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    Inter-sectoral strategy for food security in India: need or fad? An investigation through participatory methods

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2008
    This paper examines the debate which surrounds the uni-sectoral versus inter-sectoral, or integrated, approach as a strategy for food security and poverty alleviation.
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    Soaring food prices and the rural poor: feedback from the field

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008
    The prices of basic food commodities have increased rapidly over the past three years and, as a result, the threat to food security in developing countries has increased significantly. This paper by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), examines what soaring food prices at the global level mean for poor rural people across the developing world.
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    High food prices: impact and recommendations

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008
    Prepared by the FAO, IFAD and WEP for the meeting of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination on 28-29 April in Berne, Switzerland, this paper argues that the rapid price increase of basic food commodities internationally poses a serious threat to food security in developing countries.
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    Fueling disaster: a community food security perspective on agrofuels

    Community Food Security Coalition, 2007
    As the United States’ appetite for agrofuels continues to grow and other countries join this trend, the ecological and social footprint of agrofuel consumption will be increasingly felt throughout the world.
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    The state of the world's animal genetic resources for food and agriculture

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
    Drawing on 169 Country Reports, contributions from a number of international organisations and twelve specially commissioned thematic studies, this report presents an analysis of the state of agricultural biodiversity in the livestock sector.
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    Turning high prices into an opportunity: what is needed?

    WTO Watch Trade Observatory, IATP, 2008
    Over the past two years commodity prices have risen unexpectedly. This paper argues that high prices are likely to remain high and volatile. To some extent, this is a development opportunity as it might increase incomes and reduce poverty. In the short term, however, import expenses are rising while inefficient agricultural sectors prevent poor countries from benefiting from high prices.
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    Globalisation, labour markets and inequality in India

    International Development Research Centre, 2008
    Analysing unit-level data on poverty, inequality and employment in post-reform India, this book finds that:
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    Agros International

    US-based international CSO working to combat rural poverty in Central America and Mexico.
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    Increasing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
    The objective of this paper is to highlight the contribution that inland and coastal small-scale fisheries can make to poverty alleviation and food security and to make practical suggestions on ways that this contribution can be maximised. In particular the paper discusses:
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    Renewable natural resources, sustainable economic and poverty reduction in Nigeria

    African Institute for Applied Economics, Nigeria, 2007
    This paper analyses the role and implications of the management and use of renewable natural resources in economic growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria.

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