Combating Stem And Leaf Rust Of Wheat Historical Perspective Impacts And Lessons Learned

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Genre : Social Science
Author : H.J. Dubin, John P. Brennan
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Trade Liberalization Poverty And Food Security In India

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Manoj Panda, A. Ganesh-Kumar
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Rich Consumers And Poor Producers

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Johan F.M. Swinnen, Anneleen Vandeplas
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Impacts Of Prenatal And Environmental Factors On Child Growth

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Futoshi Yamauchi, Katsuhiko Higuchi, Rita Nur Suhaeti
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Evolving

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This persuasive, elegantly written book argues that understanding evolution has never mattered more in human history. The author uses evidence from archaeology, geography, anatomy, biochemistry, radiometric dating, cell biology, chromosomes, and DNA to establish the inescapable conclusion that we evolved and are still evolving. He also explains in detail how health, food production, and human impact on the environment are dependent on our knowledge of evolution. This is essential reading for gaining a fuller appreciation of who we are, our place in the great expanse of life, and the importance of our actions.

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Genre : Science
Author : Daniel J. Fairbanks
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Release : 2012-05-22
File : 354 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781616145668


Proven Successes In Agricultural Development

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The world has made enormous progress in the past 50 years toward eliminating hunger and malnutrition. While, in 1960, roughly 30 percent of the world's population suffered from hunger and malnutrition, today less than 20 percent doessome five billion people now have enough food to live healthy, productive lives. Agricultural development has contributed significantly to these gains by increasing food supplies, reducing food prices, and creating new income and employment opportunities for some of the world's poorest people.This book examines where, why, and how past interventions in agricultural development have succeeded. It carefully reviews the policies, programs, and investments in agricultural development that have reduced hunger and poverty across Africa, Asia, and Latin America over the past half century. The 19 successes included here are described in in-depth case studies that synthesize the evidence on the intervention's impact on agricultural productivity and food security, evaluate the rigor with which the evidence was collected, and assess the tradeoffs inherent in each success. Together, these chapters provide evidence of "what works" in agricultural development.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : David J. Spielman
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release : 2010-01-01
File : 648 Pages
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Do External Grants To District Governments Discourage Own Revenue Generation

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Tewodaj Mogues, Samuel Benin, Godsway Cudjoe
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Assessing Household Vulnerability To Climate Change

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Temesgen T. Deressa, Rashid M. Hassan, Claudia Ringler
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Millions Fed

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Humanity has made enormous progress in the past 50 years toward eliminating hunger and malnutrition. Some five billion people--more than 80 percent of the world's population--have enough food to live healthy, productive lives. Agricultural development has contributed significantly to these gains, while also fostering economic growth and poverty reduction in some of the world's poorest countries.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : David J. Spielman
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release : 2009
File : 179 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780896296619


Plant Diseases And Food Security In The 21st Century

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Of the global population of more than 7 billion people, some 800 million do not have enough to eat today. By 2050, the population is expected to exceed 9 billion. It has been estimated that some 15% of food production is lost to plant diseases; in developing countries losses may be much higher. Historically, plant diseases have had catastrophic impact on food production. For example: potato blight caused the Irish famine in 1845; brown spot of rice caused the Great Bengal Famine of 1943; southern corn leaf blight caused a devastating epidemic on the US corn crop in 1970. Food security is threatened by an ongoing sequence of plant diseases, some persistent for decades or centuries, others more opportunistic. Wheat blast and banana xanthomonas wilt are two contrasting examples of many that currently threaten food production. Other emerging diseases will follow. The proposed title aims to provide a synthesis of expert knowledge to address this central challenge to food security for the 21st century. Chapters [5] and [11] are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

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Genre : Science
Author : Peter Scott
Publisher : Springer Nature
Release : 2021-05-22
File : 289 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783030578992