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The following post by Sara Gustafson was originally published on the Food Security Portal.

Reduced or eliminated yield gap, would have profound effects on smallholder incomes

International agricultural trade has been a major headline recently, yet disagreement about the best way to conduct such trade remains widespread.

The following post by Sara Gustafson was originally published on the Food Security Portal.

Export taxes are a commonly enacted policy worldwide. Export taxes are often applied as a food security policy, as the main effect of these taxes is to decrease the domestic price of a good.

Think dirt doesn't matter? Think again.

Agriculture and financial policies are closely linked. The economic situation of the world—and of each individual country—has a profound effect on agricultural policies, and agricultural policies, in turn, can affect a country’s economy.

Countries that have significantly lowered their hunger levels tend to have one thing in common.

− at least not in Randomized Control Trials

Post by Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division

Microsavings reduces risk-sharing among women in Kenya