Africa agriculture trade monitor 2019
The second annual Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor assesses emerging and long-term trends and drivers shaping Africa’s trade in agricultural products and evaluates the possible impacts of current trade
International Food Policy Research Institute
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The linkages between agriculture and malaria: issues for policy, research, and capacity strengthening
Malaria afflicts many people in the developing world, and due to its direct and indirect costs it has widespread impacts on growth and development. The global impact of malaria on human health, productivity, and general well-being is profound.
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Agriculture and climate change: an agenda for negotiation in Copenhagen
Agriculture is part of the climate change problem, contributing about 13.5 percent of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (with forestry contributing an additional 19 percent), compared with 13.1 percent from transportation.
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Measuring the economic impacts of transgenic crops in developing agriculture during the first decade
Biotechnology in agriculture has generated a great deal of controversy in recent years. Of the many scientific advances that have occurred in plant breeding since Gregor Mendel conducted his experiments about 150 years ago, crops with genetic modifications seem to have been accorded a unique status.
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Land grabbing by foreign investors in developing countries: risks and opportunities
One of the lingering effects of the food price crisis of 2007
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Knowledge and innovation for agricultural development
Every day, millions of rural people who depend on agriculture
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Agriculture and climate change: an agenda for negotiation in Copenhagen - overview
If fundamental climate change mitigation and adaptation goals are to be met, international climate negotiations must include agriculture.
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Biosafety decisions and perceived commercial risks: the role of GM-free private standards
This study investigates the observed discrepancy between real and perceived commercial risks associated with the use of genetically modified (GM) products in developing countries. <br> It focus particularly on the effects of GM-free private standards set up by food companies in Europe and other countries on biotechnology and biosafety policy decisions in food-exporting developing countries.
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Understanding farmers' perceptions and adaptations to climate change and variability
Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South Africa. In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change.
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India state hunger index: comparisons of hunger across states
India State Hunger Index 2008 by IFPRI highlights the continued overall severity of the hunger situation in India, while revealing the variation in hunger across states within India.
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Transforming the rural nonfarm economy: opportunities and threats in the developing world
Rural residents across the developing world earn a large share of their income