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Revolutionising Finance for Agri-Value Chains by Rutten, Lamon, Boto, Isolina

“…The publication on “Revolutionising Finance for Agri-Value Chains” created in conjunction with the 35th Brussels Development Briefing (March 2014), provides an overview and analysis of value chains finance, and its potential to transform their ACP countries’ agricultural sectors and economies. It is estimated that only 20% of populations in most developing countries have access to formal financial services, and in Africa only 4% of the total population have a bank account while only 1% of Africans have a loan or credit facility with a formal financing institution (AFRACA, 2009). …”
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Technical efficiency and productivity potential of cocoa farmers in West African countries by Binam, Joachim N., Gockowski, J., Nkamleu, G.B.

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Livestock pricing in the northern Kenyan rangelands by Barrett, Christopher B., Chabari, F., Bailey, D.V., Little, P.D., Coppock, D. Layne

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Public food procurement as a game changer for food system transformation by Swensson, Luana, Hunter, Danny, Tartanac, Florence, Schneider, Sergio

“…The last decade has seen various countries, regions, and cities from low-income to high-income economies develop public food procurement (PFP) initiatives designed to use government purchasing power and regular demand for food as a policy instrument to promote sustainable development. …”
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Water and climate security: the human impact of disrupted systems by International Water Management Institute

“…We can view climate security as climatic stressors that amplify existing risks in society and influence the security of humans, ecosystems, economies, infrastructure and societies. In that sense, climate security is directly connected to water security defined as the ability of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water.…”
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The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system by Leape, Jim, Allison, Edward H., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Kishore, Avinash, Micheli, Fiorenza, Tigchelaar, Michelle

“…Blue foods play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities. …”
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Protocol for the collection of leaf area index (LAI) for yield estimation by Mathieu, Renaud, Quicho, Emma, Satapathy, Sushree

“…This work builds on the Remote sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging economies (RIICE, http://www.riice.org/) co-developed by IRRI and implemented in South and Southeast Asian countries. …”
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Advancing across boundaries: Expanding footprint and impact of RIICE technologies in Africa by Quicho, Emma, Raviz, Jeny, Murugesan, Deiveegan, Satapathy, Sushree, Maunahan, Aileen, Gatti, Luca, Holecz, Francesco, Dossou-Yovo, Elliot, Mathieu, Renaud

“…Recently, the Remote-sensing based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies (RIICE, http://www.riice.org/) is being introduced across Africa to enhance the rice monitoring system. …”
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Transforming Ethiopian food systems: Leveraging private sector incentives to drive agroecological wheat production by Balcha, Yodit, Tibebe, Degefie, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Filippi, Viviane, Mockshell, Jonathan

“…Although the CACS has provided valuable contribution in organizing and supporting farmers through cluster-based approaches to increase economies of scale, improving access to inputs, markets, finance, and technology, to enhancing value chain integration and competitiveness, and moving towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, and biodiversity targets, there is a need to provide incentives and invest in agroecological practices that are sustainable, inclusive, and resilient.…”
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Agricultural trade interests and challenges at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires: A Southern Cone perspective by Piñeiro, Valeria, Piñeiro, Martín

“…These countries’ interests and perspectives are influenced by the importance of agriculture in their economies and by the important role they play as the largest net food exporters. …”
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Governing a crisis and crises of governance: The political dimensions of COVID-19 by Kennedy, Adam, Resnick, Danielle

“…Along with its impacts on health systems, economies, and schooling, one of the lasting effects of COVID-19 has been on the civic and political sphere. …”
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Supply chain from production areas to Addis Ababa by Minten, Bart, Tamru, Seneshaw, Legesse, Ermias Engida, Kuma, Tadesse

“…Given this rapid urbanization, especially so in developing countries, and the increasing importance of the manufacturing and service sectors in these countries’ economies, more people are making a living outside agriculture. …”
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Employment and livelihoods: Connecting Africa’s rural and urban areas for rural revitalization by Diao, Xinshen, Dorosh, Paul A., Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Kennedy, Adam, Thurlow, James

“…A territorial approach designed to further integrate rural economies with secondary cities and small towns shows promise for generating rural employment and transforming rural areas. …”
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Intra-African trade integration by Odjo, Sunday P., Traoré, Fousseini, Zaki, Chahir

“…The most clearly stated objective of this quest for integration is to expand intraregional trade, as it is believed that the harmonization of regulations and policies will help reduce trade costs and facilitate economies of scale. This trend is now being accelerated as African policy makers are pushing for broader integration to realize the long-held desire for pan-African unity in the form of a continental free trade area. …”
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Economic impact of refugees by Taylor, J. Edward, Filipski, Mateusz J., Alloush, Mohamad, Gupta, Anubhab, Rojas Valdes, Ruben Irvin, Gonzalez-Estrada, Ernesto

“…We use a unique Monte Carlo simulation approach with microdata from refugee and host-country surveys to obtain the first estimates of refugee camps’ impacts on surrounding host-country economies and to compare impacts of cash versus in-kind refugee aid. …”
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Learning from China? Manufacturing, investment, and technology transfer in Nigeria by Chen, Yunnan, Sun, Irene Yuan, Ukaejiofo, Rex Uzonna, Xiaoyang, Tang, Bräutigam, Deborah

“…Following China’s domestic economic transformation and its growing outward investments in the developing world, we seek to understand how Chinese investment in Africa, particularly in manufacturing, may help to foster industrialization and in turn the structural transformation of African economies. We focus on Chinese investments and partnerships in Nigeria, a salient destination for Chinese manufacturing foreign direct investment in Africa, and examine the potential mechanisms of technology transfer that might catalyze such transformation. …”
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Poverty and its dynamics in Uganda: Explorations using a new set of poverty lines by Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Sekabira, Haruna, Aduayom, Dede Houeto

“…During the past few decades, Uganda has experienced substantial economic growth, which has been attributed to the new government that has implemented a far-reaching economic reforms agenda, transforming Uganda into one of the most liberal economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The growth has been accompanied by equally impressive declines in the levels of poverty as reported by the government. …”
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Development assistance and investment in agriculture: Promises and facts by Fan, Shenggen, Breisinger, Clemens

“…Growing development challenges have renewed attention to the critical role that agriculture plays in the broad development process.The impact of agriculture extends beyond economic growth and poverty reduction to include improving health and nutrition and building resilience to climate change and conflict.While global and national promises have been made to advance agricultural development and food security, important gaps in implementation remain.To sustainably reduce poverty and improve food security, investments in agriculture -both foreign development assistance and national public expenditures -must be scaled up and adapted to exploit these new opportunities and to build resilience to future development challenges.To this end, the role of new actors, including emerging economies and the private sector, must be fully harnessed.The efficiency of public agricultural spending by national governments must also be improved.…”
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Adaptation actions to climate change in African agriculture: Effectiveness and challenges by Tadesse, Getaw, Barry, Ndeye Yacine

“…These factors make Africa highly susceptible to climate-related disruptions such as droughts and floods and can amplify the impact of climate-related disasters on communities, economies, and ecosystems (UNECA 2013; WMO 2020). Effective adaptation strategies and risk financing mechanisms are crucial for building regional adaptive capacity and resilience.…”
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The impact of domestic and global trade liberalization on five Southern African countries by Wobst, Peter

“…We compare the impact of alternative domestic and global trade liberalization scenarios on five economies in Southern Africa. The study applies a computable general equilibrium model that employs standardised 12-sector social accounting matrices for Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. …”
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