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  Linkages between agriculture and nutrition: implications for policy and research

  AgEcon Search, 1993

  The persistent pressure to increase food production to keep pace with population growth has forced many countries to accept short-term solutions that ultimately threaten the sustainability of initial food production gains. This paper is sought to help carving a rationalised relationship between agriculture and nutrition.
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  Animal source foods to improve micronutrient nutrition and human function in developing countries

  Journal of Nutrition, 2003

  Nutrition programmers usually discards the option of increasing animal food intake, due to the belief that poor populations lack the necessary resources to be successful in animal production, and due to the potential for ecological harm.
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  Agricultural research and policy for better health and nutrition in developing countries: a food systems approach

  AgEcon Search, 2006

  A large number of diseases and health hazards link human health and the global food system, while malnutrition interacts with many of these diseases. This paper argues that the global food system begins and ends with health, and that the prioritisation and implementation of agricultural research and policy should consider health and nutrition effects.
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  Globalization of food systems in developing countries: impact on food security and nutrition

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2004

  Street foods and supermarkets are becoming increasingly important, but nutritionists are growing progressively concerned. This compilation of articles examines the impact of globalisation and urbanisation on dietary patterns and nutritional status of urban populations in developing countries.
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  GRAIN — Squeezing Africa dry: behind every land grab is a water grab

  GRAIN, 2012

  Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse.
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  Empowering Small Farmers in India through Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation

  Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, 2012

  This PhD dissertation from University of Connecticut investigates how local farming organizations enable and empower small farmers to become independent and selfsufficient.
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  Management for adaptation to climate change. Mid-term review of a project implemented by Total Land Care, Malawi

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2012

  The Management for Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) project in Malawi is implemented by Total Land Care (TLC) with funding from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Malawi and a 5 years time frame from 2008 to mid 2013.
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  Malnutrition in South-Asia. Poverty, diet or lack of female empowerment?

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2012

  Despite economic growth, and a reduction in poverty, malnutrition is still rampant in South-Asia. This indicates that non-economic factors are important, and we use a nation-wide survey from Nepal to identify factors that may explain why small children are stunted.
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  Food security and climate change: a report by the high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition of the committee on world food security

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012

  This report analyses the connected problem of food security and climate change. It observes that a social vulnerability lens is essential to understand why certain individuals, households or communities experience differences in food insecurity risks, even when they are in the same geographic region.
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  Trade and environment briefings: export restrictions

  International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012

  Export restrictions are implemented nowadays with the aim of achieving a number of goals, such as food security, industrial development, environmental protection and natural resource conservation. Nevertheless, the current paper brings about a rethinking of the needs and policy objectives behind such measures.The document presents the following findings:

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