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Water and food security Experiences in India and China
“There is a renewed urgency to understand the determinants and dynamics of water demand, given climate change and demographic pressures, and the challenges that governance poses for harnessing water resources for their effective, equitable, and sustainable use. To further the debate and analysis, this paper identifies important strategic issues confronting the governance of agricultural water […]
Food Security for a Billion Poor
There are at least 1 billion poor people living with chronic undernourishment, and the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goal of substantially reducing the world’s hungry by 2015 will not be met. The developing world’s poor are experiencing the effects of higher commodity prices, and declining agricultural productivity growth is exacerbating the problem. Next week, […]
Biotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges for Developing Countries
The developing world faces a triple challenge – poverty in the midst of plenty; environmental degradation caused by both plenty and poverty; and islands of security surrounded by conflict.
Determinants of a Demographic Transition in Predominantly Rural Countries
Why focus on predominantly rural countries, which is the charge of this paper? It is because predominantly rural countries influence population growth and demographic transition differently than urbanized countries. Following Gary Becker, it is now generally believed by economists that human fertility and population growth rates are determined by income and education.
Economics, Politics and Ethics of Primary Commodity Development
The poorest countries depend preponderantly on a limited number of agricultural commodities for exports, employment, income, government revenues, savings, and Investment. In these economies a small percentage change in the output or prices of these major commodities has a large macroeconomic effect, in contrast to nontraditional commodities or services which typically play a small role […]
Integrated Approaches to Poverty Reduction in Africa
Growing poverty in Africa has once again begun to sound alarming bells. It is a problem which must receive urgent attention. However, solutions must be seen from an historical perspective if mistakes are not be repeated, and if constructive lessons are to be learnt and applied in an operational context.
