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From measuring poverty to profiling and targeting the poor in rural areas
Major report, 2021
Reducing rural poverty is a key objective of FAO. To achieve this goal, the Organization must reach the poor and the extremely poor in rural areas, analysing their needs and aspirations and providing effective guidance...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 40
Policy brief, 2021
This policy brief, prepared by the FAO Economic and Policy Analysis of Climate Change (EPIC), aims to analyse the relationships and policy options in regard to migration, cash crops and deforestation in Uganda. In particular,...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-08
Working paper, 2021
This working paper merges socio-economic data with data on deforestation to explore the interrelationship between rural migration, the development of the commercial agricultural sector, and forest cover loss. Specifically, we test the role of cash...
Available in:English
Major report, 2021
Public support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable, and efficient food systems, thus actively steering us away from meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the...
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In brief
Major report, 2021
Public support mechanisms for agriculture in many cases hinder the transformation towards healthier, more sustainable, equitable and efficient food systems, thus actively steering us away from meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the...
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
Major report, 2021
In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment...
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
Major report, 2021
The In Brief version of the FAO flagship publication, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021, contains the key messages and main points from the publication and is aimed at the...
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-07
Working paper, 2021
This working paper analyses the financial cost and benefit of adopting two different bundles of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, which are tailored for the diverse conditions that prevail in southern Malawi. The results show the...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 12
Technical study, 2021
The Agricultural Sector Review aims to provide an up-to-date picture of the current socio-economic situation of the agricultural sector in Lebanon and to identify key challenges and evidence-based strategies for policy-making. The first part provides...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 39
Policy brief, 2021
The main factors limiting the growth of trade in Lebanese agricultural and food products include limited access to international markets, product quality and certification, inadequate trade infrastructure, lack of competitiveness, lack of trade agreements, and...