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Gender and Equity Issues in Liquid Biofuels Production - Minimizing the Risks to Maximize the Opportunities
This paper on gender and equity issues in liquid biofuels production was prepared at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) by the UN in Gender Equity and Rural Employment Division. The paper discusses the potential gender-differentiated risks of large-scale liquid biofuels production in developing countries, particularly in terms of food secu. . .
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14 May 2008 |
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Immaculate Bugingo
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Food for the Hungry: the case for buying locally
By Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme
Last month, I spoke to a group of British parliamentarians who sit on something called the International Development Committee. Their role is to scrutinise the work of the Department for International Development. ”DFID” – as it is known - is the arm of the Britis. . .
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13 May 2008 |
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Blog Ideas4development
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"Patenting the “Climate Genes”…And Capturing the Climate Agenda"
"The world’s largest seed and agrochemical corporations are stockpiling hundreds of monopoly patents on genes in plants that the companies will market as crops genetically engineered to withstand environmental stresses such as drought, heat, cold, floods, saline soils, and more. BASF, Monsanto, Bayer, Syngenta, Dupont and biotech partners have file. . .
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13 May 2008 |
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John Daly
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Final Report to the ACC/ SCN by the Commision on Nutrition Challenges of the 21st Century
The Commission proposes a new paradigm of nutrition which incorporates the double burden of undernutrition and diet-related adult disease. This double burden is amplified by the link between maternal and fetal undernutrition and a population’s susceptibility to adult diet-related disease. This is displayed when food consumption and activity pattern. . .
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13 May 2008 |
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Shambhu Ghatak
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Dietary Diversity as a Measure of Women's Diet Quality in Resource-Poor Areas: Results from Rural Bangladesh Site
In developing countries, where low-quality, monotonous grain- and tuber-based diets are the norm, the risk for micronutrient deficiencies is high. Women of reproductive age are among those most likely to suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, yet in developing countries there are very little data on women’s micronutrient status and the quality of . . .
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12 May 2008 |
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Kevin Blythe
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AgLR 2008: Interview with Lisa Petrides (ISKME and OERCommons)
For the session on "Repositories with open educational resources for
agriculture & rural development" (which has now started and is expected to
conclude on Sunday 11th of May), we have taken an interview from Dr. Lisa
Petrides (President, Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in
Education - ISKME) about the creation of the Open Educat. . .
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11 May 2008 |
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Cally Robyn Wolk
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世行行长佐利克称:粮价高企或持续至2015年
世界银行行长罗伯特·佐利克日前访问墨西哥时表示，全球粮价高企的局面有可能持续到2015年。佐利克说，2009年至2010年间，全球粮食价格可能因产量提高而出现下降，不过粮价高企的局面会持续到2015年左右。
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09 May 2008 |
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xiaochong zhang
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国际粮价涨水客违规搬米忙 海关表示要严厉打击
一天内多趟来回，每次回去左右手各提两大袋大米，看似是从内地买回大米过澳门，但实际上是专门的“米托”。受国际粮食价格上涨的影响，近来越来越多的水客采用蚂蚁搬家的形式违规携带国产大米出境。来自拱北海关的统计显示，在刚刚过去的35天，拱北海关先后退运旅客超量违规携带出境的大米800包。
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09 May 2008 |
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xiaochong zhang
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广东成为粮食调入最大省份 本地产大米只占2%
4月上中旬国际粮价开始了新一轮上涨，不过这次的领涨板块已经不是玉米、大豆，而是大米，香港人喜欢吃的泰国香米，一个月暴涨了30%，以至于引发了超市里的大米抢购潮，与香港一水之隔的广东省，大米市场有没有受到波及？我们的记者来到广东省最大的粮食批发市场进行了调查。
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09 May 2008 |
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xiaochong zhang
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Green revolution in Africa (Rockeller Foundation)
This policy brief informs that "while some are attempting to boost African agricultural productivity by biotechnological engineering, others prefer the results-oriented, plant breeding approach".
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09 May 2008 |
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Shambhu Ghatak
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History of American Agriculture
This is a very interesting website which provides information on the history of American agriculture. The paradigm shifts in agricultural practices and institutions in the US could be assessed by a careful reading of the content provided here.
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09 May 2008 |
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Shambhu Ghatak
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Case Studies on Agriculture Technology Innovation in Africa
This is a set of case studies of successful technology projects having achieved scale within several countries in Africa. The case studies were developed for a conference titled "Developing Technology and Innovation in Africa: Focus on Agriculture and Food Industry" held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, May 12-14, 2008.
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07 May 2008 |
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John Daly
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Food Prices and Inflation in Developing Asia: Is Poverty Reduction Coming to an End?
This Special Report was prepared by a team from the Asian Development Bank's Economics and Research Department. Food prices have increased sharply since mid-2007 and accelerated alarmingly in early 2008. Rice and wheat prices have spiked at levels not seen in over three decades. This threatens to exacerbate poverty in developing Asia by reducing th. . .
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06 May 2008 |
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Njoman George Bestari
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Asian Development Bank, Soaring Food Prices: Response to the Crisis
This paper explains why food prices are rising and how the Asian Development Bank is responding to this crisis.
Soaring food grain prices in recent months have caused serious concern around the world. In Asia the estimated 1.2 billion poor people who spend on average 60% of their income on food have been hit hard. Food price inflation severely s. . .
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06 May 2008 |
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Njoman George Bestari
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US Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Agricultural Forum, April 22, 2008
The CFTC hosted an agricultural forum on April 22, 2008 to gather information about whether the futures markets are properly performing their risk management and price discovery roles.
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06 May 2008 |
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Njoman George Bestari
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