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Effective public policies to combat hunger and poverty: a critical narrative review of academic and institutional literature

Cadernos Cajuína
Hunger and poverty persist as critical global challenges, with approximately 735 million people facing chronic food insecurity and 700 million living in extreme poverty.
Julio Cesar de Aguiar
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FOOD SECURITY IN KINSHASA, COPING WITH ADVERSITY [PDF]

Food Security and Poverty,
Tollens, Eric
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
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The political economy of urban food security in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

Sub-Saharan African cities in the late 1990s face a daunting set of problems including rapid growth, increasing poverty, deteriorating infrastructure, and inadequate capacity for service provision.
Maxwell, Daniel G.
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Disentangling the relationships between denomination of origin regulatory councils activities and Spanish wineries' export performance

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract World markets for quality differentiated agri‐food products are highly competitive, presenting significant challenges for firms aiming to compete effectively. Government agencies and business organizations often implement various export promotion policies to address these challenges.
Nicolás Depetris‐Chauvin, Marta Fernández‐Olmos   +1 more
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Food Access and Food Security – An Empirical Analysis [PDF]

This paper analyzes the effect of access to different types of food outlets on households’ food insecurity levels. Two years (2004 and 2005) of Current Population Survey – Food Security Supplement data are matched with MSA-level data on store counts of ...
Li, Jing, Bonanno, Alessandro
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Portrait of the Three Pillars of Food Security in Riau Province

Nakhoda: Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan
This article will analyze the three pillars of food security in Riau Province and the factors that influence the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of these pillars.
Yusnarida Eka Nizmi, Herry Wahyudi, Triono Triono, Ahmad Ibrahim Roni Surya Hasibuan, Rahmi Yulia, Tuah Kalti Takwa   +5 more
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HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 2003 [PDF]

Eighty-nine percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2003, meaning that they had access, at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members.
Carlson, Steven, Andrews, Margaret S., Nord, Mark   +2 more
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Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
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