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Spatial inequality in education and health care in China por Zhang, Xiaobo, Kanbur, Ravi

“…While increasing income inequality in China has been commented on and studied extensively, relatively little analysis is available on inequality in other dimensions of human development. Using data from different sources, this Paper presents some basic facts on the evolution of spatial inequalities in education and healthcare in China over the long run. …”
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The role of impact assessment in evaluating agricultural investments in Eastern and Southern Africa por Anandajayasekeram, P., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Rukuni, M., Workneh, S.

“…In many countries, agricultural research and Development (R&D) has had limited success in improving agricultural productivity and the livelihoods of resource-poor households. …”
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Integrating climate security into policy frameworks: Jordan por McMurray, Spencer, Rüttinger, Lukas, Schapendonk, Frans, Jaskolski, Martina, Saleh, Rana

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Stories of Change - Rwanda, Final Report por Iruhiriye, Elyse, Olney, Deanna K., Ramani, Gayathri V., Heckert, Jessica, Niyongira, Emmanuel, Frongillo, Edward A.

“…Globally, undernutrition is related to almost half of the deaths in children younger than five years of age. It leads to large human and economic costs to countries through increased morbidity and mortality in childhood, poor child growth and development, and hinders adult work capacity and productivity. …”
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Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems por Neufeldt, Henry, Jahn, Molly M., Campbell, Bruce M., Beddington, J.R., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Pinto, Alex de, Gulledge, J, Hellin, Jonathan, Herrero, Mario, Jarvis, Andy, LeZaks, D, Meinke, Holger, Rosenstock, Todd S., Scholes, M, Scholes, Robert J., Vermeulen, Sonja J., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…From the understanding that we must hold ourselves accountable to demonstrably better meet human needs in the short and long term within foreseeable local and planetary limits, we develop a conceptualization of climate-smart agriculture as agriculture that can be shown to bring us closer to safe operating spaces for agricultural and food systems across spatial and temporal scales. …”
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Institutional reforms and agricultural policy process: lessons from Democratic Republic of Congo por Ragasa, Catherine, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Ulimwengu, John M.

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Capital accumulation, the choice of techniques, and agricultural output por Mundlak, Yair

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‘Nutritional Footprint’ in the Food, Meals and HoReCa Sectors: A Review por Zarzo, Inmaculada, Soler, Carla, Fernández-Zamudio, María A., Pina, Tatiana, Barco, Héctor, Soriano, José M.

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The political economy of food system transformation: Pathways to progress in a polarized world por Resnick, Danielle, Swinnen, Johan

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Gender and preferences for non-farm income diversification: A framed field experiment in Ghana por Kramer, Berber, Lambrecht, Isabel B.

“…Many rural development programs aim at improving women’s economic empowerment in agriculture, but as rural income continues to diversify, women may prefer investing in nonfarm activities. …”
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Plant genetic resources for agriculture, plant breeding, and biotechnology: Experiences from Cameroon, Kenya, the Philippines, and Venezuela por Falck-Zepeda, José B., Zambrano, Patricia, Cohen, Joel I., Borges, Orangel, Guimarães, Elcio P., Hautea, Desiree, Kengue, Joseph, Songa, Josephine

“…In order to measure the impact of any technology and prioritize investments, we must assess the relevant resources, human capacity, clusters, networks and linkages, as well as the institutions performing technological research and development, and the rate of farmer adoption. …”
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Sustainable Farming: A Political Geography por Paarlberg, Robert L.

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Visions and Recommendations for By the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) por Czippan, Katalin, Cheryl, Charles, Abd-Alhad, Firas, Abdallah, Aishah, Zavarzin, Aleksey, Pisupati, Balakrishna, Sziva, Daniel, Li, Hanying, Camargo, Luis, Ratiani, Manana, Otieno, Margaret, Garnett, Tommy, Horváth, Zsuzsanna, Kray, Zsuzsanna, Medero, Silvina Laura

“…Since its birth in 1949 the IUCN CEC has embraced an active advocacy for promoting education as a means to adopt attitudes and practices leading to nature conservation and human well-being. Against this target the UNESCO Futures of Education initiative resonates with the CEC in the quest for a knowledge-based education that forges a better future for humankind and Earth. …”
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Transgenic cotton and farmers’ health in Pakistan por Kouser, Shahzad, Spielman, David J., Qaim, Matin

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Managing crop tradeoffs: A methodology for comparing the water footprint and nutrient density of crops for food system sustainability por Sokolow, J., Kennedy, G., Attwood, S.

“…The relationship between human nutrition and the use of available resources to feed the planet's growing population demands greater attention from decision makers at all levels of governance. …”
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Cooling technologies and long-term efficiency improvement of horticulture market agents: Panel data evidence from solar-powered cold-storage intervention in Nigeria por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Yamauchi, Futoshi, Dauda, Bawa, Balana, Bedru

“…Modern cooling technologies, including cold storage, have been considered one of the critical tools to address increasingly complex challenges in agrifood systems in developing countries, including poverty, economic growth, food loss and waste, food and nutrition security, and environmental sustainability (e.g., IFPRI 2020; Kashyap & Agarwal 2020). …”
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ITTO project PD 12/97 Rev.1 (F) - Forest, science and sustainability: the Bulungan model forest: completion report phase I 1997-2001 por Center for International Forestry Research

“…The first phase focussed on gathering baseline information on the physical and human environment. Specific two objectives are: (1) assessment of the effect of Reduced-Impact Logging (RIL) on biodiversity, conservation, ecology and socio-economics; (2) assesment of rural development trends and future policy options including the effects of macro-level development activities on people dependent on the forest.…”
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Predictable patterns of unsustainable intensification por Rietveld, Anne M., Groot, Jeroen C.J., Burg, Margreet van der

“…In our approach we considered five dimensions of sustainability: economic, agricultural productivity, environment, social and human. …”
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Focus on the world's poorest and hungry people: IFPRI 2006-2007 Annual Report Essay por von Braun, Joachim

“…If economic growth alone could rapidly reduce poverty and hunger, many parts of the developing world ought to be much freer from these scourges than they are. …”
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Is PROGRESA working? Summary of the results of an evaluation by IFPRI por Skoufias, Emmanuel, McClafferty, Bonnie

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