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Financing pulp mills: an appraisal of risk assessment and safeguard procedures by Spek, M.

“…Although a growing number of financial institutions have adopted policies to employ social and environmental safeguard screening for investments in developing countries and transitioning economies, the scope of such screenings is in fact quite limited and they are often implemented ineffectively. …”
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A global picture of drought occurrence, magnitude and preparedness by Eriyagama, Nishadi, Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Gamage, M.S.D.Nilantha

“…The study illustrates that the African continent is lagging behind the rest of the world on many indicators related to drought preparedness and that agricultural economies, overall, are much more vulnerable to adverse societal impacts of meteorological droughts. …”
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Conventions locales de gestion des ressources naturelles: schema pastoral au sud du Mali by Association Malienne d'éveil au Développement Durable

“…La production agricole et l’élevage caractérise essentiellement l’économie de la région et se situe au cœur de l’utilisation des ressources naturelles au Sahel et en Afrique de l’Ouest. …”
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Social and political challenges in the regulation of mycotoxin contamination by Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Williams, J.H., Ojiambo, P.

“…While food production, processing and marketing systems of developed economies have been largely successful in delivering mycotoxin safe products, regulations have been ineffective in most less-developed countries due to socio-economic, technical, institutional and policy factors.Agricultural products of the best quality are exported from less developed countries to augment export earnings, leaving poorer quality foods to be consumed locally, compromising the health of local populations. …”
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Analyse des determinants du choix des methodes de lutte contre les pestes dans les plantations de cacao et cafe au sud Cameroon by Nkamleu, G.B., Coulibaly, O.

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Projet d’Appui à la Résilience Climatique pour un Développement Agricole durable (PARC-DAD) - Rapport consolidé des ateliers de formation sur les méthodes et outils de collecte de... by Larwanou, Mahamane

“…En effet, suite à l’atelier de Zinder du 15 au 19 juin 2020 les participants se sont engagés à un véritable changement de comportement pour améliorer la collecte des données statistiques afin de garantir une meilleure visibilité aux actions du secteur de l’environnement et une plus grande contribution à l’économie nationale. Suite à la réussite et l’engouement suscités par ce premier atelier, un second a été tenu du 22 au 26 Juin 2020 à Dosso sous la présidence du Secrétaire General Adjoint du Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Salubrité Urbaine et du Développement Durable. …”
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Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India by Pavelic, Paul, Sikka, Alok, Alam, Mohammad Faiz, Sharma, Bharat R., Muthuwatta, Lal P., Eriyagama, Nishadi, Villholth, Karen G., Shalsi, S., Mishra, V. K., Jha, S. K., Verma, C.L., Sharma, N., Reddy, V.R., Rout, S.K., Kant, L., Govindan, M., Gangopadhyay, P., Brindha, K., Chinnasamy, P., Smakhtin, V.

“…Pragmatic, cost-effective, socially inclusive and scalable solutions that reduce risks from recurrent cycles of floods and droughts would greatly benefit emerging economies. One promising approach known as Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) involves recharging depleted aquifers with seasonal high flows to provide additional groundwater for irrigated agriculture during dry periods, while also mitigating floods. …”
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Economics of Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI): scenario analysis and stakeholder perspectives from South Asia by Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh, Amarnath, Giriraj

“…The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has recently developed an innovative Index-based Flood Insurance (IBFI) product to facilitate the scaling of flood insurance particularly in vulnerable economies, to provide risk cover to poor farmers against crop losses that occur due to floods. …”
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Gender Roles and Native Potato Diversity Management in Highland Communities of Peru by Molina, C.A., Dudenhoefer, D., Polar, Vivian, Scurrah, M., Ccanto, R.C., Heider, B.

“…This article reviews agricultural and crop diversity management practices, farmer motivations for conserving potato diversity, the role that agrobiodiversity plays in family diets and economies, and support of in situ conservation by external actors. …”
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COVID-19 impacts on food systems, poverty, and diets: Lessons learned from country-level analyses by Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…While governments had control over these domestic measures, they could do little to shield economies from disruptions to global trade or declines in foreign investment and tourism. …”
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Primary agricultural cooperatives in Malawi: Structure, conduct, and performance by Davis, Kristin E., Kazembe, Cynthia, Benson, Todd, De Weerdt, Joachim, Duchoslav, Jan

“…Conceptually, such cooperatives enable their member-farmers to achieve economies of scale for their commercial activities. …”
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Do no harm: Measured policy responses are key to addressing food security impacts of the Ukraine crisis by Glauber, Joseph W., Laborde Debucquet, David

“…The two countries command even higher shares in the wheat-dependent economies of the Middle East and North Africa, where wheat prices have risen over 30% compared to pre-war levels. …”
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Reducing violence against women and girls by Hidrobo, Melissa, Roy, Shalini, Leight, Jessica, Heckert, Jessica

“…Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a global public health crisis and human rights violation, with adverse consequences for women and girls, economies as a whole, and future generations. Existing multicountry evidence suggests that the high prevalence of VAWG in low- and middle-income countries could be holding back advances in many priority areas — such as education (Gennari et al. 2014), health (Ellsberg et al. 2008), nutrition (Yount et al. 2011), adaptation to climate change (Le Masson et al. 2019), and adoption of sustainable livelihoods (Morrison and Orlando 2004). …”
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Overview of the fertilizer supply chain and market structure in Africa: A cross-country assessment by Hernandez, Manuel A., Paz, Florencia, Adeoti, Adetola I., Adong, Annet, Jumbe, Charles B.L., Lagat, Kiplimo Araap, Kaiyatsa, Stevier

“…Agriculture continues to play an important role in African economies. According to the African Development Bank, agricultural activities comprise around 15 percent of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) and agricultural employment represents around 58 percent of total employment in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Chinese investment in Africa: How much do we know? by Bräutigam, Deborah, Diao, Xinshen, McMillan, Margaret S., Silver, Jed

“…There is a widespread belief that China plays a fundamental role in African economies, but few rigorous empirical studies to back up this view. …”
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Land pressures, the evolution of farming systems, and development strategies in Africa: A synthesis by Jayne, Thomas S., Chamberlin, Jordan, Headey, Derek D.

“…Evidence assembled in this special issue of Food Policy shows that rising rural population densities in parts of Africa are profoundly affecting farming systems and the region’s economies in ways that are underappreciated in current discourse on African development issues. …”
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Climate risk profiles and agricultural vulnerability in Africa: A multi-dimensional analysis by Guo, Zhe, Yang, Ruixin

“…With diverse ecosystems, economies, and social contexts, Africa faces a multitude of climate-related risks, including extreme weather events, water scarcity, agricultural disruptions. …”
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Global action for sustainable rangelands and pastoralism to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN): Working paper by Louhaichi, Mounir, Masumbuko, Bora, Herrera, Pedro, Niamir-Fuller, Maryam, Liniger, Hanspeter, Mekdaschi-Studer, Rima, Badripour, Hossein, Bendandi, Barbara Bendandi, Cesaro, Jean-daniel, Chavez, Eric, Harari, Nicole, Getahun, Tezera, Magero, Chris, Naghizadeh, Nadia, Turin, Cecilia, Waters-Bayer, Ann

“…Rangelands are a crucial source of food and feed, but they are often treated as dumping grounds by global economies. To address this, a shift in perspective is required—rangelands should be viewed not as a problem but as a sustainable solution. …”
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Remote sensing estimations of water quality dynamics in the Asian mega deltas by Jampani, Mahesh

“…These impacts often lead to the contamination of both riverine and coastal ecosystems, adversely affecting local livelihoods and economies. Therefore, there is an urgent need to understand water quality dynamics within these deltas. …”
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Private Sector Actions to Enable Climate-Smart Agriculture in Small-Scale Farming in Tanzania by Quail, Sheryl, Onyango, Leah, Recha, John W.M., Kinyangi, James

“…In particular, the informal sector is out of view even though it forms the backbone of rural agrarian economies. This study examines relationships between private sector actors and farmers and examines supply chains of agricultural inputs, as well as agricultural product value chains. …”
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