptions to food systems continued amid a protracted pandemic, major natural disasters, civil unrest and political instability, and the growing impacts of climate change, all while the war in Ukraine exacerbated a global food and fertilizer crisis. …”
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Methods used to estimate the poverty impact of increases in international food prices by Minot, Nicholas, Martin, Will

“…The prices of agricultural commodities have increased on international markets since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 and spiked after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022. The price increases were particularly notable in the case of wheat, maize, and sorghum, which are staple foods in many developing countries. …”
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How Kenya can boost agricultural productivity with fertiliser subsidy by Ayalew, Hailemariam

“…These initiatives have evolved over the years, from targeted programmes for resource-poor farmers to broader, non-targeted schemes like the the National Fertiliser Subsidy Programme (NFSP) implemented in 2022 to boost food production and stabilise prices in the wake of global supply chains disruptions related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Covid-19 pandemic. The NFSP provides subsidised fertiliser to all registered farmers, with the quantity allocated based on the size of registered land holdings. …”
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Papua New Guinea food price bulletin: April 2022 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Schmidt, Emily, Kedir Jemal, Mekamu

“…While, globally, commodity food prices are rising due to supply chain issues and concerns over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, thus far rice prices in PNG remain stable. …”
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Bangladesh’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia, Pauw, Karl, Pradesha, Angga, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James

“…However, the recovery was hampered by global commodity market disruptions related to the war in Ukraine beginning in 2022 and the global recession in 2023 (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). …”
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Malawi’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Duchoslav, Jan, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Ellis, Mia

“…The latter include the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the devastation caused by cyclone Freddy in 2023 (De Weerdt and Duchoslav 2022; Diao et al. 2022).…”
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Food price inflation in East and Southeast Asia: Situation, driving forces, and the outlook by Zhou, Yunyi, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…COVID-19 repercussions, extreme climate- and weather-induced events, anthropogenic stressors such as global economic softness and the Russia-Ukraine war, and many other uncertainties enlarged the supply-demand imbalance of food. …”
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2022 annual research and policy conference: Agricultural transformation and food security in Sudan by Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid

“…The conference happened against a backdrop of the timely discussions on the risk of rising poverty and food insecurity to Sudanese people, the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, climate change, and global increase in fuel and commodity prices and the slow post COVID-19 recovery.…”
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Documentation for Food and Fertilizers Export Restriction Tracker: Tracking export policy responses affecting global food markets during crisis by Laborde Debucquet, David, Mamun, Abdullah

“…In response to the Ukraine-Russia crisis, as it was the case in previous crisis (e.g.COVID19 pandemic), some governments have implemented export restrictions and other trade policy measures to secure their food supply and protect inputs for their farmers. …”
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Editorial: Sustainable and resilient food systems in times of crises by Ben Hassen, Tarek, El Bilali, Hamid, Daher, Bassel, Burkart, Stefan

“…In crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the vulnerabilities of the global food system have become starkly apparent, leading to disruptions in supply chains, food shortages, and inflation. …”
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Role of international price and domestic inflation in triggering export restrictions on food commodities by Mamun, Abdullah, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…We focus on four food price crises when export restrictions (bans, taxes, licenses, etc.) were applied: the 2007–2008 and 2010–2011 food price crises, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the 2022 crisis associated with the Russia–Ukraine war. Although the justifications for such trade policies have been discussed in the literature, the ability to forecast their implementation remains understudied. …”
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Subsistence agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe; how to break the vicious circle?: studies on the agricultural and food sector in Central and Eastern Europe by Abele, S., Frohberg, K.

“…Economic Background and Development Opportunities of Individual Subsidiary Holdings in the Ukraine: Some Empirical Evidence; Andriy Nedoborovskyy. …”
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Mozambique’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Benfica, Rui, Diao, Xinshen, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Ellis, Mia

“…Like many other countries, Mozambique was adversely affected by global commodity market disruptions resulting from the onset of Russia-Ukraine war in 2022 and the global recession in 2023 (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). …”
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Papua New Guinea food price bulletin: January 2023 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Schmidt, Emily

“…Despite a rising global food price trend in 2022 as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, increasing fuel prices, and weather stress, the price of imported rice in PNG remains relatively stable, with an average annual (nominal) price variation of 10 percent across 4 markets. …”
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India's rice export restrictions and BIMSTEC countries: Implications and recommendations by Kamar, Abul, Roy, Devesh, Pradhan, Mamata, Saroj, Sunil

“…Recent events have raised global concerns on food security, including for BIMSTEC countries; these events include Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine, India’s prohibition on the export of non-basmati white rice, and its 20 percent export duty on parboiled rice. …”
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