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Africa in global agricultural trade por Odjo, Sunday P., Zaki, Chahir

“…In terms of trade barriers, despite low tariffs faced by African economies, they are facing several nontariff measures (NTMs) ranging from sanitary and phytosanitary measures to conformity assessment and domestic support in other countries. …”
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Characterizing supply-side drivers of structural change in the construction of economic baseline projections por Chateau, Jean, Corong, Erwin, Lanzi, Eliza, Carrico, Caitlyn, Fouré, Jean, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…These changes imply shifts in sectoral compositions for the projected economies (i.e. structural change). This paper reviews the assumptions made by 24 modeling teams about supply-side drivers of structural change: primary factor efficiency and changes in input-output structures of the production function over time. …”
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Introduction to special issue on regional growth opportunities por Arndt, Channing, Roberts, Simon J.

“…This issue contains seven articles addressing the major changes underway in the integration of economies in southern Africa. In the first article, Channing Arndt and Simon Roberts map out the changes in trade flows, which demonstrate the extent to which South Africa’s diversified exports to Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have grown, and provide an overall policy synthesis drawing from the articles in this issue and other sources. …”
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Regional developments [In 2017 Global Food Policy Report] por Makombe, Tsitsi, Collins, Julia, Badiane, Ousmane, Breisinger, Clemens, Abdelaziz, Fatma, Khouri, Nadim, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Park, Allen, Ilyasov, Jarilkasin, Kumar, Anjani, Ahmed, Akhter, Davies, Stephen, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Chen, Kevin Z., Timmer, Peter, Dawe, David, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Torero, Máximo

“…The individual regional sections cover many other critical topics: Acceleration of cooperation and investment in Africa to improve food security in the face of climate challenges and low commodity prices; Continuing conflict in the Middle East and North Africa, while some countries begin to face policy reform needs and realities of low oil prices; Central Asia’s promotion of agricultural diversification and regional integration to increase economic resilience; South Asia’s rapid growth and new investments and policies in the agriculture sector; Urbanization, changing diets, and regional growth in East Asia Recession in major economies of Latin America and the Caribbean along with El Niño’s effects on regional prospects.…”
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School feeding programs in middle childhood and adolescence por Drake, Lesley, Fernandes, Meenakshi, Aurino, Elisabetta, Kiamba, Josephine, Giyose, Boitshepo, Burbano, Carmen, Alderman, Harold, Lu, Mai, Mitchell, Arlene, Gelli, Aulo

“…Homegrown school feeding can not only change eating preferences of households, improve community incomes, and smallholder production and market access, but can also benefit investments in rural economies and contribute to national food security. …”
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Linkages between poverty, food security and undernutrition: Evidence from China and India por de Brauw, Alan, Suryanarayana, M. H.

“…– China and India are two of the fastest growing economies in the world, and poverty reduction has been substantial in both countries through the past few decades. …”
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Fruit and vegetable value chains in Africa por Aboushady, Nora, Kornher, Lukas, Zaki, Chahir

“…Yet, Africa’s participation in FVVCs is undermined by a number of structural challenges, some of which are typical of FVVCs, and some related to long-standing issues facing African economies in general, and the agriculture sector in particular.…”
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Food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Central Asia: Evidence from rural Tajikistan por Zhao, Yuhan, Qian, Chen, Zhang, Yumei, Li, Xiande, Akramov, Kamiljon T.

“…These findings have important implications for policymakers concerned about rural livelihoods and food security in remittance-receiving economies during the post-pandemic period.…”
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The effects of international remittances on poverty, inequality, and development in rural Egypt por Adams, Richard H., Jr.

“…Despite their importance, there has been little analysis and even less agreement about the effects of international remittances on the economies of labor-exporting countries. Do households with migrant workers squander the money earned abroad on newly desired consumer goods? …”
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Perspectives on European agriculture in 2020 por Folmer, C., Keyzer, Michiel, Merbis, M. A., Stolwijk, H. J. J., Veenendaal, P. J. J.

“…Earlier 2020 briefs identified annual growth rates for world population of 1.7 percent per year based on United Nations projections and per capita income growth in low- and middle-income economies of 2.9 percent as the major driving forces for growth in agricultural demand. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in Nigeria’s home-grown school feeding program: Toward a more efficient and sustainable model por Adeyanju, Dolapo, Amare, Mulubrhan, Andam, Kwaw S., Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Gelli, Aulo, Idowu, Ifetayo

“…Operating across federal, state, and school levels, the HGSFP sources meals from local smallholder farmers, aiming to stimulate rural economies and improve food security. The program creates demand for locally grown food, encouraging farmers to increase productivity and adopt sustainable practices while providing them with stable income. …”
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Medium-scale livestock farms in Asia’s rapidly transforming food systems por Ebata, Ayako, Belton, Ben

“…This disconnect presents a missed opportunity to enhance the livestock sector’s contributions to rural economies, nutrition security, food safety, and environmental performance. …”
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Agricultural diversification and rural industrialization as a strategy for rural income growth and poverty reduction in Indochina and Myanmar por Goletti, Francesco

“…The predominantly agrarian structure of these economies makes the need to increase income in rural areas more urgent, given the extreme difficulties that the urban and industrial sector will face to absorb a growing rural labor force in the medium term. …”
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Mapping energy use portfolios and household outcomes in Nepal: Insights from farm and household surveys in the Terai and the Mid-hills por Alvi, Muzna, Sufian, Farha, Singh, Tushar

“…Rural energy access remains a critical challenge in developing economies, with profound implications for agricultural productivity, household welfare, and gender dynamics. …”
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RIICE development in Cote d’Ivoire : AfricaRice report of 2024. Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa Initiative (TAFS-WCA) por Yéo Yassongui, Serge-Alin, Kouadio, Kouamé Serge Alain, Elliott, Dossou-Yovo, Ouedraogo, Mathieu, Singh, Manjari

“…The Remote Sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging Economies (RIICE) decision support system was introduced to provide reliable, real-time data on rice cultivation, yield forecasts, and climate-related risks. …”
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Editorial: Sustainable and resilient food systems in times of crises por Ben Hassen, Tarek, El Bilali, Hamid, Daher, Bassel, Burkart, Stefan

“…This Research Topic explores innovative approaches—including agroecological practices, circular economies, and localized food systems—to build resilience and sustainability. …”
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The future of ABPU agriculture: The 2nd MERCUSUR outlook por Jorge, Nicolás, Kanadani Campos, Silvia, Fonseca da Pereira, Vanessa, Vicentin Masaro, Jimena, Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo, Piñeiro, Valeria, Rava, Catalina, Costa, Ramiro

“…While global projections from institutions such as the OECD-FAO and USDA provide valuable baselines, incorporating local perspectives is essential to capture the specific dynamics of emerging economies that are deeply integrated into international agrifood markets. …”
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La commercialisation de Dacryodes edulis dans la zone forestière humide du Cameroun por Awono, A., Ndoye, O., Schreckenberg, Kate

“…For this to happen, it is imperative that farmers organise themselves into producer groups, which will allow them not only to get access into the market in a less costly way, using economies of scale but also to gather strategic information, which could permit them identify more profitable markets.…”
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Forests, human health and well-being in light of climate change and urbanisation por Hägerhäll, C.M., Ode, A., Tveit, M.S., Velarde, M.D., Colfer, C.J.P., Sarjala, T.

“…In tropical areas, many forest living people who rely heavily on forests in their household economies will be highly vulnerable to forest degradation. …”
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Climate change and its effect on conservation and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and associated biodiversity for food security por Jarvis, Andy, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Gowda, C.L.L., Aggarwal, Pramod K., Fujisaka, S., Anderson, B.

“…These predicted changes in climate are expected to have fairly widespread impacts on agriculture, with poor countries in the south highlighted as being particularly vulnerable, having already weak economies and limited institutional capacities to adapt. …”
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