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1 Nicholas, H. V. B. Inflation in Sri Lanka 1971-87: A preliminary study. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Institute of Policy Studies. 68p. (Research studies macro-economic series no.3)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 339.3 G744 NIC Record No: H08924)
2 Chilonda, Pius; Govereh, J.; Kumwenda, I.; Chalomba, N. 2009. Recent food price trends in southern Africa: causes, impacts and responses. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA). 77p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends Report 2009)
Food ; Prices ; Inflation ; Cereals ; Maize ; Seasonal variation ; Biofuels ; Food consumption ; Government policy ; Consumers / Africa / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G154 CHI Record No: H044075)
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3 Diaz-Bonilla, E. 2015. Macroeconomics, agriculture, and food security: a guide to policy analysis in developing countries. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 611p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298590]
Macroeconomics ; Agricultural sector ; Agricultural production ; Food supply ; Food security ; Developing countries ; Commodity markets ; Prices ; Development policies ; Economic growth ; Financial policies ; Monetary policies ; Assets ; Fiscal policies ; State intervention ; Poverty ; Farmers ; Sustainability ; Trade policy ; Exchange rate ; Taxes ; Investment ; Funding ; Financial institutions ; Banking ; Savings ; Income ; Subsidies ; Inflation ; Expenditure
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G000 DIA Record No: H047365)
http://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/129736/filename/129947.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047365.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047365.pdf
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4 Swaminathan, M. S. 2015. Combating hunger and achieving food security. New Delhi, India: Cambridge University Press. 167p.
Food security ; Nutrition ; Right to food ; Food wastes ; Hunger ; Famine ; Agricultural development ; Alternative agriculture ; Heritability ; Ecology ; Biodiversity conservation ; Biofuels ; Agricultural production ; Crop yield ; Rice ; Wheat ; Agricultural research ; Livestock production ; Aquaculture ; Monsoon climate ; Sustainability ; Agrarian reform ; Role of women ; Social security ; Child care ; Youth ; Financial institutions ; Inflation / India / Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.80954 G635 SWA Record No: H047806)
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5 Hill, R. V.; Porter, C. 2017. Vulnerability to drought and food price shocks: evidence from Ethiopia. World Development, 96:65-77. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.02.025]
Weather hazards ; Drought ; Food prices ; Households ; Poverty ; Inflation ; Welfare ; Gender ; Socioeconomic environment ; Food consumption ; Forecasting ; Models ; Crop losses ; Rural areas / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048241)
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While the measurement and determinants of poverty have been widely studied, vulnerability, or the threat of future poverty, has been more difficult to investigate due to data paucity. We combine nationally representative household data with objective drought and price information to quantify and investigate causes of vulnerability to poverty in Ethiopia. Previous estimates have relied on self-reported shocks and variation in outcomes within a survey, which is inadequate for shocks such as weather and prices that vary more across time than space. We used historical distributions of climate and price shocks in each district to simulate the probable distribution of future consumption for individual households and use these quantify vulnerability to poverty. We find that many Ethiopians are unable to protect their consumption against lack of rainfall and sudden increases in food prices. A moderate drought causes a 9% reduction in consumption for many rural households and recent high inflation has caused a 14% reduction in the consumption of uneducated households in urban areas. We also find that the vulnerability of rural households is considerably higher than that of urban households, despite realized poverty rates being fairly similar. This reflects the fact that the household survey in 2011 was conducted during a year of good rainfall but rapid food price inflation. The results highlight the need for caution in using a snapshot of poverty to target programs, as underlying rates of vulnerability can be quite different from the poverty rate captured at one point in time. The results also suggest that significant welfare gains can be made from risk management in both rural and urban areas.
6 FAO; IFAD; UNICEF; WFP; WHO. 2019. The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2019: safeguarding against economic slowdowns and downturns. Rome, Italy: FAO. 212p.
Food security ; Economic growth ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Indicators ; Food insecurity ; Public health ; Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Hunger ; Obesity ; Body mass index ; Sanitation ; Drinking water ; Commodities ; Food prices ; Trade policy ; Investment ; Socioeconomic environment ; Inflation ; Poverty ; Income ; Communities ; Households ; Food consumption ; Social aspects ; Gender ; Women ; Men ; Equity ; Urban areas / Africa South of Sahara / Asia / Oceania / North America / Latin America / Caribbean / Europe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049261)
https://www.unicef.org/media/55921/file/SOFI-2019-full-report.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049261.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049261.pdf
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7 Matchaya, Greenwell C. 2020. Public spending on agriculture in southern Africa: sectoral and intra-sectoral impact and policy implications. Journal of Policy Modeling, 42(6):1228-1247. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2020.05.002]
Agricultural sector ; Public expenditure ; Spending ; Agricultural development ; Gross national product ; Gross agricultural product ; Policies ; Research ; Subsidies ; Inflation ; Investment ; Crops ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Forestry ; Models / Southern Africa / Malawi / Zambia / Eswatini
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049865)
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The purpose of this paper is two-fold: firstly, it examines the relationship between public agriculture expenditure and agriculture sector growth, and secondly, it examines the heterogeneous effects of expenditure on agriculture growth depending on which subsectors within agriculture receive the investments. The co-integration analysis results offer insights into a number of issues: (i) it is found that agricultural expenditures are important for agriculture sector growth in Malawi, Eswatini (Swaziland) and Zambia and (ii) that within the agricultural sectors, investing in research and development, subsidies, and in neglected areas (livestock, fisheries) alongside crops can expand the agricultural sector more. Policy makers should increase public spending in agriculture but should also emphasize on improving intra-sectoral allocations, targeting areas that create sectoral growth.
8 Agbemor, B. D.; Smiley, S. L. 2021. Risk factors and mitigation measures in public-private water sector partnerships: lessons from the Asutifi North District, Ghana. H2Open Journal, 4(1):77-91. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2021.003]
Water supply ; Public-private partnerships ; Risk factors ; Mitigation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Water access ; Infrastructure ; Stakeholders ; Investment ; Markets ; Financing ; Political aspects ; Communities ; Inflation / Ghana / Asutifi North District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050460)
https://iwaponline.com/h2open/article-pdf/4/1/77/891387/h2oj0040077.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050460.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050460.pdf
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Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are promoted as a practical option for developing countries to meet their water sector infrastructure gaps. Despite their appeal, PPP projects have been described as complex and challenging, and the water sector PPPs are particularly associated with high failure rates. Risk analysis and evaluations have been identified as critical to the success of PPPs. In this paper, we examine an on-going PPP arrangement for piped water supply in the Asutifi North District of Ghana under a Build, Operate, and Transfer arrangement. Safe Water Network will provide the supply systems and transfer ownership to the District Authority at the end of the contract. We reviewed key project documents to ascertain the measures that would minimize the likelihood of risk occurring during the project cycle. Of 11 risk factors, 7 were anticipated in the project documents. We recommend that project documents be reviewed and amended to address the unanticipated risks.
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