Current situation and literature in relation to poverty, food security and employment is reviewed. The following issues are discussed: employment-poverty links in theory and strategies; past experiences and reviews; and, conceptual framework and research questions. A table presents a guide to the...
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International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., USA
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Employment for poverty reduction and food security., 1995, pp 1-20
This report examines the linkages between the food and financial crises, stressing that, although the food and financial crises developed from different underlying causes, they are becoming intertwined in complex ways through their implications for financial and economic stability, food security,...
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International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA
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Food and financial crises: implications for agriculture and the poor, 2008, pp vi + 17 pp.
This publication provides information and tools that can be useful for national governments in assessing the impact of the global food crises in their country and in assisting country-level actions to address such food crises.
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Benson, T.; Minot, N.; Pender, J.; Robles, M.; Braun, J. von
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International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA
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Global food crises: monitoring and assessing impact to inform policy responses, 2008, pp vii + 40 pp.
This book analyses the main aspects of the links between the globalization of agri-food systems and poverty and highlights primary issues in the ongoing debate on the impact of globalization. It focuses on how globalization of agri-food systems affects the world's poor and its impact on food and...
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Braun, J. von; Diaz-Bonilla, E.
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Oxford University Press, New Delhi, India
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Globalization of food and agriculture and the poor, 2008, pp 370 pp.
Climate change could potentially interrupt progress toward a world without hunger. A robust and coherent global pattern is discernible of the impacts of climate change on crop productivity that could have consequences for food availability. The stability of whole food systems may be at risk under...
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Wheeler, T.; Braun, J. von
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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, USA
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Science (Washington), 2013, 341, 6145, pp 508-514
Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals critically depends on well-functioning food systems which can provide sufficient and healthy food for all in an environmentally sustainable, economically viable and socially equitable manner. However, current food systems are failing on all of these...
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Mirzabaev, A.; Braun, J. von
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Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Russian Journal of Economics, 2022, 8, 1, pp 7-15
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Holzeis, C. C.; Fears, R.; Moughan, P. J.; Benton, T. G.; Hendriks, S. L.; Clegg, M.; Meulen, V. ter; Braun, J. von
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Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Global Food Security, 2019, 21, pp 72-76
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International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA
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2018 Global Food Policy Report, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2018, pp 62-70
The paper suggests that food security should be viewed from three different perspectives: food security as a basic human right, food insecurity as a symptom of broader poverty problems and finally food insecurity as a cause of poverty and underdevelopment. A comprehensive framework of causes of ...
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St. Martins Press Inc., New York, USA
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Food security and nutrition: the global challenge., 1999, pp 41-53
This chapter argues that globalization in the agricultural food system has altered the appropriate strategy set available to developing-country governments. They point out that globalization offers opportunities for growth and opportunities for poor people through direct or indirect access to...
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Braun, J. von; Mengistu, T.
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International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA
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The poorest and hungry: assessments, analyses and actions, 2009, pp 171-177