production food prices and undernourishment in developing countries 1961 2003

... as, increasingly, integration into the global economy Women (like men) shift out of agriculture and into expanding manufacturing, service, and commerce sectors These and concomitant changes in ... however, that both this and Glick and Sahn's results may be explained in ways that not involve intrahousehold bargaining and differential preferences of wives and husbands See Glick and Sahn (2000) for ... siblings or more adolescent and adult males in the household spend more time doing chores and less time in school (Levison and Moe 1998) In Indonesia, Pitt and Rosenzweig (1990) find that an infant’s...

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... via the intake of airborne particulates and other pollutants emitted by industry and vehicles.50 There is increasing interest in the problem in India, China, and other rapidly developing countries ... Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries The era in which developing countries could be depicted mainly in BY 2050, two-thirds of the developing world’s population is likely to live in urban ... bulletin 64.2 2009 www.prb.org iii Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries To understand urban health in developing countries, the situations of the urban poor and near-poor must be distinguished...

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... of buildings-related, business and legal databases, and interviews with insurance and risk management representatives aimed at finding information on the direct costs to the insurance industry ... Valuation and Health Damage from Air Pollution in the Developing World”, Energy Policy, 24(7): 627-630 Romieu, I., H Weitzenfeld, and J Finkelman, 1990, “ Urban Air Pollution in Latin America and Caribbean: ... Abstract: The number of indoor air quality (IAQ)- related health complaints in commercial buildings, and the frequency of litigation over the effects of poor IAQ is increasing These increases have ramifications...

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... irrigation in India and China along with other groundwater consuming countries [9] Increasing human population and inefficient surface water irrigation system has forced the farmers in developing countries ... mission showing groundwater depletion in parts of India and Middle East (a) India (b) Middle East Figure 2.1: Groundwater changes in India (during 2002-2008) and Middle East (during 2003- 2009) ... presented in this thesis are aimed towards developing countries like India and China, both of which have a high solar insolation justifying the use of solar energy The case for the use of Stirling...

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... countries are used there in production processes while fewer than percent of the patents issued in developing countries go to developing countries nationals Additionally, inventors in poor countries ... developing countries to support actions aimed at protecting biodiversity and indigenous knowledge Biotechnology and food security in developing countries The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety According ... undernourished in 2000-2002 This figure includes 815 million in developing countries 24 ISAAA, Global Status of Commercialized Transgenic Crops 2003, December 2003 Biotechnology and food security in developing...

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... maizebased foods, demonstrated that sorting, winnowing, washing, crushing combined with de- Fungal and Mycotoxin Contamination of Nigerian Foods and Feeds hulling of maize grains were effective in achieving ... reduce mycotoxin production in foods Heating and roasting can significantly decrease aflatoxin content in corn Grain cleaning and further processing in mills can divert mycotoxins to various ... Bhat, R.V and S Vasanthi, (2003) Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade Mycotoxin Food Safety Risk in Developing Countries International Food Policy Research Institute Bhat, R., Rai, R V.,...

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... population explosion in developing countries and in SSA in particular, is accompanied by increasing urban poverty and malnutrition [2,5] Newly assembled evidence from developing countries indicates that ... socioeconomic inequalities in health in developing countries, by examining differences across urban and rural areas in health inequalities Specifically, the goals of this study are: (1) to document and ... that adjusting for bio-demographic covariates produced an increase of urban inequities in most countries is quite surprising Similar findings have been reported in other developing countries like...

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... a decline in the percent marrying before 18 in 24 countries and no change in countries The percent having premarital sex by age 18 has risen in 20 countries, and remained unchanged in countries ... women Most countries have recorded substantial declines but rates remain, above 30 percent in Bangladesh and in many sub-Saharan African countries and as high as 28% in India Thus in many countries, ... Family Planning 32(4):285-301 Mensch, Barbara S., S Singh, and J Casterline 2005 Trends in the timing of first marriage among men and women in the developing world Pp 118–171 in The Changing Transitions...

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... Organization, 2000, 78 (9) Indoor air pollution in developing countries predominates Non-occupational silicosis has also been reported in developing countries and attributed to sandstorms, but frequently ... pollution are obtained from studies of mean particle concentrations indoors in urban and rural settings in developed and developing countries A number of assumptions are made, including: that the ... mortality by setting (deaths and % of total) Developed countries Developing countries Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000, 78 (9) Indoor air pollution in developing countries Exposure...

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... erosion and salinity and socio economic questions In marketing grain the high costs of land degradation in some areas, has not been factored into prices Grain production is inextricably linked ... basis for an industrialised pig and poultry industry to expand in developing countries to meet the growing demand for meat Legislation for the inclusion of alcohol [an oxygenate] in gasoline for motor ... 1984] Improving protein nutrition is the second strategy for increasing production in ruminants with a high protein requirements These include young animals following weaning, cows in the last...

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... M.L (2003) – Opportunities and constraints for using gene-based technologies in animal agriculture in developing countries and possible role of international donor agencies in promoting R&D in ... analysis of rinderpest viruses has been vital in determining the lineages circulating in the world and instrumental in aiding the Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme Enzyme-linked immunosorbent ... demand for livestock products is a function of income, and sustained growth in per capita income, rising urban populations and changes in diet and lifestyle are fuelling growth in livestock production...

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... the third DPT and the measles vaccinations In six countries one in Africa (Uganda), two in Latin America (Nicaragua and Peru) and three in Asia (Bangladesh, India and Indonesia)—infants born to ... adolescents in at least one of the three younger subgroups Of these cases, eight were in Asia (India and Indonesia), five in Latin America (Guatemala and Peru) and three in Africa (Uganda) Most ... to have the greatest in uence on the use of maternal and child health care in Bangladesh, India and Indonesia In particular, adolescents aged 16 or younger in India and Indonesia were less likely...

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... developed and developing countries For prices in developing countries these cancers, primary prevention is the most practical and often the only possible intervention in developing countries Currently ... facilities in include increasing taxes on the products, restricting developing countries The detection and treatment of or banning advertising and promotion, banning cervical cancer, in particular, ... settings, involves using inexpensive painkillers from aspirin to opiates, Table Costs and Benefits of Once -in- a Lifetime Screening for Cervical Cancer in Brazil and Madagascar (in international dollars*)...

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... industry-specific standards, established rules for handling and storing benzene, and set up monitoring procedures According to Freitas and Gereluk, notwithstanding some shortcomings, investment in benzene ... our understanding of the determinants of environmental performance in developing countries, most fall short of convincingly isolating and identifying causal impacts of regulatory and nonregulatory ... and owners In developing countries where formal regulatory pressure is limited, plant managers and owners may not have incentives to invest in collecting and analyzing such information, and public...

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... jointly with UNCHS (Habitat) It is developing rapid environmental assessment techniques for use in developing- country cities and, in col­ laboration with WHO, is preparing guidelines on managing ... 102 Averaging time (hours) 103 10 _ International comparison of air pollution standards for particulates according to averaging time Increasingly, such standards are coming to be stated in statistical ... micro-environments in developed countries , on the other hand, are influenced less by cooking fuels than by ETS and heating stoves AIR POLLUTION IN LDCs Table 549 Indoor coal smoke in Chinese rural households...

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... of the developing industry The interfacing of industry and government poultry health production activities can then help to drive both (Bagust, 1999; Information Note on “Veterinary Roles in Health ... research and education in China for sustainable and profitable production Y2000+ Proceedings of the First International Conference on Veterinary Poultry: Beijing, 28–30 July 1999, pp 61–69 Chinese ... support sustainable poultry production in the developing country concerned Avian veterinarians should also have pivotal roles in the poultry industry, through protecting both poultry and human health...

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... Data Sources and Measurement Issues 33 ii PUBLIC SPENDING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: TRENDS, DETERMINATION, AND IMPACT1 Shenggen Fan and Neetha Rao2 INTRODUCTION Many developing countries ... T & C stands for transportation and communication a Includes agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting b Includes fuel and energy; mining, manufacturing, and construction; general administration ... growth in Africa and Latin America Finally, structural adjustment programs increased GDP growth in Asia and Latin America but not in Africa AGRICULTURAL SPENDING AND GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE Since...

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... for information collection and methods for estimating and forecasting health expenditures linked to a growing elderly population in developing countries II Linking Health Spending to Ageing: ... can so by introducing generous pension and insurance schemes thereby enhancing the incomes of the elderly and influencing the social arrangements in which they live; by expanding public insurance ... useful in assessing the importance of these links and other possible “indirect” influences of ageing, defined in the sense of a changing age-distribution, on health spending One key source of information...

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... view of investment finance in developing countries 14 In fact, both in the catch-up processes in Germany as well as in China described in box 2, a large share of investment has been financed ... reversed and are now flowing from developing and emerging countries towards the rich world, especially towards the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Spain Not only China and other Asian countries ... of Korea 0.33 Included Singapore 0.33 Included Malaysia 0.31 Included Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.31 Tiny – about 110,000 inhabitants Thailand 0.29 Included Slovakia 0.29 Included Czech...

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... selecting and measuring indicators, data analysis and interpretation, running effective meetings, involving the community, involving district level and national staff as needed, and addressing ... package into national service delivery policies and standards; build those aspects into pre-service training of health workers and in- service training of current staff  Incorporating quality indicators ... includes:  Engaging key stakeholders in outlining and defining the collaborative focus and develop the specific aim and general processes to achieve outcomes; develop indicators and initial change...

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