While agriculture has been resilient to the health crisis in comparison with the service and industry sectors, the sector's resiliency is gradually being corroded by climate change, with lasting, harmful effects for agriculture and food systems
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The agriculture sector is key for economic and social development, but the sector’s potential has not received enough attention from policy makers and stakeholders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Reviews resilience processes, activities, and outcomes through case studies of NGO initiatives
After a decade of stagnation during the 1990s, investments and human resource capacity in public agricultural research and development (R&D) averaged more than 20 percent growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) during 2001–2008.
Suite à la période de stagnation qui a marqué les années 1990, une reprise des investissements et des effectifs consacrés à la recherche et développement (R&D) agricole en Afrique subsaharienne a entraîné un taux de croissance moyen supérieur à 20 %
En 2000, les leaders mondiaux ont défini l’objectif de réduire de moitié, entre 1990 et 2015, la proportion des personnes souffrant de la faim.
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Halving hunger
In 2000, the world’s leaders set a target of halving the percentage of hungry people between 1990 and 2015.
En el año 2000, los líderes del mundo establecieron la meta de reducir a la mitad el porcentaje de personas con hambre entre 1990 y 2015.
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Halving hunger
In 2000, the world’s leaders set a target of halving the percentage of hungry people between 1990 and 2015.
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Global food crises
Strong upward trends and increased variability in global food prices over the past two years have led to concern that hunger and poverty will increase across the world.
The world food situation is currently being rapidly redefined by new driving forces. Income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalization, and urbanization are transforming food consumption, production, and markets.
The world food situation is currently being rapidly redefined by new driving forces. Income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalization, and urbanization are transforming food consumption, production, and markets.
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Agricultural research
Sustained, well-targeted, and effectively used investments in R&D have reaped handsome rewards from improved agricultural productivity and cheaper, higher quality foods and fibers.
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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.
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Slow magic
Standing on the brink of a biotechnology revolution in agriculture, it is timely to take stock of the investments and institutional trends regarding agricultural R&D worldwide.