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Presentation for Food Security and Agrifood Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean by Illescas, Nelson, Tejeda Rodriguez, Agustin

“…Expanding LAC’s intraregional trade could improve access to, availability, and diversity of food, and ensure more stable food supplies in the face of growing risk of shocks, such as economic crises, extreme weather events, conflicts, and epidemics. …”
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COVID-19 and global poverty and food security by Vos, Rob, McDermott, John, Swinnen, Johan

“…The review confirms that income shocks and supply disruptions have affected food security and livelihoods more where supply chains were poorly integrated and poverty where market informality had a greater presence before COVID-19. …”
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Credit for agricultural development by Khandker, Shahidur R.

“…“Financial access” means access to outlets where people save, borrow, pay bills, and buy insurance, in order to initiate and expand businesses, to invest in education or health, to manage risk, and to weather shocks. All these activities induced by financial inclusion lead to higher productivity, raising income, consumption, nutrition, and education, and thus achieving multiple Sustainable Development Goals (World Bank 2018).…”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Rice millers - August 2020 survey round by Goeb, Joseph, Zone, Phoo Pye, Tang, Yulu

“…In addition to drying, milling, processing, and storing rice, mills also buy paddy directly from farmers and often provide farmers with inputs on credit. Thus, any shocks to rice mills will impact both rural rice-producing households and urban consumers. …”
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Intersectionality and addressing equity in agriculture, nutrition, and health by Malapit, Hazel J., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Hodur, Janet

“…Progress toward development objectives has been uneven over time, and the disadvantaged tend to suffer disproportionately, particularly in times of severe shocks or crises like the COVID-19 global pandemic. …”
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A 2007 Social Accounting Matrix for China by Zhang, Yumei, Diao, Xinshen

“…This SAM was constructed for the China CGE model to assess the impact of the 2008-09 global recession shocks and the Chinese government's stimulus policy on China's economic growth. …”
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Climate change, agriculture, and adaptation options for Honduras by Sanders, Arie, Thomas, Timothy S., Rios, Ana R., Dunston, Shahnila

“…Livestock may also experience productivity shocks due to climate change, particularly in the southern part of the country. …”
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School feeding programs in middle childhood and adolescence by Drake, Lesley, Fernandes, Meenakshi, Aurino, Elisabetta, Kiamba, Josephine, Giyose, Boitshepo, Burbano, Carmen, Alderman, Harold, Lu, Mai, Mitchell, Arlene, Gelli, Aulo

“…School feeding can serve to protect earlier investments in child welfare, buffering the effects of early shocks and contributing to the continuum of interventions from childhood through adolescence and into adulthood. …”
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Mind the (nutrient supply) gap: An assessment of demand and supply limitations for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium for major crops in Nepal by Chakraborty, Debashis, Sherpa, Sonam Rinchen, Koirala, Pankaj, Baral, Bandhu Raj, Karki, Saral, Sapkota, Shishir, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Krupnik, Timothy Joseph

“…This work is supported by the USAID/Nepal-funded Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) 'Building food system resilience to global supply chain and climate shocks in Nepal' Activity supported by USAID/Nepal. …”
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Crop species diversity: A key strategy for sustainable food system transformation and climate resilience by Zuza, Emmanuel Junior, Lambert, Kestrel, Macmillan, Tom, Chiyemura, Frangton, Araya, Yoseph, Bowskill, Vicky, Oluseye, Ayomide, Ng’endo Kanui, Mary, Keding, Gudrun, Butler, Gillian, Breman, Elinor, King, Israel Oliver, Matumba, Limbikani, Heddenhausen, Jessica, Nordin, Stacia, Bhagwat, Shonil

“…Diversity enhances food systems' resilience against climatic and economic shocks. It offers resources for improved breeds and allows farmers to mitigate risks. …”
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Social Accounting Matrix for Okara District, Pakistan: A Water Resources Accountability in Pakistan (WRAP) Project Analysis by Davies, Stephen, Ali, Muhammad Tahir, Akram, Iqra, Hafeez, Mohsin

“…Regional SAMs at lower administrative levels can be used to understand the regional economic impact of geographically targeted policies and shocks. The common data standards, procedures, and classification systems for national SAMs are adapted and modified for these regional SAMs. …”
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Crop insurance for climate resilience: Priorities for South Africa’s G20 Presidency by Kramer, Berber, Hill, Ruth Vargas

“…The brief highlights crop insurance as a practical risk-transfer mechanism that can safeguard incomes, stabilise food supply, and protect vulnerable households from climate-related shocks. It outlines how crop insurance aligns closely with key G20 working groups—Environment & Climate Sustainability, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Agriculture—each emphasizing adaptation, inclusive risk-sharing and resilient food systems. …”
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Mozambique: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development by Aragie, Emerta A., Benfica, Rui, Thurlow, James, Xu, Valencia Wenqian, Jones, Eleanor

“…The study further reveals shifts in the cost-effectiveness ranking of investment options over time and marginally so in the presence of extreme production shocks.…”
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Investigating climate information services through a gendered lens by McOmber C, Panikowski A, McKune, Sarah, Bartels, W., Russo, Sandra

“…Despite this critical need for accessing climate-related information, many of the people who are most vulnerable to climate change and environmental shocks are often on the periphery of receiving practical information. …”
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Regional trade integration in eastern and southern Africa by Makochekanwa, A., Matchaya, Greenwell C.

“…Regional integration is often seen as a powerful development strategy that provides a large parallel market for the development of new industries and minimizes external shocks through increased national income and bargaining power (Balassa 1961). …”
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Responding to COVID-19: CGIAR's contribution to global response, recovery and resilience by CGIAR System Organization

“…Solutions need to be coordinated across sectors to provide immediate response and assistance for those most in need, ongoing and inclusive support in recovery and, perhaps most importantly, future resilience to all shocks–including climate extremes. The COVID-19 crisis presents an unprecedented opportunity for humanity to “build back better,” particularly in the food systems at the root of the pandemic. …”
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Review of policies and frameworks on climate change, agriculture, food and nutrition security in Rwanda by Mungai, Catherine, Amwata, Dorothy, Radeny, Maren A.O., Butare, Louis, Solomon, Dawit

“…Climate varia-bility and extreme event-related shocks like drought and flooding have become more frequent, significantly affecting crop production. …”
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The value of climate-resilient seeds for smallholder adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa by Cacho, Oscar J, Moss, Jonathan, Thornton, Philip K., Herrero, Mario, Henderson, Benjamin B., Bodirsky, Benjamin L., Humpenöder, Florian, Popp, Alexander, Lipper, Leslie

“…Among smallholder adaptation options, developing seeds resilient to current and future climate shocks expected locally is one of the most important actions available now. …”
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Enhancing food security through climate-smart agriculture and sustainable policy in Nigeria by Adesina, Olufemi Samson, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María

“…The situation has reinforced the need to promote climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to feed the increasing population while considering the importance of greener recovery from global shocks. Thus, this article presents some of the environmental challenges facing Nigeria’s agricultural sector, such as flooding, drought, heatwaves, and irregular precipitation pattern. …”
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To farm or not to farm: Understanding the determinants of youth livelihood aspirations in Vietnam by Arora, Diksha, Slavchevska, Vanya

“…The findings of the study reveal that land access is a critical factor for young men’s aspirations, although less important for young women’s aspirations, and the experiences of negative climatic shocks are strongly and negatively associated with youth aspirations to work in agriculture. …”
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