This paper addresses women's empowerment in agriculture, innovations in its measurement, and emerging evidence. We discuss the evolution of the conceptualization and measurement of women's empowerment and gender equality since 2010.
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Dietary inadequacy in Tanzania is linked to the rising cost of nutritious foods and consumption of food-away-from-home
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Food systems everywhere: Improving relevance in practice
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Research and science should not only inform food and environmental policy but should be adopted and mainstreamed into actions at all levels.
Governments and development partners looking to accelerate progress in addressing malnutrition have been examining how to use interventions in value-chains to improve diets.
Some lessons from a life in food policy
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Supporting sustainable expansion of livestock production in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Scenario analysis of investment options
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Prospects and challenges of fish for food security in Africa
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