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Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 9
Technical study, 2020
Price and affordability are key barriers to accessing sufficient, safe, nutritious food to meet dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. In this study, the least-cost items available in local markets...
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An FAO evaluation of the Agency’s impact on agricultural growth and poverty reduction
Country case study, 2020
Through a rigorous, multi-stage analysis, the evidence generated by this corporate evaluation demonstrates the effectiveness of Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)’s business plan for achieving measurable changes in Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, both at micro and...
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Brief
Country case study, 2020
This brief summarize the findings of the report "Ten years of the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency – An FAO evaluation of the Agency’s impact on agricultural growth and poverty reduction".
This evaluation finds that ATA has...
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Policy report
Country case study, 2020
Rwanda’s agricultural sector accounts for about 29 percent of GDP and employs about 72 percent of the population that is economically active. It is still the dominant source of income for the majority of the...
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FSN Forum report of activity No. 168
Information product, 2020
This document summarizes the online discussion Near-real-time monitoring of food crisis risk factors for improved early warning early action, held at the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 16 September...
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Information product, 2020
The Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) is based on household-level data. Collecting large volumes of household-level data is time- and resource-consuming, and it is not always feasible in countries affected by fragility and conflict....
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Overcoming water challenges in agriculture
Major report, 2020
Intensifying water constraints threaten food security and nutrition. Thus, urgent action is needed to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and equitable. Irrigated agriculture remains by far the largest user of freshwater, but scarcity...
Overcoming water challenges in agriculture
Major report, 2020
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication The State of Food and Agriculture 2020 contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the media, policy makers and...
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 33
Policy brief, 2020
Rainfed agriculture accounts for more than half of the world’s food production but is facing increasing precipitation variability, driven by climate change. Achieving zero hunger will require improvements in rainwater management to increase productivity. About...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 32
Policy brief, 2020
Irrigation can facilitate adaptation to climate change, save labour and energy, and allow the growing of higher-value crops. However, to reach Zero Hunger in an increasingly water-scarce world, irrigated agriculture must be made more equitable,...
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