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    Gender, agricultural commercialization, and collective action in Kenya

    AgEcon Search, 2012
    With the commercialisation of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender-disparities in access to productive resources. This paper believes that farmer collective action that intends to improve smallholder access to markets and technology could potentially accelerate this trend.
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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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    Cassava commercialization in Mozambique

    AgEcon Search, 2011
    Cassava has historically served as Mozambique’s key food security crop. This paper examines the commercial dynamics in Mozambique’s cassava value chain as well as the food security implications of growing cassava commercialisation.Findings can be summarised as follows:
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    Early Nutrition and Cognitive Achievement in Pre-school Children in Peru

    Young Lives, 2009
    The aim of this paper is to examine the link between early stunting and later cognitive achievement. It differs from nutrition–learning studies in other developing countries in that it focuses on pre-school children, and therefore time spent in school plays no role.
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    Gender influences in child survival, health and nutrition: a narrative review

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2011
    There is increasing recognition in the field of international health and nutrition that gender inequities and dynamics are a major social determinant of health and nutrition outcomes. However, reviews of evidence to date have tended to concentrate on comparisons of health and nutrition outcomes, healthcare utilisation or coverage of services/programmes between boys and girls or women and men.
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    Trade and Climate Change Implications for Food Security in Mainland Southeast Asia

    2010
    This policy brief discusses the issue of food security in relation to trade and the anticipated impacts of climate change within Southeast Asia. It begins by contextualizing the debate before examining the manner in which trade, climate change and food security are interlinked within the Mekong region.
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    Do Pre-natal and Post-natal Economic Shocks Have a Long-lasting Effect on the Height of 5-year-old Children?

    Young Lives, 2010
    While the Ethiopian national emergency and food security programmes support farmers hit by area-wide shocks such as crop failure, idiosyncratic shocks such as illness and death of household member, loss of assets and separation or divorce are not covered.
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    Children and the Food Price Crisis

    Young Lives, 2008
    The sharp increase in food prices both in world markets and in local markets since 2006 has raised serious concerns about the food and nutrition situation of poor families in many countries. Particularly in urban areas, where people cannot grow their own food, household budgets have been squeezed.
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    Situational analysis of food sovereignty in the context of adaptation to climate change in Ecuador

    United Nations Development Programme, 2010
    The document seeks to identify effective investment strategies in reducing the vulnerability of major crops for the Ecuadorian economy, the same as are set in the Basic Food Basket, so that the country can, on one hand, reduce risks and, on the other, invest efficiently in sustainable development.
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    Agriculture and food security in South Asia: a historical analysis and long run perspective

    Unnayan Onneshan, 2010
    This study has focused on the regional and national assessments of the potential effects of increasing population and changing climatic condition on food security in South Asian countries. The efforts have been put forth e eight countries of South Asia.

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