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Suicide seeds? biotechnology meets the developmental state
Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania, 2008This article examines the biotechnology debate in India focusing on transgenic seeds. The author presents the rifts and battles in this sector, highlighting the influence of farmers, journalists, environmental activists, government officials, and the international community.DocumentConsidering the contribution of U.S. food and agricultural policy to the obesity epidemic: overview and opportunities
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2007Nearly one in three American adults are now obese and two-thirds are overweight or obese. These proportions have increased steadily over the past 30 years. Direct and indirect costs of obesity alone have been estimated at $117 billion. This paper explores the relationship between US griculture policy and obesity.DocumentConnecting small enterprises in ways that enhance the lives of forest-dependent people
Unasylva, FAO, 2007Small and medium forest enterprises are the norm in many developing countries. They have much to offer in terms of poverty reduction. But they are often isolated from structures that might help them make that contribution - from markets, financial and business development service providers, and policy processes.DocumentFocus on... Agriculture after conflict
New Agriculturalist, 2007The aftermath of war is a reality faced by millions of rural poor around the world, and re-establishing agricultural production, for both subsistence and trade, is an essential part of the rehabilitation process.DocumentWorld Development Report 2008: agriculture for development
World Development Report, World Bank, 2007Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas, and most of them depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods. This year’s edition of the World Bank's World Development Report (WDR) highlights the importance of agriculture for achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015.DocumentCase studies of agri-processing and contract agriculture in Africa
Latin American Center for Rural Development, 2006This paper presents specific experiences in Africa, involving small and medium farmers and agri-processors.DocumentConstraints and opportunities of horticulture production and marketing in Eastern Ethiopia
Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2007What are the major opportunities and constraints to improving horticultural production and . marketing in Ethopia?DocumentThe limits of success: the case of the dairy sector in Kenya
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2007This case study briefly explores the politics of the policy process behind the dairy sector in Kenya by examining the underlying policy narratives and the changing actors and networks associated with different interests.DocumentFood aid in southern Africa: the WTO and beyond
Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2006How can the countries of Southern Africa reduce the "dumping" effects of food aid on local markets while also ensuring its availability in emergencies?