World Bank Publications
Food, Agriculture & Development 2012
LIVING THROUGH CRISES
HIGHLIGHT GLOBAL MONITORING REPORT 2012
Food Prices, Nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals
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World Bank and International Monetary Fund Apr 2012 200 pages 978-0-8213-9451-9 Paperback $29.95
The rapid increases in world food prices since 2005 have raised widespread concerns about their possible impact on poverty, hunger, and general progress toward the Millennium Development Goals. This year’s report summarizes the short- and long-term impact of food prices on several MDGs, explores future trends, and review policy responses, from domestic policies such as social safety nets, nutritional programs and agricultural policies, to regional trade policies to support by the international community. This year’s theme is used as a filter to examine progress toward the MDGs--especially for women, children, and countries in fragile situations.
How the Food, Fuel, and Financial Shocks Affect the Poor
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Edited by Rasmus Heltberg, Naomi Hossain, and Anna Reva
TRUSTING TRADE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Hamid R. Alavi
Dec 2011 286 pages 978-0-8213-8626-2 Paperback $35.00
Mar 2012 288 pages 978-0-8213-8940-9 Paperback $39.95
Directions in Development
New Frontiers of Social Policy
Examines private sector participation in rice and (yellow) maize markets in five (5) ASEAN countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, with the objective of identifying the potential role that it could play to provide greater regional food security.
Examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries - Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda - through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock.
COMBATING MALNUTRITION IN ETHIOPIA
An Evidence-Based Approach for Sustained Results
Andrew Sunil Rajkumar, Christopher Gaukler, and Jessica Tilahun Dec 2011 222 pages 978-0-8213-8765-8 Paperback $25.00
Africa Human Development
Despite recent progress, malnutrition remains a severe problem in Ethiopia. This report provides the findings from an in-depth data-based analysis of malnutrition in Ethiopia and its causes.
URBAN AGRICULTURE
Case studies of Accra, Bangalore, Lima, and Nairobi and a Global Review
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Daniel Hoornweg, Marielle Dubbeling, Judy Baker, and Anjali Acharya Oct 2012 192 pages 978-0-8213-8843-3 Paperback $25.00
Urban Development
This book provides a detailed review of urban agriculture in Accra, Bangalore, Lima, and Nairobi. These four cities help to highlight how urban agriculture provides an important component of municipal management that enhances food security, increases urban resilience, and responds to increasing climate variability. In addition, the report provides an overview of urban agriculture, the use of grey water, and the economics of urban agriculture.
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS
An Investment Sourcebook
Feb 2012 680 pages 978-0-8213-8684-2 Paperback $49.95
Investments in public research and development, extension and education organizations have resulted in high returns and pro-poor growth, but are not sufficient to meet today’s challenges for agricultural innovation. This Sourcebook provides tools, operational guidance, good practices and approaches for designing and investing in agricultural innovation.
THE LAND GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Identifying and Monitoring Good Practice in the Land Sector
Klaus Deininger, Harris Selod, and Anthony Burns Nov 2011 164 pages 978-0-8213-8758-0 Paperback $25.00
Focusing of 5 country case studies, this volume provides an analysis of the Land Governance Assessment Framework, a diagnostic tool aiming to help countries assess and benchmark land governance, prioritize reforms, and monitor progress over time.
RISING GLOBAL INTREST IN FARMLAND
Can It Yield Sustainable and Equitable Benefits? Klaus Deininger and Derek Byerlee Jan 2011 264 pages 978-0-8213-8591-3 Paperback $25.00
This book not only highlights the risks associated with large-scale investment, but also advises on how governments can create an environment to attract investment that contributes to broadbased growth and poverty reduction in cases where land acquisition by large investors makes sense from a social, economic, and environmental perspective.
AGRIBUSINESS AND INNOVATION SYSTEMS IN AFRICA
Edited by Kurt Larsen, Ronald Kim, and Florian Theus Jun 2009 472 pages 978-0-8213-7944-8 Paperback $35.00
Examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries—Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda— through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock.
AGRICULTURAL LAND REDISTRIBUTION
Toward Greater Consensus
Edited by Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize, Camille Bourguignon, and Rogier J. E. van den Brink Jun 2009 464 pages 978-0-8213-7627-0 Paperback $40.00
Focuses on the ‘how’ of land redistribution in order to forge greater consensus among land reform practitioners and enable them to make better choices on the mechanisms of land reform.
SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT SOURCEBOOK Jun 2008 212 pages 978-0-8213-7432-0 Paperback $45.00
Articulates priorities for investment in sustainable land management and natural resource management and identifies the policy, institutional, and incentive reform options that will accelerate the adoption of sustainable land management productivity improvements and pro-poor growth.