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Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 23
Technical study, 2022
After decreasing for nearly a decade, hunger is once again on the rise. The major drivers behind this reversal – especially in low- and middle-income countries – are conflict, climate extremes and variability, and economic...
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Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico No. 22
Technical study, 2022
En este escrito se ha realizado un análisis de tipologías de microrregiones para identificar y diferenciar las regiones del Ecuador con potencialidades y problemáticas comunes, de aquellas otras donde las políticas de desarrollo deban ser...
Available in: Español
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 21
Technical study, 2022
The study unpacks the potential, current and future, linkages between beef and dairy development and deforestation, using Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in Viet Nam as case study, where the beef and dairy production...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 20
Technical study, 2022
Lebanon currently faces one of the worst economic crises of this century. The political deadlock, the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have further intensified the country’s existing economic fragility. Based on preliminary estimates, it...
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Economía del Desarrollo Agrícola de la FAO: Estudio Técnico, No. 19
Technical study, 2022
Paraguay mostró un crecimiento económico importante entre el 2010 y el 2019, a pesar de cierta contracción en el 2019, en el cual la agricultura contribuyó significativamente. Las proyecciones apuntan a una recuperación económica desde...
Available in: Español
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief No. 52
Policy brief, 2022
This study presents prospective scenarios that provide information on where, within Paraguayan agriculture, the few public investment resources that would be allocated to the sector should be prioritized. A new public investment equivalent to 0.25%...
Leveraging social protection to enhance farmers’ climate adaptive capacities
Information product, 2022
This brief explores new evidence on the relationships between social protection and farmer resilience to drought-related shocks through adopting adaptive agricultural practices. The main aim is to identify challenges and opportunities to implement integrated strategies...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Studies No. 18
Technical study, 2022
Structural change is a process in which the amount of labour, capital and land dedicated to agriculture (and other sectors) changes over time. In this study, we focus on the cases of Peru and Nicaragua...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Briefs 51
Policy brief, 2022
The findings in this brief have been adapted from the FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-08 Enhancing refugees’ self-reliance in Uganda – The role of cash and food assistance.
Rethinking the land-based self-reliance model is...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-08
Working paper, 2022
Social protection transfers are the most widespread measures adopted to stabilize refugee households’ livelihoods and alleviate their food insecurity. This paper contributes to the literature on the effectiveness of different types of support on livelihoods...
Available in:English