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    Intensification of Smallholder Agriculture in Ethiopia

    Future Agricultures Consortium, 2006
    By Samuel Gebreselassie
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    An insight on farmers’ willingness to pay for insurance premium in South India: hindrances and challenges

    Bioforsk / Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, 2012
    Farmers are vulnerable to substantial weather risks in many parts of India. To this purpose, weather based crop insurance has been recently designed for the rain-fed crops to provide farmers insurance against risks and losses in crop yields resulting from adverse weather.
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    Bitter Fruit - Socio-economic Issues in Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Supply Chains of Dutch Supermarkets – The Case of Ahold

    Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations, 2011
    Imports of fresh fruit and vegetables from developing countries to the Netherlands are increasing and the majority of these imports is handled by the Dutch supermarkets.
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    The effects of the food reserve agency on maize market prices in Zambia

    AgEcon Search, 2011
    The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) is a major player in the Zambian maize market and substantial public sector resources are devoted to its activities. This policy synthesis estimates the effects of the Zambia FRA’s activities on maize market prices in the country.
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    Farming’s climate smart future: placing agriculture at the heart of climate-change policy

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2011
    This paper places agriculture at the heart of climate change policy stating that climate change is already changing the face of farming. Increases in temperature, changing patterns of rainfall, more extreme droughts and floods, and the shifting distribution of pests and diseases can all be attributed in part to the increase in emissions of greenhouse gases resulting from human activities.
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    Environmental change and maize innovation in Kenya: exploring pathways in and out of maize

    STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009
    Maize is a socially, politically and economically staple crop in Kenya. This paper summarises the findings of the STEPS Environmental Change and Maize Innovation in Kenya project, which utilised maize as a window through which to explore differential responses to climate change.
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    Agriculture and climate change: a scoping report

    Meridian Institute, 2011
    This scoping report provides context and analysis for addressing agriculture in international climate negotiations with the aim of informing climate negotiators and other stakeholders of different options and unpacking issues of interest.
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    Mechanisms for agricultural climate change mitigation incentives for smallholders

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2011
    Smallholder farmers have an important role to play in the prevention of climate change by reducing net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, they are not benefitting from international financial mechanisms established as a result of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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    Micro insurance for local adaptation

    Wiley Online Library, 2010
    Insurance instruments that provide economic security against droughts, floods, tropical cyclones and other weather extremes have emerged as an opportunity for developing countries to reduce their vulnerability to weather variability and adapt to climate change.
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    Policy solutions to agricultural market volatility: a synthesis

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2011
    Volatility is a characteristic feature of agricultural markets. This paper reviews the causes of recent episodes of volatility on agricultural markets and the likelihood of increased volatility in the future, suggesting options for future policy responses at both national and the international level. Findings comprise:

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