Documents de travail de la FAO sur l'économie du développement agricole
About the series (ISSN 2521-1838)
The FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper series, also known as ESA Working Paper series, was created in 2001 and it collects research and policy analysis on agricultural and economic development. The aim of the series is strengthening the capacity of member countries to improve decision-making on food security and nutrition, resilience, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable markets, agribusinesses and rural transformations.
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2021. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-10
Document de travail, 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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Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2021. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-09
Document de travail, 2021
Resilience is often associated with multivalued and multi-faceted strategies, programs, and projects. After approximately 15 years of empirical evidence in the literature, few research questions remain unexplored and unanswered, especially with the recent occurrence of...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-08
Document de travail, 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...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-07
Document de travail, 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...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-06
Document de travail, 2021
This paper presents a methodology for public expenditure review and analysis for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector. It outlines the basic methodological concepts, including the classification of public expenditures in the...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-05
Document de travail, 2021
This paper analyses the potential signalling effect from a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) that Catalonia introduced in May 2017, with a view to understand the ways in which, and the extent to which taxes...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-04
Document de travail, 2021
In many developing countries the adoption of climate sustainable practices is hindered by resource and risk barriers. This paper assesses the interactions between participation in Malawi’s largest public works programme, the Malawi Social Action Fund...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-03
Document de travail, 2021
Uganda currently hosts more than 1.4 million refugees and the relationship with the host population is complex. In this paper, we investigate the effect of the interactions between refugee and host-communities by using a unique...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-02
Document de travail, 2021
Rising temperatures due to climate change pose a significant threat to agricultural systems and the livelihoods of farmers across the globe. Identifying farm management strategies that reduce sensitivity to high temperatures is, therefore, critical for...
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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 21-01
Document de travail, 2021
Increased incidences of drought and water scarcity due to climate change is an important challenge facing Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector. Identifying farm practices that can reduce its adverse impacts on agricultural production and farmers’ livelihoods...
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