Explores key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change
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Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World is the first comprehensive exploration of key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today, from rapid urbanization to rural transformation to climate change.
book chapter
Agricultural development in a changing world
The world has been changing rapidly, and major issues surrounding agriculture have evolved as well. In fact, over the last several decades major shifts have occurred in the thinking on and practice of agricultural development.
Rural Chinese smallholders with an option to make delayed premium payments have higher levels of insurance uptake and investment in production than those without the option.
discussion paper
Living like there’s no tomorrow: Saving and spending following the Sichuan earthquake
In addition to human casualties and physical damage to infrastructure, natural disasters affect survivors emotionally and psychologically.
journal article
Managing climate change risk in China's agricultural sector
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger globally and by region and country.
discussion paper
Borrowing from the insurer: An empirical analysis of demand and impact of insurance in China
Farmers in developing countries face relatively large income risk and have limited access to formal financial products that can help them manage their risk.
È ormai chiaro che non basta aiutare le popolazioni povere e vulnerabili a sopravvivere agli shock a breve termine.
Le rapport 2013 sur l’indice de la faim dans le monde (GHI – Global Hunger Index), le huitième d’une série annuelle, fournit une évaluation multidimensionnelle de la faim aux niveaux national, régional et mondial.
The issue brief for the 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the eighth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger.
Der Welthunger-Index 2013 (WHI) – der achte des jährlich erscheinenden Berichts – liefert eine multidimensionale Einschätzung der Hungersituation auf nationaler, regionaler und globaler Ebene.
brief
2013 Welthunger-Index : Herausforderung Hunger : Widerstandsfähigkeit stärken Ernährung sichern
Der Bericht zum Welthunger-Index 2013 – der achte in einer jährlich erscheinenden Serie – stellt die Entwicklung des weltweiten, regionalen und nationalen Hungers mittels eines mehrdimensionalen Indexwertes dar.
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report—the eighth in an annual series—presents a multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger.
journal article