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Can We Slash Poverty and Starvation by 2015? Yes, if We Get to Work

September 25, 2013, John McArthur

Developing Asia and the Middle-Income Trap

August 5, 2013, Homi Kharas

Obama’s Budget and International Affairs: Level Funding but Noteworthy Changes

April 11, 2013, George Ingram

CAADP at 10: Progress Toward Agricultural Prosperity

December 2012, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Brandon Routman, Andrew Westbury, John Omiti and Tunji Akande

CAADP at 10: Progress Toward Agricultural Prosperity

December 14, 2012

The Gold Effect on Inflation

November 22, 2012, Urjit R. Patel

Water Challenges and Cooperative Response in the Middle East and North Africa

November 2012, David Michel, Amit Pandya, Syed Iqbal Hasnain, Russell Sticklor and Sreya Panuganti

Scaling Up in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Nutrition

June 2012, Johannes F. Linn, Laurence Chandy and Raj M. Desai

@ Brookings Podcast: Food Insecurity in Africa

June 1, 2012, Mwangi S. Kimenyi

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Crisis in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel: The Cost of Late Response to Early Warnings

May 22, 2012

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More Effective Aid: the G8’s Approach to Food Security

May 18, 2012, David Gartner and Homi Kharas

The Other Half of the Battle: Obama, the G8 and Food Security in Africa

May 18, 2012, Mwangi S. Kimenyi and Witney Schneidman

@ Brookings Podcast: Can the World Sustain Seven Billion People?

January 6, 2012, Homi Kharas

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Local Governance Reforms Are Critical to Improving the Effectiveness of IMF/World Bank Lending to Africa

September 29, 2011, Julius Agbor and Olumide Taiwo

Democratic Governance Is Critical to Averting Famines in Africa

September 26, 2011, Julius Agbor and Nelipher Moyo

An Economic Perspective on the Refugee Crisis in Africa's Horn

September 12, 2011, Anne W. Kamau

A Regional Approach to Managing Africa's Food Shocks

August 23, 2011, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Nelipher Moyo and Jessica Smith

Don't Perpetrate the Three Food Security Myths

Summer 2011, Homi Kharas

Making Sense of Food Price Volatility

March 3, 2011, Homi Kharas

Achieving Universal Primary Education and Reducing Hunger Through School Feeding Programs

September 20, 2010, John Muntenyo

The Global Food Crisis: "The Silent Tsunami"

November 24, 2009

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The Reality of Rising Food Prices: Benefits to the Poor

August 6, 2008, Homi Kharas

Reinvesting in Agriculture to Reduce Poverty

August 4, 2008, Homi Kharas

Rising Food Prices – An Upside?

July 29, 2008, Homi Kharas

What Did the G8 Summit Achieve?

July 10, 2008, Johannes F. Linn