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  Drought risk and development policy

  Drylands Development Centre, UNDP, 2005

  The principle objective of this discussion paper is to propose that drought should be managed as an aspect of development, as opposed to simply a natural hazard.
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  Eradicating hunger: moving from pilot projects to national programmes

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004

  This paper discusses issues which developing countries may wish to consider when deciding to expand food security programmes to a national scale, in response to their commitments at the 1996 World Food Summit.The author notes that if fast progress is to be made in hunger reduction, this will normally require simultaneous large-scale action along two main tracks.
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  South Africa’s food security crisis

  National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa, 2002

  This paper argues that South Africa faces a crisis of rising food prices and food insecurity. Food prices rose by 17 per cent between June 2001 and June 2002, compared to non-food inflation of 7 per cent; the price of maize meal doubled during this period; and further price rises were expected.
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  Assessing the suitability of the EPIC crop model for use in the study of impacts of climate variability and climate change in West Africa

  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2004

  Scientists of the US Department of Agriculture have developed what is known as the EPIC Crop Model. This model has been successfully applied in the study of erosion, water pollution, and crop growth and production.
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  Halving hunger: it can be done

  Millennium Project, 2005

  This final report of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Hunger sets out it’s recommendations and interventions for achieving the millennium development goal of halving world hunger by 2015. The report initially examines progress to date with achieving the goal before defining the strategic approach which informs their plans to meet the targets by 2015.
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  Agriculture, food security, nutrition and the millennium development goals

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004

  This paper discusses the importance of agriculture, food security and nutrition within the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
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  Livestock production: the twenty first century's food revolution

  Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2004

  This paper discusses the donor community's role in securing a poverty oriented commercialisation of livestock production in the developing world.The author notes that the global food market is undergoing major changes, especially in the developing world.
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  Philippine onion farmers profit from integrated pest management technology

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2003

  This paper discusses the impact of integrated pest management (IPM) technology on onion farmers in the Philippines.
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  The need for Special Products and Special Safeguard Mechanisms for agriculture in the WTO: a situational analysis

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  This paper argues that developing countries need to identify the areas in multilateral trade rules that are required to facilitate the achievement of goals in food security, livelihoods and rural development needs.
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  The paradox of agricultural subsidies: measurement issues, agricultural dumping and policy reform

  Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University, 2004

  This paper examines the economic and policy aspects of agricultural subsidies. The paper focuses on the most widely used measure of agricultural support, the OECD’s Producer Support Estimate.

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