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  1. Digital finance and agri-food value chains: Case studies from Tanzania by Valerian, Judith

    Published 2025
    “…These activities enhance the market value of agricultural products, bolster economic growth through job creation, and contribute to food security. Consequently, maximizing value addition is crucial to fully leveraging the potential of Tanzania’s agricultural sector and translating it into measurable economic growth.…”
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  2. Macroeconomic policies and agricultural and rural development by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

    Published 2019
    “…This chapter briefly discusses different aspects of macroeconomic policies and its interactions with agriculture, rural development and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean. It attempts to summarize some relevant topics that policymakers and policy analysts working on agricultural issues in developing countries should understand about macroeconomics to do their job. …”
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  3. Unlocking the potential of agribusiness in Africa through youth participation: an impact evaluation of N-Power Agro Empowerment Program in Nigeria by Ogunmodede, A.M., Ogunsanwo, M.O., Manyong, Victor

    Published 2020
    “…Upscaling this program and wider implementation in other countries in collaborations with youth, rural communities and private sectors will ensure that the government can bridge the skills deficit in Africa’s youth, develop their capacities for entrepreneurship, and hence, increase jobs creation.…”
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  4. Gender, climate change, and resilient food systems: Lessons from strategic adaptation by smallholder farmers in Cameroon by Nkengla-Asi, Lilian, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Kirscht, Holger, Apfelbacher, Scarlett, Hanna, Rachid, Tegbaru, Amare

    Published 2017
    “…Climate change has major impacts on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa south of the Sahara. …”
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  5. Adapting to climate variability and change in India by Bird, Jeremy, Roy, Srabani, Shah, Tushaar, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Amarnath, Giriraj, Amarasinghe, Upali A., Pavelic, Paul, McCornick, Peter G.

    Published 2016
    “…It is also an integral part of the job of water managers, whether it be designing interventions for flood management, improving the reliability of water supply for irrigation or advising on priorities during drought conditions. …”
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  6. Policies to support investment requirements of Indonesia's food and agriculture development during 2020-2045 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Ministry of National Development Planning Agency, Asian Development Bank

    Published 2019
    “…The sector contributes significantly to the country’s gross domestic product, provides jobs for nearly 30% of the workforce, and has the essential function of providing food security. …”
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  7. Overview of the Scientific, Political and Financial Landscape of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa by Zougmoré, Robert B., Traoré, Alain S., Mbodj, Yamar

    Published 2015
    “…As the backbone of the economy, it affects society at many levels since national economies and people’s jobs, incomes and food security depend upon it. Climate change and variability pose a major threat to farmers in the region, which is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. …”
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  8. Livelihoods, poverty, and food insecurity in Myanmar: Survey evidence from June 2020 to September 2021 by Myanmar Agriculture Support Activity

    Published 2021
    “…Key Findings Nine rounds of the Rural-Urban Food Security Survey (RUFSS) have been conducted between June 2020 and September 2021 to assess the impacts of Myanmar’s economic, political, and health crises on various dimensions of household welfare. …”
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  9. Key principles for country theory of change for food systems transformation anchored in CAADP strategic and action plan (2026-2035) by Ulimwengu, John M., Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

    Published 2024
    “…The continent is doing particularly poorly on the ending hunger commitment, with none of the countries on-track towards achieving access to agriculture inputs and technologies, agricultural productivity, and food security and nutrition. The 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) saw a greater commitment from global leaders, Africa Heads of States, private sector, civil society, and international organizations to scale up investment in the transformation of Africa’s food systems to ensure food and nutrition security in Africa while creating jobs and opportunities youth and women. …”
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  10. Social exclusion and labour market outcomes: evidence from eastern Europe and central Asia by Bangwayo-Skeete, P.F., Zikhali, Precious

    Published 2011
    “…Design/methodology/approach - Using the United Nations Development Program/United Nations Children Fund 2009 survey data from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the paper employs comprehensive econometric methods that overcome challenges posed by endogeneity of social exclusion in labour market outcomes, self-selection into employment, and the interdependency between perceptions of job security and social insurance coverage. Findings - Results suggest that socially excluded individuals face hurdles in securing jobs and exhibit higher risk of job loss. …”
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