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Food security in the Sahel: Variable import levy, grain reserves, and foreign exchange assistance by McIntire, John

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How Can West African Rice Compete in Urban Markets? A Demand Perspective for Policymakers by Fiamohe, R., Demont, M., Saito, Kazuki, Roy-Macauley, Harold, Tollens, E.

“…We propose a two‐stage policy sequence: (i) encouraging investment in quality upgrading; (ii) gradually increasing the Common External Tariff (CET) from 10 to 35 per cent to increase cost‐competitiveness of West African rice relative to imported rice. To stabilise and finance the sector, we further advocate the establishment of a flat‐rate levy on the value of rice imports.…”
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Prioritizing Colombian plant genetic resources for investment in research using indicators about the geographic origin, vulnerability status, economic benefits, and food security i... by Cerón Souza, Ivania, Delgadillo Duran, Diego A., Polo Murcia, Sonia M., Sarmiento Naizaque, Zaida X., Reyes Herrera, Paula H.

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Border carbon adjustments: Should production or consumption be taxed? by Martin, Will

“…A carbon tax plus a full BCA could deal with the competitiveness challenges arising from carbon taxes by using the WTO’s National Treatment principle to apply equal levies on domestic production and on imports, and by symmetrically rebating the carbon tax on exports in the manner of a value-added tax (VAT) export rebate. …”
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Border carbon adjustments: Should production or consumption be taxed? by Martin, Will

“…A carbon tax plus a full BCA could deal with the competitiveness challenges arising from carbon taxes by using the WTO's National Treatment principle to apply equal levies on domestic production and on imports, and by symmetrically rebating the carbon tax on exports in the manner of a value-added tax (VAT) export rebate. …”
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Border carbon adjustments: Should production or consumption be taxed? by Martin, Will

“…A carbon tax plus a full BCA (CTBA) could deal with the competitiveness challenges arising from carbon taxes by using the WTO’s National Treatment principle to apply equal levies on domestic production and on imports, and by symmetrically rebating the carbon tax on exports in the manner of a VAT export rebate. …”
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Managing price volatility in an open economy environment: the case of edible oils and oilseeds in India by Srinivasan, P. V.

“…What is the impact on prices of oilseeds due to the operation of variable levies edible oil imports and vice versa? -- From Author's Executive Summary…”
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A review of the cost and effectiveness of solutions to address plastic pollution by Nikiema, Josiane, Asiedu, Zipporah

“…However as of 2017, only 9% of the 9 billion tons of plastic ever produced had been recycled leaving large amounts of plastics to contaminate the environment, resulting in important negative health and economic impacts. Curbing this trend is a major challenge that requires urgent and multifaceted action. …”
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Agricultural trade: What matters in the doha round? by Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will

“…Within agriculture, most of the costs appear to arise from trade barriers levied on imports, because these barriers tend to be high and variable across products and over time and are levied by many countries that do not use subsidies. …”
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Closing gender gaps in developing countries: Impacts on poverty, diets and food security by Thurlow, James, Levy, Stephanie

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The Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI): An initial list of the world’s food diversity for compositional investigation by Jarvis, Andy, Gallo-Franco, Jenny, Portilla, Julian, German, Bruce, Debouck, Daniel, Rajasekharan, Maya, Colin, Khoury K., Herforth, Anna, Ahmed, Selena, Tohme, Joe, Arnaud, Elizabeth, Christopher, Golden D., Corinna, Dawid, de Haan, Stef, DeClerck, Fabrice, Edith J. M. Feskens, Vincenzo, Fogliano, Gayle, J. Fritz, Hald, Christoph, Hall, Robert, Hart, Robbie, Audrey, Henry, Huang, Sanwen, Hunter, Danny, Imanbaeva, Bermet, Andrew J, Lowe, Turner, Nancy, Jia, Gengjie, Johnson, Elizabeth, Kalaiah, Geetha, Karboune, Salwa, Klade, Stefan, Rae La Cerva, Gina, Lal, Vincent, Avraham A, Levy, Longvah, T., Maeda-Yamamoto, Mari, Minnis, Paul, Nuti, Marilia, Octavio, Mariaelena, Osorio, Coralia, Pawera, Lukas, Peter, Sonia, Rajendra, Prasad, Cassandra L, Quave, Howard-Yana, Shapiro, M Sreeman, Sheshshayee, Srichamnong, W., Steiner, Roy, Turdieva, Muhabbat, Ulian, Tiziana, van Andel, Tinde, Wang, Ren, Weissgold, Lily, Yan, Jianbin, de la Parra, John

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Advantages of Seeding Annual and Perennial Cover Crops Between Peach Rows by Ciacci, María Belén, Micheloud, Norma Guadalupe, Silvestre Levy, Mauro Roberto, Rodriguez, Marianela, Gariglio, Norberto Francisco, Imhoff, Silvia

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Market access and dietary diversity: A spatially explicit multi-level analysis in southern and western Kenya by Milner, Daniel, Wolf, Levi, Wijk, Mark T. van, Hammond, James

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Pangani river basin over time and space: on the interface of local and basin level responses by Komakech, H.C., van Koppen, Barbara, Mahoo, H.F., Zaag, P. van der

“…By focusing on the basin trajectory this paper illustrates the importance of understanding how local level institutional arrangements interface with national-level policies and basin-wide institutions. …”
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Spatial prediction of soil organic carbon stocks across contrasting Andean basins, Peru by Carbajal Llosa, Carlos Miguel, Tumbalobos Dextre, Merely, Condori Ataupillco, Levi Tatiana, Cuellar Condori, Nestor Edwin, Gavilan, Carla

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Understanding farmer options, context and preferences leads to the co-design of locally relevant agroecological practices for soil, water and integrated pest management: A case fro... by Kuria, Anne W., Bolo, Peter, Adoyo, Beatrice, Korir, Hezekiah, Sakha, Michael, Gumo, Pius, Mbelwa, Machio, Orero, Levi, Ntinyari, Winnie, Syano, Nicholas, Kagai, Esther, Fuchs, Lisa Elena

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Scaling models for regreening Africa: Enhancing agroecological integration through smallholders’ assets and agency in Kenya by Fuchs, Lisa Elena, Orero, Levi, Kipkorir, Lang’at, Apondi, Victoria, Owili, Sulman Olieko

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Measuring the holistic performance of food and agricultural systems: a systematic review by Crossland, Mary, Coe, Ric, Lamanna, Christine, Chiputwa, Brian, Orero, Levi, Adoyo, Beatrice, Kumar, Sandhya, Mwangi, Victor Mutugi, Anyango, Edith, Fuchs, Lisa Elena, Kuria, Anne, Geck, Matthias

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Alternative management regimes of Eucalyptus by Otuba, Moses

“…Policies in Kenya prohibit establishment and production of trees, in particular eucalyptus, in wetlands or nearby water bodies, levy land tax promote co-generation of energy and give a special consideration to indigenous trees. …”
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Dynamics of livestock production systems, drivers of change and prospects for animal genetic resources by Seré Rabé, Carlos, Zijpp, A.J. van der, Persley, Gabrielle J., Rege, J.E.O.

“…Conserving animal genetic resources will not by itself solve these problems, but it is an important first step towards maintaining future options.Advances in science and the technology, in areas such as reproductive technology, genomics and spatial analysis, as well as progress in conceptualization of global public good production for the future management of animal genetic resources, should enable the international community to address both the short- and long-term challenges in innovative ways.…”
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