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Honduras: The impact of COVID-19 and policy implications: Second report

Due to the global pandemic generated by COVID-19 the government of Honduras declared a “state of emergency” in February (“Estado de Emergencia en el Territorio Nacional a través del Decreto Ejecu-tivo Número PCM- 005-2020, 10 de febrero 2020).
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Guatemala: The impact of COVID-19 and policy implications: Second report

Amid concerns about the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guatemala, in January 2020 decreed travel bans from China, which were later expanded to other countries.

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Exchange rates, remittances, and competitiveness in Haiti

The exchange rate (ER) is one of the most important macroeconomic variables in the economy, defining the price of the domestic currency in relation to a foreign currency or currencies.

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An approach to the design of financial instruments for food system projects

This article collects a series of recommendations and experiences from multilateral banks, in particular from the Inter-American Investment Corporation in the period 2005-2013 for the financing of regional projects and the Development Bank in Mexi

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Financing SDG2 and ending hunger

Among the important tasks of the UNFSS is identifying ways to finance the transformation of the global food system.

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Haiti: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report

The country is facing a damaging combination of political, economic, social, and health crises, playing out amidst extreme uncertainty. The current situation is to a large extent the continuation of a very complex political and social history.

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Honduras: The impact of COVID-19 and preliminary policy implications: Interim report

Due to the global pandemic generated by the COVID-19 the government of Honduras declared “state of emergency” in Feburay (“Estado de Emergencia en el Territorio Nacional a través del Decreto Ejecutivo Número PCM- 005-2020, 10 de febrero 2020).

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Regional developments

As the coronavirus pandemic reached every corner of the world, countries responded rapidly with an array of policies to stop it, and then with social and economic policies to protect food security, incomes, and livelihoods.

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Finanzas agropecuarias: Desafío pendiente en la agenda agraria en Perú

Un tema recurrente, y aún pendiente de atender, en la agenda pública agraria y rural en el Perú, y en buena parte de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), ha sido el de las finanzas, y sobre todo del crédito con fines productivos.

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Duality, urbanization, and modernization of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

The agriculture sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is certainly not homogeneous, covering a variety of very different agroecological and climate zones, along a south-north axis.1 There are three large agricultural producers: Brazil (c

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Reflexiones para un futuro programa de protección social en Venezuela

Venezuela está sufriendo una crisis política, económica y social sin precedentes. La economía ha estado cayendo por 7 años consecutivos, y con los estimados de -35% en 2019 y -25% en 2020 sería solamente una cuarta parte del valor de 2013.

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Políticas fiscales para mejorar el acceso económico a dietas saludables

Este es un documento de apoyo a la Consulta Regional en “Innovaciones en políticas económicas y sociales para hacer frente a el sobrepeso y la obesidad en América Latina y el Caribe,” organizada por la FAO con apoyo del IFPRI.

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Future foodscapes: Re-imagining agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean

Agriculture and food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) are rightfully recognized as among the most successful on the planet: they have fed a fast-growing population, facilitated economic development, enabled urbanization, gen