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FAO/WFP Global Food Security Cluster Survey

FAO and WFP are exploring the possibility of creating a Global Food Security Cluster.  This is in response to the growing recognition of the need for increased coordination of humanitarian food security responses. Please click here to fill out their on-line questionnaire...

New online review of European Agricultural Development Assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa

This online review of European Agricultural Development Assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa was created by a small team at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London under the leadership of Professor Sir Gordon Conway and with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

This review seeks to create an online tool for better understanding European donor support for agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa. It is an initial attempt to map the activities, political and financial commitments of fourteen different European donors. The content draws on open access material available online, and OECD-DAC data on donor commitments and disbursements in this sector.

New Study on Cotton and WTO Doha Round

 
This paper assesses the likely implications of a trade deal in cotton for both exporting and importing countries. The study estimates the price, production and trade effects of reforming cotton subsidies and tariffs under alternative scenarios, with a primary focus on the WTO Doha Round.  
 
Please click here for the report.
 

Livestreaming of Oxfam/MSH Event Today: Can Country Ownership Work?: Field Perspectives on Strengthening Health Systems

Have doubts about country ownership? Want to hear more about how it works in practice? Right now, President Obama’s Global Health Initiative, the Global Fund, and the International Health Partnership are all seeking to increase country ownership of donor health funds. Civil society and health ministries in developing countries have experience with a range of donor approaches, from disease-specific initiatives to health system strengthening to direct budget support.
 
Oxfam America and Management Sciences for Health will host the event "Can Country Ownership Work?: Field Perspectives on Strengthening Health Systems" TODAY, June 14. Please click here to watch the event live from 2:00-4:00 p.m. EST...

IPC Alert: "Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade: A Full Policy Agenda"

“Climate change as well as policies and measures chosen to address climate change will have serious implications for agriculture and trade,” states IPC Chairperson Carlo Trojan, “and these must be carefully considered as policymakers and other stakeholders grapple with the policy agenda.” The three latest papers to be released under the ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade, address a number of serious policy challenges...
 
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