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Milk availability: trends in production and demand and medium-term outlook
This paper reviews trends in global production and consumption of dairy products as well as the drivers behind increasing production and consumption. The past decades have seen rapid growth in consumption of dairy products in several parts of – but not all of - the developing world, driven by economic growth and rising income levels. […]

Payments for environmental services: what role in sustainable agricultural development?
PES is but one of many different instruments that can complement and stimulate an enabling policy environment for sustainable agricultural development. Currently the role of PES programmes in supporting sustainable agricultural development is quite limited. […]

Financial resource flows to agriculture: A review of data on government spending, official development assistance and foreign direct investment
This paper reviews four international datasets and one regional dataset which allow us to consider the magnitude of and trends in government spending on, official development assistance to and foreign direct investment in agriculture, forestry and fishing and, in some cases, other relevant sectors.

Effects of global warming on vulnerability to food insecurity in rural Nicaragua
There is growing evidence that global warming will have a substantial negative impact on agricultural yields, in particular in developing countries. This constitutes a risk for rural households, and unless these households are able to manage this risk, they will become increasingly vulnerable to food insecurity.

Looking ahead in world food and agriculture
Fuelled by the turbulence of world agricultural markets, the debate on relations among agriculture, food security, natural resources, population growth and economic development has been revamped over the last few years.

Livestock assets, livestock income and rural households
This paper investigates the livestock asset positions of rural households and the contribution of livestock to their income in 12 developing countries.

Food Security - Communications Toolkit
Food security professionals increasingly realize they must use communications strategically for their work to have a maximum impact.

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