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By now it is well recognized that agricultural development is important for enhancing nutrition. Agriculture-nutrition linkage has become an emerging area for research and policy in developing countries like India. Earlier studies have shown that…
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Agricultural development has traditionally focused on raising productivity and maximizing production of cereals. In this regard, the world’s farmers and farming systems have made enormous advances, multiplying cereal production several times over in…
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The fundamental purpose of agriculture is not just to produce food and raw materials, but also to grow healthy, well-nourished people. One of the sector’s most important tasks then is to provide food of sufficient quantity and quality to feed and…
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This edition of the West African Food Composition Table is a revised version of the Food composition table`Composition of Selected foods from West Africa`, which was published in September 2010. It extends and updates the number of foods and values…
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Estudou-se o efeito de diferentes sistemas de preparos do solo onde foram analisadas a viabilidade econômica na produção e atributos técnológicos da cana-de-açúcar em áreas cultivadas anteriormente com soja no município de Rio Brilhante-MS, Brasil,…
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Policies with a thrust on access to food often fail to yield desirable nutritional results since the pathways between agriculture and nutrition seem to be laden with impediments, particularly in the form of intricate household preferences.
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, 40% of children under five years in age are chronically undernourished. As new investments and attention galvanize action on African agriculture to reduce hunger, there is an urgent need for metrics that monitor agricultural…
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The 2011 Global Food Policy Report is a new annual IFPRI publication that provides a comprehensive, research-based analysis of major food policy challenges at the global, regional, national, and local levels. It highlights important developments and…
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Recent global fluctuations in food prices and continuing environmental degradation highlight the future challenge of feeding a growing world population. However, current dialogues rarely address the relationship between agricultural changes and…
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The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi organized a workshop ‘Strengthening the Role of Agriculture for Nutrition Secure India’. [IGIDR Report].…
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A redução no espaçamento entre linhas com maiores densidades de plantas tem sido utilizada por agricultores, tendo em vista que os novos genótipos são mais produtivos, justificando o aumento de produtividade da cultura. O trabalho foi realizado com…