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    The Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2012)

    Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index, 2013
    The 2012 HANCI report finds that low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading the charge against hunger and undernutrition, whilst economic powerhouses such as India and Nigeria are failing some of their most vulnerable citizens. Key findings include:
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    African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND)

    The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) is a quarterly peer reviewed journal with a global reputation, published in Kenya by the Rural Outreach Programme (ROP) in
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    Prioritising nutrition in order to achieve the MDGs in India

    Young Lives, 2012
    Malnutrition causes long-term damage to children’s development, with huge social and economic costs. It affects not only children’s physical development but also their cognitive development, so reducing future productivity and leading ultimately to economic loss for the nation as a whole.
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    Urban poverty, food security and climate change

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
    This paper argues that the high and volatile food prices that triggered a renewed interest in food security since the 2008–09 crisis are expected to continue due to the impacts of climate change.
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    2012 Global food policy report

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013
    This flagship report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) examines the major food policy issues, developments and decisions of 2012. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, highlights emerging issues and suggests ways to improve food security for the poor.
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    Understanding past and future impacts of climate change in agriculture: implications for adaptation planning

    Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012
    Climate change poses a serious risk to food security and agriculture in China. Agriculture is of critical importance to China, because 54 per cent of the country’s population lives in rural areas. This policy brief outlines the key research highlights to date on the impacts of climate change on agriculture.
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    An Econometric Assessment of Household Food Security in Bangladesh

    2010
    This paper investigates the determinants of household food security situation in Bangladesh. Different household characteristics seem to be strongly correlated with food security indicator which might be helpful in identifying the food insecure households. Regression results show that food security indicator is also highly sensitive to rice price changes.
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    Analysis of climate change impacts on coffee, cocoa and basic grains value chains in northern Honduras

    Instituto de Estudios del Hambre (Institute of Hunger Studies), 2013
    This study examines, applying future climate local scenarios, climate change impacts in northern Honduras and makes recommendations to strengthen the resilience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) ‘Northern Horizons’ project beneficiaries in the coffee, cocoa, maize and bean value chains.
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    A critical analysis of climate change factors and its projected future values in Delta state, Nigeria

    Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013
    This study analyses climate change factors (temperature and rainfall) and their projected future values in the Delta state, Nigeria. A variety of crops such as maize, yam and cassava produced in Delta state depend on rainfall for their optimum performance. Therefore, decreasing and/or irregular rainfall patterns threaten food security in the state.
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    Using ecosystem-based adaptation actions to tackle food insecurity

    Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2013
    This paper argues that ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) provides a flexible, cost-effective and broadly applicable alternative for building robust food systems and reducing the impacts of climate change.

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