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    Global economic prospects: commodities at the crossroads

    World Bank, 2008
    2008 was a turbulent year for the world economy: the financial turmoil that started in 2007 intensified significantly with the banking crisis that hit the United States and Europe in September 2008. Initially, developing countries were relatively unaffected by these developments but more recently, the 2009 growth outlooks for many have diminished.
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    Extreme poverty in Bangladesh: protecting and promoting rural livelihoods

    Overseas Development Institute, 2008
    In spite of recent economic growth, Bangladesh remains a country marked by high poverty. Poverty is particularly high in rural areas where the vast majority of people depend on agriculture. In this context, the government and NGOs are implementing various social protection interventions to provide the poorest households with safety nets. But how effective have these initiatives been?
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    Gender in agriculture sourcebook

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008
    This extensive resource provides guidance for the development of rural agricultural strategies that effectively promote gender equality and women's empowerment and reduce poverty.   The Sourcebook is the outcome of a collaboration between the World Bank, The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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    Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable poverty alleviation: what works?

    Center for International Development, Harvard University, 2008
    How can knowledge better contribute to poverty reduction?
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    Urbanization and rural development in Vietnam's Mekong Delta: livelihood transformations in three fruit-growing settlements

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008
    This article discusses the reasons and implications of the decline in poverty rate among fruit farmers in the rural Mekong Delta, as compared to all other rural households in the region and in Vietnam. This decline happened despite huge fluctuations in export markets for fruit in the last decade.
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    Social issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam, Volume 2

    Vietnam Development Forum, 2008
    This is the second of two volumes looking at social issues in transition economies in reference to Vietnam.
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    The status of rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2007
    Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty issues in 13 diverse countries in the region, without attempting to propose policy or programme actions at national or local levels.
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    Survival of the fittest. Pastoralism and climate change in East Africa

    Oxfam, 2008
    This paper analyses the policies required to enable pastoralist communities to cope with the impact of climate change. 
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    Trade liberalisation, agricultural productivity and poverty in the Mediterranean region

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2008
    This working paper explores the links between trade openness, agricultural productivity, growth and poverty reduction in a panel of Mediterranean countries. The paper believes that international trade can lead to enhanced farming productivity through the diffusion of new technologies. This, in turn, would drive the agricultural growth process.

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