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Análisis de vulnerabilidad a deslizamientos e inundaciones en la cuenca del río Cahoacán, Chiapas, México by Castillo Navarro, Brenda J.

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Accelerating progress toward reducing child malnutrition in India: A concept for action by von Braun, Joachim, Ruel, Marie T., Gulati, Ashok

“…The prevalence of child malnutrition in India deviates further from the expected level at the country’s per capita income than in any other large developing country.; 2. …”
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Poverty impacts of agricultural water management technologies in Ethiopia by Hagos, Fitsum, Jayasinghe, Gayathree, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Loulseged, Makonnen, Yilma, Aster Denekew

“…Findings indicated that the estimated average treatment effect on per capita income was significant and amounted to USD 82. …”
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The changing demographics in food systems and implications for future youth engagement in Rwanda by Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Mawia, Harriet, Niyonsingiza, Josue

“…Agriculture contributed significantly to gross domestic product (GDP) as well as to overall and FS employment. Per capita income more than doubled, although it still is about half the average GDP per capita of SSA. …”
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Recent advances in enteric methane mitigation: insights from a meta analysis of tannin diets in small ruminant by Gonzalez Quintero, Ricardo, Arndt, Claudia, Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina, Cabezas-Garcia, Edward, Costa Junior, Ciniro, Arango Mejia, Jacobo, Hristov, Alexander N., Martins, Leoni F., Dhehibi, Boubaker, Souissi, Asma

“…Under business-as-usual scenarios, these emissions are likely to increase as demand for livestock products rises, driven by a growing population and a projected 40% increase in global per capita income by 2050, which is expected to fuel greater consumption of animal-based products. …”
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Situación actual, potencial y perspectivas de la nogalicultura en Argentina = Current status, potencial and perspectives of walnut growing in Argentina by Jaldo Alvaro, Delia Mariana

“…The increase in per capita income in China, the largest world consumer of walnuts, seems to be the explanation for this phenomenon. …”
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The future of animal-source food demand and supply in Africa by Enahoro, Dolapo K., Tran, Nhuong, Chan, Chin Y., Komarek, Adam M., Rich, Karl M.

“…Demand for animal-source foods (ASF) has grown substantially in Africa over the last four decades, fueled mainly by population growth, urbanization, and modest gains in per capita incomes. Further growth over the medium and longer terms is expected as these trends in external drivers continue, with implications of this growth reflecting a multitude of economic, environmental, and public health trade-offs. …”
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Food aid and child nutrition in rural Ethiopia by Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…In Ethiopia, a drought-stricken economy with one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world, food aid has amounted to almost 10 million metric tons (mt) from 1984 to 1998, almost 10 percent of annual cereal production. …”
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Food aid and child nutrition in rural Ethiopia by Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…In Ethiopia, a drought-stricken economy with one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world, food aid has amounted to almost 10 million metric tons (mt) from 1984 to 1998, almost 10 percent of annual cereal production. …”
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The West African Semiarid Tropics by Matlon, Peter J.

“…Except for Senegal, all are classified by the World Bank (1981b) as among the poorest third of the world's developing countries, with mean per capita incomes of $320 or less. These countries are experiencing rapid population growth and remain primarily rural.…”
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Malawi [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] by Benin, Samuel, Thurlow, James, Diao, Xinshen, McCool, Christen, Simtowe, Franklin

“…Population growth also outpaced economic growth, causing per capita incomes to fall. By 2006 Malawi and its agricultural sector were clearly in crisis. …”
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Data challenges and opportunities for food systems transformation in Africa by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Makombe, Tsitsi, Mihaylova, Neli Georgieva

“…African food systems began to transform during the last decade in response to higher agricultural productivity growth, rising per capita incomes, a growing middle class, and rapid urbanization. …”
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Women's empowerment in agriculture: What role for food security in Bangladesh? by Sraboni, Esha, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ahmed, Akhter

“…In South Asia, the low status of women and gender gaps in health and education contribute to chronic child malnutrition (Smith et al. 2003) and food insecurity (von Grebmer et al. 2009), even as other determinants of food security, such as per capita incomes, have improved. Renewed interest in agriculture as an engine of inclusive growth and specifically in women’s empowerment has highlighted the need to develop indicators for measuring women’s empowerment, to examine its relationship to various food security outcomes, and to monitor the impact of interventions to empower women.…”
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Does Food Security Matter for Transition in Arab Countries? by Maystadt, Jean-François, Trinh Tan, Jean-François, Breisinger, Clemens

“…Results show that unlike in other studies where per capita incomes, inequality, and poor governance, among other factors, emerge as the major determinants of conflict, food security at macro- and micro-levels emerges as the main cause of conflicts in the Arab world. …”
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Tiger or turtle? exploring alternative futures for Egypt to 2020 by Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman, Nygaard, David F.

“…With rapid growth in export demand, investment and productivity, the "Tiger" scenario generates almost tripled per-capita incomes and full employment. Sensitivity analysis for the Tiger scenario suggests that growth in export demand is important, while tariff removal with no other policy changes has little effect. …”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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The role of agriculture in development: implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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Tiger or turtle? exploring alternative futures for Egypt to 2020 by Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman, Nygaard, David F.

“…With rapid growth in export demand, investment and productivity, the "Tiger" scenario generates almost tripled per-capita incomes and full employment. Sensitivity analysis for the Tiger scenario suggests that growth in export demand is important, while tariff removal with no other policy changes has little effect. …”
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Climate change impacts on crop yields [In Ethiopia's agrifood system: Past trends, present challenges, and future scenarios] by Thomas, Timothy S., Dorosh, Paul A., Robertson, Richard D.

“…Nonetheless, crop yields will need to increase over time to enable cereal production to keep pace with expected demand growth due to increases in population and per capita incomes. Moreover, even if future changes in climate have only moderate impacts on average crop yields in Ethiopia, weather outcomes and consequent crop yields are likely to become more variable in the future.…”
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