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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Southern Africa, Middle Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Africa, Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2012Myanmar, Global
The Challenge of hunger: ensuring sustainable food security under land, water and energy stresses..."World hunger, according to the 2012 Global Hunger Index (GHI), has
declined somewhat since 1990 but remains “serious.” The global
average masks dramatic differences among regions and countries.
Regionally, the highest GHI scores are in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. South Asia reduced its GHI score significantly between -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2013Norway
Land is a natural resource that is valued for many reasons. Farmers utilize land to earn their livelihood and as a store of wealth for future retirement. Rural residents have increasingly sought open space for home sites and pursuit of a lifestyle. Developers seek financial opportunities to invest in and develop land for non-farm uses. For some, land is viewed as an investment and a hedge against inflation. This myriad of demands for land combined with its fixed supply continually alters its market price.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchFebruary, 2017Global
The Portfolio Overview provides a global overview of DFID's programmes working on land issues and highlights lessons and trends emerging from major land programmes over recent years.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2023Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Western Africa, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
2023 - Systèmes alimentaires résilients en Afrique de l'Ouest - Contribution du PAM à la transformation des systèmes alimentaires en Afrique de l'Ouest
Ce document montre comment la structure globale du PAM pour la transformation des systèmes alimentaires est adaptée au contexte de la région de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale. -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2015Eastern Africa
Proceedings of 7th Eastern Africa Land Administration Network (EALAN) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Workshop Theme:The State of Land Administration in Eastern African Countries: Comparative Overview Venue: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Date: 21st – 22nd July 2015
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2019Asia, India
O Censo Indiano de 2011 contabilizou 833 milhões de pessoas vivendo em áreas rurais, sendo agricultores cerca de 95,8 milhões. A Índia rural, nas últimas décadas, passa por uma grave crise agrária, como consequência da comercialização da agricultura, da dominação do setor por corporações multinacionais, dívidas enormes entre os pequenos agricultores e trabalhadores agrícolas. Há uma epidemia de suicídios, altas taxas de desnutrição e crises em cascata entre artesãos e mineiros, os outros trabalhadores de áreas rurais.
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Comunicações apresentadas na Conferencia do Instituto de Estudos Sociais e económicos
Reports & ResearchOctober, 2010MozambiqueA experiência económica de Moçambique é frequentemente apresentada como um exemplo de sucesso na promoção de rápido crescimento com estabilização e redução da pobreza. O grau e a robustez do sucesso económico moçambicano são determinados pela magnitude das taxas de variação, isto é, por quanto é que a economia cresce e a pobreza reduz, e por quão estáveis são (ou por quão pouco variam) os indicadores monetários, chave da abordagem monetarista de estabilização (inflação, reservas internacionais e taxa de câmbio).
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Lessons Learned in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Sustainable Rural Development, and Climate Change
Reports & ResearchPolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2012This IFC SmartBook is a compilation of sixteen IFC SmartLessons that presents practical lessons learned by staff from across the IFC and the World Bank on approaches for engaging in agriculture that have led to success. Agribusiness is a crucial economic sector, for food security of course, for managing water stress and ecosystem services, but also as a source of employment in emerging markets. The report includes the following lessons.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Tanzania
The Legal Guide was created to share information on Tanzania’s system for regulating seeds and other inputs, including areas such as variety release and registration, seed certification, and trade, and to identify key decision points and challenges that could unlock further development in the seed sector and implementation of existing frameworks. The Legal Guide itself will be part of a larger process of consultation and discussion, with key decision points followed by recommendations and a roadmap for strengthening the regulatory system for seeds and other inputs.
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