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Long-Term Drivers of Food Prices

This World Bank paper examines the relative contribution of various sector and macroeconomic drivers to price changes of five food commodities.

Advancing Global Food Security: The Power of Science, Trade, and Business

This report from The Chicago Council on Global Affairs urges the U.S. government to focus its global food security strategy on prioritizing science, increasing trade flows for agriculture and food, and incentivizing greater business activity in low-income countries.

Promises, Power, and Poverty: Corporate Land Deals and Rural Women in Africa

In this paper from Oxfam, an assessment of the impact of rapid land investment in Africa is having on women’s land-use options, on their livelihoods, on food availability and the cost of living, and, ultimately, on women’s access to land for food production is offered.

The Growing Battle between Mining and Agriculture

Written by Keith Slack, Extractive Industries Global Program Manager, Oxfam America

Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research and Policy Coordination

This report from the Stimson Center explains the results of a recent cross-border dialogue between Indian and Pakistan to asses the growing stresses on their common water resources.

Africa is Wide Awake But Still Hungry

In this paper from Oxfam, Ricardo Fuentes-Nieva and Richard King explain several reasons to be optimistic about Africa despite the fact that hunger remains pervasive. I

Cattle Raiding in Karamoja: A Conflict and Market Assessment

This report offers a combined conflict and market assessment looking at the relationship between cattle raiding and economic development in the Karamoja region of Uganda.

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