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Briefing note

Sahel Markets Under Pressure

31/05/2012

2 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French

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The people of Africa’s Sahel region are facing an increasing risk of widespread food crisis, following a series of crises over recent years which has slashed incomes, undermined livelihoods and reduced their borrowing capacity. Low rainfall, abnormally high grain prices and increased insecurity in part of the region have contributed to their vulnerability. It is […]

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Briefing note

Preparing for Thin Cows: Why the G20 should keep buffer stocks on the agenda

21/06/2011

4 documents

19 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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The issue of food price volatility is back on the political agenda of the G20 and the Committee on World Food Security. The time has come to reassess the potential of food reserves in the context of more integrated but also more volatile agricultural markets. On the basis of good practices, it is recommended to […]

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Research report

Aid For Agriculture: Turning promises into reality co-ordinating donor interventions in three west African countries

06/11/2009

3 documents

51 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Since the beginning of the 1980s, the agricultural sector has gradually dropped down the list of priorities for state development aid in West Africa, as well as that of national policies. At the same time, more people in the region are going hungry, due in part to the recent hike in food prices. In Burkina […]

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