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The impact of food price shocks in Uganda: First-order versus long-run effects por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Pauw, Karl, Minot, Nicholas

“…We look at the immediate effects of these shocks faced by households in Uganda on their poverty and well-being. In addition, we look at the economywide impact in the long run when all markets have settled at a new equilibrium. …”
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Atlas of african agriculture research and development [Preview]: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa por International Food Policy Research Institute, Wood, Stanley, Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Koo, Jawoo, Sebastian, Kate, Beintema, Nienke M., Thornton, Philip K., Guo, Zhe, Azzarri, Carlo

“…This preview of the Atlas of African Agriculture Research and Development is an introduction to a multidimensional resource that will highlight the ubiquitous role and importance of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the multitude of factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agriculture enterprises; and the strong interdependencies among farming, natural resource stocks and flows, and the well-being of the poor.…”
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Production and Marketed Surplus of Crops in Uganda, 1999-2006 por Kraybill, David, Bashaasha, Bernard, Betz, Michael

“…The pervasive decline in output per unit of input (factor productivity) threatens the economic well-being and food security of producers and consumers of food in Uganda. …”
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Addressing the Links among Agriculture, Malaria, and Development in Africa por Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo, Asante, Felix Ankomah, Tarekegn, Jifar, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…The global impact of malaria on human health, productivity, and general well-being is profound, and Africa has been particularly hard hit. …”
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Should private storage be subsidized to stabilize agricultural markets after price support schemes are removed? por Femenia, Fabienne

“…However, the efficiency of such an instrument is still being discussed and has not yet been explored in the context of imperfect information. …”
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Reshaping agriculture for nutrition and health por Fan, Shenggen, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…It is time for agriculture, nutrition, and health to join forces in pursuit of the common goal of improving human well-being.…”
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Intercommodity price transmission and food price policies: An analysis of Ethiopian cereal markets por Rashid, Shahidur

“…Cereal price variability in Ethiopia has worsened in recent years, and some of the earlier liberalizations are being reversed due to the unacceptable economic and political costs of increased price variability. …”
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Intercommodity price transmission and food price policies: An analysis of Ethiopian cereal markets por Rashid, Shahidur

“…Cereal price variability in Ethiopia has worsened in recent years, and some of the earlier liberalizations are being reversed due to the unacceptable economic and political costs of increased price variability. …”
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Making friends with your neighbors: Agglomeration and tacit collusion in the lodging industry por Hernandez, Manuel A., Gan, Li

“…The estimation results indicate that clustered hotels have a higher probability of being in the potential collusive regime than isolated properties in the same town. …”
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Dynamics of protection in a shrinking economy: A peak into Zimbabwe’s refugee regime por Maviza, Gracsious, Nzima, Divane

“…There are limited studies that focus on the dynamics of refugee protection in resource-constrained countries like Zimbabwe, often characterized as being only immigrant-sending countries. We use data from 12 in-depth interviews with key informants to explore how the prolonged socio-economic crisis has impacted the state’s ability to provide social protection to refugees in Zimbabwe. …”
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Balancing agricultural development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon por Cattaneo, Andrea

“…What effects do current macroeconomic and regional policies and events have on deforestation and on the well-being of settlers on the agricultural frontier? This report identifies the links between the agriculture and logging sectors in the Amazon, economic growth, poverty alleviation, and natural resource degradation in the region and in Brazil as a whole. …”
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Income distribution in rice-growing villages during the post-Green Revolution periods: the Philippine case, 1985 and 1998 por Estudillo, Jonna P., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Otsuka, Keijiro

“…This finding indicates that rural development is being led by nonfarm sectors. Such a shift has resulted in an increase in household income inequality as the distribution of nonfarm income has become less equal over time and was markedly more unequal than that of farm income in 1998.…”
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Urban women: balancing work and childcare por Engle, Patrice L.

“…"As the urban population in all developing regions grows over the next 20 years, governments and families will face unique challenges in their efforts to ensure the well-being of millions of children. They will have to take into account changes in women’s roles, in strategies for childcare, and in the means of obtaining food security. …”
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Policies for sustainable land management in the highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: summary of papers and proceedings of the conference held at the Axum Hotel, Mekelle, Ethiopi... por Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Pender, John L., Ehui, Simeon, Haile, Mitiku

“…Participants in this workshop reviewed and discussed findings from the research project‚ Policies for Sustainable Land Management in the Highlands of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, begun in January 1998, and from other related research being conducted in the highlands of Tigray by Mekelle University and its collaborators.…”
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Linking sustainability to agricultural growth and the alleviation of poverty: the critical triangle por Vosti, Stephen A.

“…This report looks at how land degradation and deforestation are being addressed at the local level, where households have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. …”
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Redirecting the diet transition: what can food policy do? por Haddad, Lawrence J.

“…More calories, saturated fats, added sugars and added salts are being consumed, resulting in ‘over‐nutrition’. Combined with lower physical activity levels these changes are causing increased levels of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. …”
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Focus on the world's poorest and hungry people: IFPRI 2006-2007 Annual Report Essay por von Braun, Joachim

“…And while growth is key to cutting poverty initially, its power to reduce poverty and the dangers to human well-being—such as childhood malnutrition—diminishes as poverty reduction progresses.…”
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Searching for an alternative to economic partnership agreements por Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Mevel, Simon

“…On January 1, 2008, Economic Partnerships Agreements (EPAs), currently being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and nearly 80 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, are expected to replace the Cotonou Agreement, which has governed trade relations between these countries since 2000. …”
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Property rights and the management of animal genetic resources: how to secure access to drylands resources for multiple users por Anderson, Simon, Centose, Roberta

“…Genetic erosion in animal genetic resources (AnGR) is of concern where livelihoods of the poor are affected and option values for society are being lost. The poor often live in marginal areas and their livestock maintain adaptive characteristics. …”
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Asymmetric property rights in China's economic growth por Zhang, Xiaobo

“…But the same factor can veer those individuals being deprived of land into violence and social unrest, which may undermine China’s social stability and long-term sustainable growth.…”
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