This 2013 Global Food Policy Report is the third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events.
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Chapter 8, 2013 Global Food Policy Report.
Third in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events.
ReSAKSS-Asia Website
The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Asia (ReSAKSS-Asia) is facilitated by IFPRI with the goal of mobilizing research to inform policies that reduce poverty and hunger in Asia.
The combination of the recent global food and financial crises has had severe negative consequences on food security in Tajikistan.
The economics of desertification, land degradation, and drought
Attention to land degradation and environmental pollution has increased significantly in the past 25 years, largely due to greater levels of international cooperation and recognition that local changes in land resources have global impacts.
In recent years, prices of agricultural land have increased quickly, actually doubling and tripling in many parts of the world. This land value reassessment has been prompted by rising crop prices and perceived land scarcity.
Global food prices, agricultural transformation and food security in Central Asia
The ADB-sponsored agriculture sector study, carried out by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), uses predictions of global climate models to develop scenarios to 2050 for Asia and to derive implications for food security.
The institutional change in rural Kyrgyzstan during the transition period included farm reorganization, land reform, building markets, and community institutions.
Science and poverty
"Agricultural research has greatly increased the yields of important staple food crops, and for many people this has meant more food availability and trade opportunities.
Sustainable irrigation water management should simultaneously achieve two objectives: sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security and preserving the associated natural environment.