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Monitoring incentives in low- and middle-income countries during the first wave of COVID-19
Working paper, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 22-06.
COVID-19 has resulted in a shock to agrifood systems around the world, with the potential for low- and middle-income countries to be particularly affected. Although policy responses were...
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Policy brief, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 48.
This brief summarizes the findings of the FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-04 Repurposing agriculture's public budget to align healthy diets affordability and agricultural transformation objectives in...
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Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-04
Working paper, 2022
Agricultural transformation has been ongoing for decades in Ethiopia where the agenda to improve nutrition has also gained momentum. This paper assesses ways in which the government could coherently pursue the objectives of reducing the...
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Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Major report, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of agrifood systems to shocks and stresses and led to increased global food insecurity and malnutrition. Action is needed to make agrifood systems more resilient, efficient, sustainable and inclusive.
The...
Making agrifood systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
Major report, 2021
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, In Brief to The State of Food and Agriculture 2021, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media,...
Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 43.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. In 2019, nearly 3 billion people could not afford a healthy...
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Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 42.
Agrifood systems are supported by transport networks. Robust transport networks can prevent or limit increases in travel time – and consequent impacts on food costs – when an...
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Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 41.
Diverse sourcing of food through international trade is a key strategy for building agrifood systems' resilience because it buffers the food supply against shocks and stresses. Enhancing diversity...
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A multi-country analysis
Technical study, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 14.
Transport infrastructure and logistics, not least domestic food transport networks, are an integral part of agrifood systems, and play a fundamental role in ensuring physical access to food....
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Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2021. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-10
Working paper, 2021
The food systems concept has attracted a considerable amount of attention as it provides an opportunity to better understand and represent the array of factors that explain food security in a comprehensive and holistic manner....
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