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Impacts of increasing production costs on rice price: implications for food security
Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2011Food security is a major concern in Bangladesh due to the ever-increasing population as well as agricultural commodities' heightening costs. This paper sheds light on possible solutions to the challenge facing the Bangladeshi government to keep prices of rice within an accessible limit for the poor and to maintain a fair price for local farmers.DocumentFood aid and commercial imports of GM commodities: the case of Malawi
University of Malawi - The Polytechnic, 2006During the past two decades Malawi has increasingly relied on imports and food aid to compensate for recurring food production deficits.DocumentUrban agriculture and poverty reduction: evaluating how food production in cities contributes to livelihood entitlements in Malawi
Leeds University, 2007Urban agriculture (UA) can reduce poverty but there is need for more precise analyses on how it contributes to food security. A study in Malawi,revealed two predominant types of urban farmers:DocumentTechnologies for climate change adaptation: agriculture sector
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011The agriculture sector faces the challenge of providing adequate food to a growing world population. There is limited scope to expand arable land, and unpredictable weather, floods, and other disastrous events make food production even more challenging. This guidebook provides information on 22 technologies and options for adapting to climate change in the agriculture sector.DocumentLinking small farmers to emerging agricultural marketing systems in India: the case study of a fresh food retail chain in Punjab
AgEcon Search, 2011Linking primary producers with global and national markets through fresh food retail chains is seen as one of the emerging agricultural marketing practices in India to improve small producer’s livelihoods. This paper examines the operations of a fresh food retail chain named ‘Easy Day’ and its interface with farmers in Punjab.DocumentGender analysis of a nationwide cropping system trial survey in Malawi
African Studies Quarterly, 2002A nationwide trial comparing legume cropping systems to fertilised and unfertilised maize controls was implemented in the 1998-99 cropping season. Complementarily, extension agents conducted a socioeconomic survey of the farmers involved in the trial, focusing particularly on gender issues.DocumentAnalyzing the impact of food safety information on food demand in China
AgEcon Search, 2011What are Chinese consumers’ reactions to food safety information provided by mass media? This study analyses the impact of food safety information on food demand in urban China, underscoring food price elasticities and expenditure elasticities by categories.DocumentAgricultural Growth and Investment Options for Poverty Reduction in Malawi
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008Malawi has experienced modest economic growth over the last decade and a half. However, agricultural growth has been particularly erratic, and while the incidence of poverty has declined, it still remains high.OrganisationFocus on women, World Food Programme (WFP)
Women make up a little over half of the world's population but in many parts of the world, they are more likely to go hungry than men. But women are not merely victims of hunger.DocumentThe global supply and demand for agricultural land in 2050: a perfect storm in the making?
AgEcon Search, 2010The number of people which the world must feed is expected to increase by 50% during the first half of this century, but will the world’s agricultural resource base be up to the task of meeting the diverse demands being placed on it?Pages