Policy Briefs
The peer-reviewed CTA Policy Briefs address a broad range of agricultural and rural development-related issues. Topics presented are taken from findings and conclusions from the Brussels Development Briefings, Regional Development Briefings and key CTA events. They are available in print and online in English and French.
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Policy Brief No. 4 - Increasing rural employment in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa faces enormous socio-economic challenges, one of the greatest being the lack of work ...
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Policy Brief no. 5 - Coping with food price volatility in ACP countries
Price volatility can lead to rising import costs and local food market disruptions in ACP ...
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Policy Brief no. 6 - Protecting and promoting pastoralism in Africa
Pastoralism supports tens of millions of people, makes the best use of harsh environments and ...
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Policy Brief no. 7 - Going to waste – missed opportunities in the battle to improve food security
One-third of all food produced for human consumption worldwide is lost or wasted. At a ...
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Policy Brief no. 8 - Building resilience in small island economies: From vulnerabilities to opportunities
Home to more than 50 million people, small island nations differ significantly in terms of ...
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Policy Brief no. 9 - Promoting climate-smart agriculture in ACP countries
Farmers will have to produce as much food in the next 40 years as they ...
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Policy Brief No. 1 - Moving from food crisis to food security in ACP countries
ACP countries must not only cope with the current food crisis and corresponding dramatic increases ...
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Policy Brief No. 2 - The water we eat – tackling scarcity in ACP countries
The rate at which we consume water has grown twice as fast as the world ...
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Policy brief No. 3 - Improving nutrition in ACP countries – the role of agriculture
Around 1 billion people in the world suffer from hunger, while another 1 billion eat ...