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Some thoughts and proposals for a way forward by Piñeiro, Valeria, Piñeiro, Martín

“…One clear example of this trend is the rapid Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates experienced by developing countries compared to the growth rates experienced by more developed countries like Europe, the US, or Japan This unexpected result has turned many projections of world development on their head and shifted the political thinking in many countries. …”
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Agroecological Business Opportunities for Attapeu, Lao PDR: Inclusive Business Models and Financing Strategies by Ou, Phichong, Charry, Andres, Teoh, Shwu Jiau, Chanthalath, Ammala, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Sok, Raksa

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Forest policies in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe by Kowero, G.S., Kaoneka, A.S., Nhantumbo, I., Gondo, P., Jumbe, C.B.L.

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China’s accession to the WTO and its impact on global agricultural trade by Glauber, Joseph W.

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Policy implementation is operational by Omamo, Steven Were

“…The case is not about cash transfers as such, but about what it took—organizationally, technically, and politically—for the World Food Programme to move from a policy decision to sustained, system wide operational capability and delivery. …”
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Can social assistance reduce violent conflict and civil unrest? Evidence from a large-scale public works program in Ethiopia by Hirvonen, Kalle, Machado, Elia, Simons, Andrew M.

“…The region, home to 60% of the world’s poor (World Bank 2023), saw statebased armed conflict events nearly triple between 2007 and 2023 (Rustad 2024), while protests more than quadrupled from 2007 to 2019 (OECD 2021). …”
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How can we respond to the climate security crisis Latin America? by Taylor, Alice, Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Schapendonk, Frans, Kommerell, Víctor, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…Over the past decade, the world has become considerably less peaceful. The 2021 Global Peace Index (GPI) reports that the average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the ninth time in thirteen years in 2020, in part due to increased political instability and civil unrest fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic (Institute for Economics & Peace 2021). …”
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Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition: Flyer by Gillespie, Stuart, Hodge, Judith, Yosef, Sivan, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…In recent years, the world has seen unprecedented attention and political commitment to addressing malnutrition. …”
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Whither Participation? Evaluating Participatory Policy Processes Using the CGPE Approach: The Case of CAADP in Malawi by Henning, Christian, Hedtrick, Johannes, Séne, Ligane Massamba, Krampe, Eva

“…Hence, our analyses imply a cleavage between the world of economic modeling and the world of political practice. …”
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Stepwise approach for the control and eventual elimination of Taenia solium as a public health problem by Braae, U.C., Gabriël, S., Trevisan, C., Thomas, Lian F., Magnussen, P., Abela-Ridder, B., Ngowi, H., Johansen, M.V.

“…Discussion We believe that an international agreement supported by the tripartite World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and World Organisation for Animal Health is needed to facilitate endemic countries in publicising SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable/attainable, Relevant, Time-bound) country-level control target goals. …”
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Making the post-2020 global biodiversity framework a successful tool for building biodiverse, inclusive, resilient and safe food systems for all by Gassner, A., Dobie, P., Harrison, R.D., Vidal, Alain, Somarriba, E., Pythoud, F., Kumar, C., Laumonier, Y., Chhatre, A.

“…Key among the political opportunities to shift the post-pandemic world towards sustainability and resilience are the ongoing deliberations of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. …”
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Making the post-2020 global biodiversity framework a successful tool for building biodiverse, inclusive, resilient and safe food systems for all by Gassner, Anja, Dobie, Philip, Vidal, Adriana, Somarriba, Eduardo, Pythoud, Francois, Kumar, Chetan, Laumonier, Yves, Chhatra, Ashwini

“…Key among the political opportunities to shift the post-pandemic world towards sustainability and resilience are the ongoing deliberations of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. …”
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The impact of food assistance on food insecure populations during conflict: Evidence from a quasi-experiment in Mali by Tranchant, Jean-Pierre, Gelli, Aulo, Bliznashka, Lilia, Diallo, Amadou Sekou, Sacko, Moussa, Assima, Amidou, Siegel, Emily H., Aurino, Elisabetta, Masset, Edoardo

“…Mali, a vast landlocked country at the heart of West Africa in the Sahel region, is one of the least developed and most food insecure countries in the world. Mali suffered from a series of political, constitutional and military crises since January 2012, including the loss of government control of northern territories from April 2012 until January 2013. …”
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Does Food Security Matter for Transition in Arab Countries? by Maystadt, Jean-François, Trinh Tan, Jean-François, Breisinger, Clemens

“…However, experiences from other world regions show that countries in transition are at high risk of entering conflicts, which often come at large economic, social and political costs. …”
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Justice in development?: an analysis of water interventions in the rural south by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Clement, Floriane

“…This paper explores a fruitful convergence between the distributive and procedural dimensions of environmental justice theory and current debates in the field of development studies over capitals and capabilities, institutions, and discourse formation to shed new light on natural resource management projects in the developing world. Specifically, we document the planning and implementation of two types of water interventions in two contrasting regions: watershed development programmes in northeast India and small reservoirs in sub-Saharan West Africa.We find that there is a contradiction between the inherently political nature of water interventions and the fact that such projects remain grounded in apolitical, technical and managerial narratives. …”
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CGIAR Climate Impact Area Webinar Series - Webinar 3: Carbon Credits: Can they be fixed? by CGIAR Climate Change Impact Platform

“…Most countries, institutions, companies and individuals will continue to generate greenhouse gas emissions through their activities even as the world decarbonises, meaning many are choosing to compensate for these ‘residual’ emissions. …”
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From re-instrumenting to re-purposing farm support policies by Anderson, Kym, Strutt, Anna

“…The world’s agrifood systems have served society well since 1798 when Malthus anonymously published An Essay on the Principle of Population. …”
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More summits than mountains by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Take a look at the diaries of the world s political leaders ...…”
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2023 Global report on food crises: Joint analysis for better decisions by Food Security Information Network, Vos, Rob, Rice, Brendan

“…Founded by the European Union, FAO and WFP at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit, the Global Network Against Food Crises is an alliance of humanitarian and development actors working together to prevent, prepare for, and respond to food crises and support the Sustainable Development Goal to End Hunger (SDG 2). …”
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