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1979 CGIAR Integrative Report by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Planned growth at the eleven existing centers, particularly for rice and livestock research, contributed to a 26 percent increase in core budget requests at a time of inflation in the host countries of several centers, and recession in donor countries. …”
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Community and household shocks and coping strategies: Findings from the eighth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (July – December 2024) by van Asselt, Joanna, Aung, Zin Wai

“…Economic pressures continue to mount. Food inflation reached 39 percent between September and December 2024. …”
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Private sector climate resilient agriculture co-investment reaches over 237,000 farmers in East Africa by Recha, John W.M., Osumba, Joab J.L., Shilomboleni, Helena, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Radeny, Maren A.O., Byarugaba, Gloria, Wandera, Bright Asiimwe, Oggema, Sebastian, Keizer, Menno, Kasekende, Bashir, Solomon, Dawit

“…Farming communities in Eastern Africa face immense challenges in the second decade of the 21st century, including a continuing population increase, rising food prices, declining soil fertility and crop yields, limited access to land, poor market access and high inflation (Kristjanson et al. 2012). Climate change is adding another challenge on top of these others. …”
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Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis by Neik, T. X., Siddique, K. H. M., Mayes, S., Edwards, D., Batley, J., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Song, B. K., Massawe, F.

“…This detrimental effect is particularly prominent for low-income countries relying on grain imports, with record-high food prices and inflation affecting their livelihoods. This review discusses the role of Russia and Ukraine in the global food system and the impact of the Russia–Ukraine conflict on food security. …”
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How IFPRI, CGIAR and the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis Share Capacity by Mawia, Harriet, Kassim, Yumna, Breisinger, Clemens, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Mockshell, Jonathan, Go, Ara

“…How can inflation be lowered, and more better-paying jobs be created? …”
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Analyzing the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Nigeria’s agrifood systems and policy responses by Asante-Addo, Collins, Mockshell, Jonathan, Ritter, Thea, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…The impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war have exposed the country’s vulnerable agrifood system and weakened the local currency, leading to foreign exchange shortages and high inflation rates. Nigeria has taken some steps to directly respond to the Russia-Ukraine war, including seeking alternative suppliers of grains, approving imports of genetically modified, drought-resistant wheat, and establishing a private fertilizer plant. …”
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Papua New Guinea food price bulletin: January 2024 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Schmidt, Emily

“…The prices presented in this report are in real terms, adjusted for inflation using FAO consumer price index (CPI).…”
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Economywide impact of maize export bans on agricultural growth and household welfare in Tanzania: A Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model Analysis by Diao, Xinshen, Kennedy, Adam, Mabiso, Athur, Pradesha, Angga

“…We find that although maize is an important food crop in Tanzania, its contribution to food price inflation is rather limited, and that banning cross-border maize exports lowers the national food price index by only 0.6-2.4 percent compared with the free-export scenario. …”
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External shocks, exchange rate adjustments, and income distribution in Egypt by Raouf, Mariam, Ghaly, Sherine Boshra, Wiebelt, Manfred, Elhamalawy, Fatma

“…Key findings reveal the substantial impact of differential domestic inflation (45%) and the challenges posed by limited foreign exchange inflows (32%) and eroded export competitiveness (19%). …”
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Agricultural exit problems: Causes and consequences by Headey, Derek D., Bezemer, Dirk J, Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…s path of urbanization without growth presents problems like unemployment, congestion, and food-price inflation, it may also provide new development possibilities through greater political empowerment, lower fertility rates, and agglomeration externalities. …”
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Editorial: Sustainable and resilient food systems in times of crises by Ben Hassen, Tarek, El Bilali, Hamid, Daher, Bassel, Burkart, Stefan

“…In crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the vulnerabilities of the global food system have become starkly apparent, leading to disruptions in supply chains, food shortages, and inflation. Additionally, climate change and natural disasters further threaten food security worldwide. …”
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Is a negative US agricultural trade balance a cause for concern? by Glauber, Joseph W.

“…Imported agricultural goods tend to be consumer-oriented products like fresh fruits and vegetables, which have processing and distribution costs that have increased with global inflation. In contrast to prices for bulk commodities, prices for consumer-oriented products have increased significantly since 2022. …”
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1980 CGIAR Integrative Report by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Center requests would expand requirements for 1981 by 9% for real growth and 16% for inflation. The report proposes, and allocates by center, funding as decided at TAC 24 at a reduced net requirement of $146 million, implying 5% growth. …”
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Fourth External Programme and Management Review of CIMMYT, 1997 by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee, CGIAR Secretariat

“…The center had been able to recover from financial problems caused by local inflation and a reduction in CGIAR financing. Links needed to be improved, however, between priority setting and the allocation of resources. …”
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On the ability of the LR method to detect bias when there is pedigree misspecification and lack of connectedness by Pardo, Alan Maxs, Legarra, Andres, Vitezica, Zulma G., Forneris, Natalia S., Maizon, Daniel Omar, Munilla, Sebastian

“…However, PE-25 exhibited inflation of EBVs and was slightly underestimated by LR. …”
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Implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on India’s agrifood systems and policy responses by Ritter, Thea, Mockshell, Jonathan, Blanco, Maria

“…The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a shadow over India's food security landscape, particularly within rural areas where inflation's disproportionate impact on food and nutritional security is evident. …”
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Poverty, inequality, and spillover in Mexico's education, health, and nutrition program by Handa, Sudhanshu, Perez, Raul, Straffon, Beatriz

“…These indicators are: 1) changes in rates of relative poverty, 2) changes in inequality, 3) school continuation rates, 4) changes in nutrition surveillance rates, 5) changes in prices (inflation). Exploiting the longitudinal aspect of the evaluation data, we construct "difference in differences" estimators and use regression techniques to isolate community level program effects."…”
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Agriculture and food security by Badiane, Ousmane

“…Figure 2 shows the sharp decrease in average rates of inflation across the continent, following the reform of the 1980s and the concomitant surge in foreign direct investments. …”
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Public agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean: Investment and capacity trends by Stads, Gert-Jan, Beintema, Nienke M.

“…Rising food prices are a growing policy concern for both low- and middle-income countries, and, whereas the region as a whole is a net food exporter, poor consumers suffer the negative impacts of food-price inflation on their incomes and thus on their health and nutrition. …”
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Rising food prices: What should be done? by von Braun, Joachim

“…The sharp increase in world food prices has raised serious concerns about the food and nutrition situation of poor people in developing countries, about inflation, and about civil unrest in some countries. …”
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