1 Ago 2004, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:53
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This paper stems from the debate on food security that has been under way since the World Food Summit of 1996.
It discusses the viability of a type of programmatic proposal deriving from the Rome Declaration and Plan of Action
signed by the Governments of 148 countries, and it suggests that the implementation of the Plan of Action requires
the establishment of a structural link between the population affected by food insecurity -usually unable to make its
views known or exert pressure- and the various authorities responsible for initiating public action. The central
hypothesis of this paper is…
6 Ago 2004, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:54
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This study examines the options for Caribbean countries in pursuing development of their agricultural sectors given the changes taking place in the international economy. The most significant of these changes is the liberalization of the trading regimes for primary agricultural products, in particular banana, by the European Union. This has serious implications for small Caribbean countries that rely on exports of one or a few commodities and are unable to compete in free markets. However,
countries could reposition their agricultural sectors to take advantage of
export niche markets and/or g…
1 Jun 2004, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:50
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La edición 2003 del Anuario estadístico de América
Latina y el Caribe contiene una selección actualizada a
comienzos de diciembre de las principales series
estadísticas disponibles sobre la evolución económica y
social de los países de la región. Representa un
sistemático esfuerzo de la División de Estadística y
Proyecciones de la CEPAL, orientado a homogeneizar
las cifras y a hacerlas internacionalmente comparables. La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconómicos
derivados (tasas de crecimiento, proporciones
o coeficientes), que representan una visión resumida de
cada área de interés y…