Agrifood Economics

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The case of Action Against Desertification in Northern Nigeria
Working paper, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 23-06. By using a multimethod strategy, we seek to generate more rigorous evidence on landscape restoration and its impacts at the household level. Using pre-restoration remote-sensing data, a machine-learning algorithm...
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Preparing your dataset for a successful Shiny RIMA analysis
Manual/guidelines, 2023
Shiny RIMA is a web-based tool designed to simplify the estimation of resilience capacity without compromising the scientific rigour of the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA). This technical manual will guide the user in...
Available in:English
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
Major report, 2023
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the...
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
Major report, 2023
This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable...
A global update with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa
Working paper, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 23-05. This working paper is the update of an earlier cross-country study on household income sources using an expanded harmonized dataset. The analysis presented covers a total of 93 surveys...
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Policy brief, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 66. Livelihood diversification continues to be the norm rather than the exception globally. This means that, to be successful, livelihood support interventions need to consider households’ decisions in terms...
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Price elasticities of major food categories to inform decision-making
Working paper, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 23-04. In the context of fiscal reform in Costa Rica (value added tax revision), the definition of a new basic tax basket – canasta básica tributaria (CBT), incorporating nutritional criteria...
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Policy brief, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 65. In the context of fiscal reform in Costa Rica (value added tax revision), the definition of a new basic tax basket – canasta básica tributaria (CBT), incorporating nutritional...
Available in:English
Manual/guidelines, 2023
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and agriculture have been felt all over the world. As the pandemic unfolded, considerable attention began to be paid to the resilience of agricultural supply chains to...
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Policy brief, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 64. This policy brief summarizes the key findings and policy recommendations of the corresponding working paper Decoupling direct payments in North Macedonia – Impacts on farmer income. North Macedonia’s...
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