Resultados de búsqueda - "military"

Coping with crisis: Livelihood vulnerabilities and food insecurity in Sudan’s current conflict por Kirui, Oliver K., Rakhy, Tarig Alhaj, Siddig, Khalid, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Abushama, Hala

“…Sudan’s conflict, reignited in April 2023, represents not just a military contest between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), but a total systemic collapse that has engulfed governance, infrastructure, markets, and public services. …”
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Myanmar’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation por Diao, Xinshen, Masias, Ian, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Boughton, Duncan, Ellis, Mia

“…However, the economic transformation was disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the political crisis caused by the military coup d’état in 2021. During this recent period, Myanmar’s agrifood system was impacted by numerous shocks, including disruptions to the banking and local transportation systems, changes to international trade policies, rapidly depreciating currency, foreign exchange controls, increasing global commodity prices, and massive declines in income and access to credit, among others. …”
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Effectiveness of a remote agricultural extension program in times of crisis: Experimental evidence from Myanmar por Goeb, Joseph, Maredia, Mywish K., Herrington, Caitlin, Zu, A Myint

“…In the context of COVID-19, a military coup, and an emergent threat of fall armyworm in Myanmar, this paper uses a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of two cellphone-based extension interventions – a direct-to-farmer and a lead-farmer intervention – for fall armyworm control in maize. …”
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Agricultural extension in times of crisis and emergent threats: Effectiveness of a fall armyworm information intervention in Myanmar por Goeb, Joseph, Maredia, Mywish K., Herrington, Caitlin, Zu, A Myint

“…In the context of COVID-19, a military coup, and an emergent threat of fall armyworm in Myanmar, this paper uses a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of two cellphone-based extension interventions – a direct-to-farmer and a lead farmer intervention – for fall armyworm control in maize. …”
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Political economy of wheat value chains in post-revolution Sudan por Resnick, Danielle

“…The post-revolution political settlement contains a much broader distribution of power shared between a civilian alliance movement and the military, each of which has distinct interests in the wheat value chain. …”
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Conclusion: From recovery to renewal of the agrifood system por Boughton, Duncan, Minten, Bart

“…While many of the shocks experienced by Myanmar since the onset of COVID-19 have also been experienced by other low-income countries, the consequences have been magnified and prolonged due to the military coup of February 1, 2021.…”
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The importance of food systems in a climate crisis for peace and security in the Sahel por Läderach, Peter R.D., Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Prager, Steven D., Osorio, Diego, Krendelsberger, Alexandra, Zougmoré, Robert B., Charbonneau, Bruno, Dijk, Han van, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Pacillo, Grazia

“…The objective of this paper is to demonstrate and discuss the importance of food systems under a climate crisis in exacerbating conflicts in the Sahelian region and propose interventions beyond and complementary to the usual military and security solutions. We demonstrate for the Sahel that (i) climate hazards are frequent and exposure to climate variability is high, (ii) hotspots of high climate variability and conflict exist, and (iii) impact pathways by which climate exacerbates food systems that can lead to conflicts are documented in the literature. …”
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Do sanctions affect the environment? The role of trade integration por Khalid, U., Ali, Muhammad Tahir, Okafor, L., Sanusi, O. I.

“…Therefore, this study investigates the moderating effects of trade integration on the underlying links between several types of sanctions (i.e., military, arms, trade, financial, and travel) and the environmental quality of the target country. …”
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Food as the “silent weapon”: Russia’s gains and Ukraine’s losses por Welsh, Caitlin, Glauber, Joseph W.

“…Russia’s war in Ukraine has caused the greatest military-related disruption to global agricultural markets in at least a century. …”
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Mitigating poverty and undernutrition through social protection: A simulation analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Indonesia por Ecker, Olivier, Alderman, Harold, Comstock, Andrew R., Headey, Derek D., Mahrt, Kristi, Pradesha, Angga

“…In Bangladesh and Indonesia, these are stylized models of the COVID-19 shock and government lock-downs; in Myanmar, however, we model the economic instability that took place after the February 2021 military takeover, which – in conjunction with COVID-19 impacts – resulted in an estimated 18 percent contraction in GDP (World Bank 2022).…”
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Conflict and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Myanmar por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Our study contributes to filling this knowledge gap by using unique large-scale data on rice producers in Myanmar before and after a military coup in 2021, leading to a surge of conflicts in the country. …”
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The stalled transformation of food processing in Myanmar por Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…We assess the status and effects of the twin crises (COVID-19 and the military coup) on different segments (production, trade, and consumption) of Myanmar’s food processing sector. …”
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Endogenous technologies and productivity in rice production: Roles of social instability in Myanmar since 2021 por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Aung, Zin Wai, Masias, Ian, Minten, Bart

“…Our study contributes to filling this knowledge gap by using unique large-scale data on rice producers before and after a military coup in Myanmar in 2021 that led to a significant increase in conflicts in the country. …”
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Food from peace: breaking the links between conflict and hunger por Messer, Ellen, Cohen, Marc J., D'Costa, Jashinta

“…Conflict destroys land, water, biological, and social resources for food production, while military expenditures lower investments in health, education, agriculture, and environmental protection. …”
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Resilience science must-knows: Nine things every decision-maker should know about resilience por Norström, Albert, Queiroz, Cibele, Nyström, Magnus, Jiménez-Aceituno, Amanda, Jonsson, Amanda, McFadden, Alexandra, Milton, Nirvana, Peterson, Garry, Barnes, Michelle, Béné, Christophe, Biggs, Reinette, Boyd, Emily, Broadgate, Wendy, Brown, Katrina, Carpenter, Stephen R., Collins, Greg, de Coning, Cedric, Denton, Fatima, Ferreira, Regardt, Folke, Carl, Gordon, Line, Hamann, Maike, Hornberg, Jesper, McPhearson, Timon, Nagendra, Harini, Ringler, Claudia, Rockström, Johan, Romero-Lankao, Patricia, Scheffer, Marten, Westley, Frances, Ziervogel, Gina

“…In recent years, the world has faced a variety of overlapping crises, from climate extremes and military conflicts to the COVID-19 pandemic and cascading disruptions in trade and food systems. …”
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Challenges, opportunities and strategy for cassava subsector development in Nigeria por Ezedinma, C.I., Kormawa, P.M., Manyong, Victor M., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

“…Inappropriate macroeconomic and sector policies perpetuated by the 15 years of military rule and mismanagement have had a negative impact, not only on agriculture but also on the entire economy. …”
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Från militärområde till stadspuls por Söderlind, Kerstin

“…How can former military area I5 in Östersund, Sweden, evolve into Stadsdel Norr ("The Northern Quarter") – an attractive part of the town center? …”
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Att coacha ryttare por Skog Hallgren, Lisa, Danewid, Hanna

“…In other sports, the concept coaching is well known and used, meanwhile in the equestrian sports there is still a conservative attitude due to the history of military tradition riding methods. The aim of this study was to define the concept of coaching within equestrian sport and how it can develop the sport in the future. …”
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Utformning av en standardiserad och utbytbar batterimodul till arbetsmaskiner por Ericson, Martin

“…The industries that were investigated were agriculture, forestry, military and construction. In order to find out what was required of the battery, semi-instructed interviews were held with people in the different industries. …”

Climate & Food Security Monitoring Bulletin por International Water Management Institute, World Food Programme

“…A considerable amount of rainfall was received across the country during the North-East monsoon (December 2020 to February 2021), however, it was less in the central areas compared to the long-term average. The DMC, NDRSC, Military, and Public Administrative agencies implemented a special preparedness programme which was supported by WFP and other agencies during October and November to prepare for the North-East monsoon, however only minor flooding was experienced in addition to the havoc created by cyclone “Burevi” in the northern region. …”
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