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It is easy to assume that the public sector dominates
assistance to smallholders in the developing
world, including in the provision of research and
development. These pr [...]
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This talk reflects on the proceedings of the
Crawford conference and provides a way forward
in policy thinking. Effective food and agriculture
policy decision-making requ [...]
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The United Nations World Food Program feeds on
average about 90 million people per year, twothirds
of them children. It has offices in 80 countries.
Despite the scale of [...]
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The world’s population is estimated to peak at
around nine billion in 2050, with almost half of the
increase from 2009 (three billion) occurring in
Asia. This will requ [...]
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Africa is short of food, due particularly to increasing
population and under-investment in agriculture
and agricultural research. For several reasons
farm yields are abou [...]
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Poor farmers in developing countries need access
to affordable high-quality seed of improved crop
varieties to improve their incomes and reduce
malnutrition. Vegetables a [...]
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The International Crops Research Institute for the
Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has a mandate to
improve the livelihoods of the poor in the semiarid
tropical (SAT) regions [...]
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Doubling food production by 2050 under conditions
of climate change and depleted natural resources
requires increased investment and creative approaches.
The Water-Effici [...]
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