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    Rising food prices in developing countries: causes, consequences and solutions

    Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le Developpement, 2008
    Since the start of the food crisis a number of causes have been suggested for the situation in developing countries. Many are now asking what the consequences of rising prices will be for food security and agriculture in these countries and how a way can be found out of the crisis.
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    Biotechnology and food security in developing countries

    ActionAid International, 2005
    New technologies associated with genetic engineering and commonly referred to as biotechnology are increasingly perceived to be so ground-breaking that their impact on farming, agriculture and food systems will far surpass that of the twentieth century industrial revolution.
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    Food security in developing countries

    UK Parliament, 2006
    In 2000, world leaders committed themselves to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The first is to eradicate poverty and hunger, including to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger between 1990 and 2015. However, by 2003 the proportion of world population that was undernourished had only decreased from 20% to 17%.
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    Food safety management in developing countries

    Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le Developpement, 2002
    Prominent food scares and changes in the international trading environment have brought food safety to the forefront of international agri-food policy concerns.
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    Food safety measures and developing countries: literature overview

    2002
    In recent years, there has been increasing awareness of health risks related to food consumption. This paper by the Agricultural Economics Research Institute assesses the impact of food safety measures in trade on developing countries.
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    Gender difference in the long-term impact of famine

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
    An increasing literature examines the association between restricted fetal or early childhood growth and the incidence of diseases in adulthood. Little is known, however, about gender difference in this association.
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    Soaring food prices and the rural poor: feedback from the field

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008
    The prices of basic food commodities have increased rapidly over the past three years and, as a result, the threat to food security in developing countries has increased significantly. This paper by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), examines what soaring food prices at the global level mean for poor rural people across the developing world.
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    High food prices: the what, who, and how of proposed policy actions

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
    The sharp increase in food prices over the past couple of years has led to increasingly serious concerns about the situation of people around the world. This policy brief aims to identify what needs to be done now to address the problem.
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    Food assistance programming in the context of HIV

    Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2007
    This guide from the FANTA project outlines key steps for integrating food assistance and nutrition into HIV programmes.
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    Considering the contribution of U.S. food and agricultural policy to the obesity epidemic: overview and opportunities

    Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2007
    Nearly 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.

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