Trade in agricultural products has expanded almost threefold in value terms over the past decade and is expected to continue to increase over the coming years.

This introductory note provides the background to the FIRST Policy Guidance Notes series and comprises three sections. Section 1 describes the rationale of the

A solid understanding of domestic political economy helps to promote policies that are better adapted to country realities. The challenges that many governments

Social protection is a key strategy in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. By addressing the underlying causes of hunger, social protection programmes ca

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