Since the 1970s, federal policies promoting migration and encouraging agricultural development of large farms, logging, and ranching have led to the deforestation of vast areas of the Amazon rainforest.Though these policies have largely been replaced, deforestation continues. What effects do current macroeconomic and regional policies and events have on deforestation and on the well-being of settlers on the agricultural frontier?
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Library ResourcePublicación revisada por paresInformes e investigacionesDiciembre, 2002América del Sur, Brasil
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Library ResourceDocumentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2013Asia meridional, Asia oriental, África subsahariana, América del Sur, África, Asia, América Septentrional, Brasil, China, India, Estados Unidos de América
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, and highlights emerging issues.
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The costs of action versus inaction
Publicación revisada por paresDocumentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2011África subsahariana, Asia central, Asia meridional, América del Sur, África, Asia, Níger, Kenya, Uzbekistán, India, Camerún, PerúIn recent years, prices of agricultural land have increased quickly, actually doubling and tripling in many parts of the world. This land value reassessment has been prompted by rising crop prices and perceived land scarcity. But even as the value of land rises, land degradation continues and investments to prevent it are lagging. Awareness of environmental risks has moved to the forefront of global consciousness during the past 25 years.
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Library ResourcePublicación revisada por paresArtículos de revistas y librosDiciembre, 2013Asia meridional, Asia oriental, África subsahariana, América del Sur, África, América Septentrional, Brasil, China, India, Estados Unidos de América, Europa
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, and highlights emerging issues.
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the case of potato production in the Peruvian Andes
Documentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2006América del Sur, Américas, PerúThe purpose of this study is twofold. On one hand, the objective is to assess the impact of new and more complex contracting schemes, as opposed to traditional marketing channels, on small farmers’ welfare. On the other hand, the study explores which may be the critical factors that determine the small farmers’ participation in these institutional arrangements. In this context, two critical factors are stressed. The first one has to do with access to credit and the second one is the size of the agricultural plot.
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Library ResourceDocumentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2013Asia meridional, Asia oriental, África subsahariana, América del Sur, África, Asia, América Septentrional, Brasil, China, India, Estados Unidos de América
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, and highlights emerging issues.
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Library ResourceDocumentos de política y resúmenesDiciembre, 2013Asia meridional, Asia oriental, África subsahariana, América del Sur, África, Asia, América Septentrional, Brasil, China, India, Estados Unidos de América
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, and highlights emerging issues.
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