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Food price volatility in sub-Saharan Africa: Has it really increased? por Minot, Nicholas

“…The food price crisis of 2007–2008 and recent resurgence of food prices have focused increasing attention on the causes and consequences of food price volatility in international food markets and the developing world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we examine the patterns and trends in food price volatility using an unusually rich database of African staple food prices. …”
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Rebuilding Agricultural Livelihoods in Post-Conflict Situations: What are the Governance Challenges? The Case of Northern Uganda por Birner, Regina, Cohen, Marc J., Ilukor, John, Muhumuza, Tony, Schindler, Kati, Mulligan, Sean

“…Most conflicts in the developing world take place in rural areas, displacing large numbers of civilians and disrupting their agricultural livelihoods. …”
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The life cycle of malnutrition: IFPRI 1999-2000 Annual Report Essay por Gillespie, Stuart, Flores, Rafael

“…This year some 30 million babies in the developing world—around 82,000 every day—will be born with impaired growth due to poor nutrition during fetal life. term. …”
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Urbanization and the nutrition transition por Popkin, Barry M.

“…"Increasing urbanization in the developing world has brought a remarkably rapid shift toward a high incidence of obesity and noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and coronary problems, at a time when large segments of the population still face undernutrition and poverty-related diseases. …”
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An ecoregional perspective on malnutrition por Sharma, Manohar, Brown, Lynn R., Qureshi, Aamir, Garcia, Marito

“…The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is placing priority on developing a concept of ecoregional zones based on the premise that agroecological conditions largely determine the production potential and the size of population that an area can support in the developing world. Understanding the ecoregional dimensions of poverty and malnutrition potentially could be a major step forward in alleviating poverty sustainably by the year 2020 because it may help to target scarce resources more effectively. …”
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Are intellectual property rights stifling agricultural biotechnology in developing countries: IFPRI 2000-2001 Annual Report Essay por Pardey, Philip G., Wright, Brian D., Nottenburg, Carol

“…At an accelerating pace in the 1960s and 1970s the work of these breeders changed the developing world — the higher-yielding varieties of wheat, rice, and other food staples they produced helped avert catastrophic famine in Asia — and their work continues to improve the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. …”
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IFPRI's strategy toward food and nutrition security: Food policy research, capacity strengthening, and policy communications por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The strategy addresses issues relevant to its vision and mission, including: poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in the developing world, which remain persistently high; a rapidly changing policy environment, which makes the decisionmaking process more complex and diffuse, involving many more actors at global and subnational levels and within the private and civil sectors, as well as the public sector; new technologies, which offer great promise for advancing food and nutrition security and for which research is needed to identify policies and institutions to ensure that poor people benefit from these technologies; and global health issues, which pose significant threats to food security and nutrition." …”
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A food-based approach introducing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes increased vitamin A intake and serum retinol concentrations in young children in Mozambique por Low, Jan W., Arimond, Mary, Osman, Nadia, Cunguara, Benedito, Zano, Filipe, Tschirley, David

“…Vitamin A deficiency is widespread and has severe consequences for young children in the developing world. Food-based approaches may be an appropriate and sustainable complement to supplementation programs. …”
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Shifting ground: agricultural R&D worldwide por Pardey, Philip G., Alston, Julian M., Piggott, Roley R.

“…This brief summarizes the book, Agricultural R&D in the Developing World: Too Little, Too Late?, edited by Philip G. …”
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Zambia: A quiet crisis in African research and development por Elliott, Howard, Perrault, Paul T.

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Fostering global well-being: a new paradigm to revitalize agricultural and rural development. por Bathrick, David D.

“…After years of structural biases and general disinterest in the developing world’s agricultural sector, global trade is now forcing poorer, agrarian-based economies to assess their natural comparative advantages and quickly adapt. …”
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An analysis of animal healthcare service delivery in Kenya por Ndung'u, Leah, Oruko, Leonard

“…Despite remarkable technical advances in the diagnosis, prevention, and control of animal diseases, the condition of animal health throughout the developing world remains generally poor, causing substantial economic losses and hindering any improvement in livestock productivity.…”
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A food-based approach introducing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes increased Vitamin A intake and serum retinol concentrations in young children in rural Mozambique por Low, Jan Wayland, Arimond, Mary, Osman, Nadia, Cunguara, Benedito, Zano, Filipe, Tschirley, David

“…Vitamin A deficiency is widespread and has severe consequences for young children in the developing world. Food-based approaches may be an appropriate and sustainable complement to supplementation programs. …”
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Uneven dietary development: linking the policies and processes of globalization with the nutrition transition, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases por Hawkes, Corinna

“…In a "nutrition transition", the consumption of foods high in fats and sweeteners is increasing throughout the developing world. The transition, implicated in the rapid rise of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases worldwide, is rooted in the processes of globalization. …”
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Collective action for smallholder market access: evidence and implications for Africa por Markelova, H., Mwangi, E.

“…In Africa, as in other parts of the developing world, agricultural production systems and their participants face significant challenges as a result of changing economic, environmental, and sociopolitical context. …”
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REDD+and community-controlled forests in low-income countries: Any hope for a linkage? por Bluffstone, R., Robinson, E., Guthiga, Paul M.

“…Deforestation and forest degradation are estimated to account for between 12% and 20% of annual greenhouse gas emissions and in the 1990s (largely in the developing world) released about 5.8 Gt per year, which was bigger than all forms of transport combined. …”
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Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa por Li Pun, H.H., Baumgaertner, J.U., Greiling, J., Gopalan, H., Jabbar, M.A., Mares, V., McDermott, John J., Odiit, M., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the developing world, including the East African highlands, the focus of this report. …”
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The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection por Ehui, Simeon K., Li Pun, H.H., Mares, V., Shapiro, Barry I.

“…Projection results indicate that while the share of total meat consumption in the developed countries as a group will decrease from 53 to 36 percent between 1993 and 2020, in the developing world the share of total meat consumption will increase from 47 percent to 64 percent over the same period.…”
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Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers: Practices, popular beliefs, pitfalls and prospects for the future por Githiori, J.B., Höglund, J., Waller, P.J.

“…Ethnomedicine is an integral part of traditional medical practices in many countries of the developing world. A large proportion of the population uses this form of treatment for primary health care and for the treatment of ailments in their livestock. …”
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The way forward for livestock and the environment por Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K., Gerber, Pierre J., Zijpp, A.J. van der, Steeg, Jeannette van de, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Lecomte, P., Tarawali, Shirley A., Grace, Delia

“…The total demand for livestock products may almost double by 2050, mostly in the developing world due to increases in population density, urbanisation and incomes. …”
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