Potential impacts of Ukraine-Russia armed conflict on global wheat food security: A quantitative exploration

Khondoker Mottaleb Gideon Kruseman Sieglinde Snapp (2022, [Artículo])

Violent conflict is a major cause of acute food crises. In 2021, at least 155 million people in 10 countries were severely food insecure and eight of those countries were experiencing armed conflict. On February 24, 2022, an armed conflict between Russian Federation (Russia) and Ukraine escalated. As Russia and Ukraine are major wheat exporters, this will aggravate the already precarious food security situation in many developing countries by disrupting wheat production and export and by accelerating price hikes in import-dependent developing countries. This study examines the potential impacts of this ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine on wheat price, consumption, and calorie intake from wheat. In doing so, it applies the conditional mixed process estimation procedure using information collected from 163 countries and territories for the years 2016–2019 from online database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The study shows that, on average, a 1% decrease in the global wheat trade could increase the producers' price of wheat by 1.1%, and a 1% increase in the producers' price could reduce the yearly per capita wheat consumption by 0.59%, daily calorie intake by 0.54% and protein intake by 0.64% in the sampled countries. Based on this, the study demonstrates that a 50% reduction in wheat exports by Russia and Ukraine could increase the producers’ price of wheat by 15%, which would induce a reduction in wheat consumption and dietary energy intake by at least 8%. Since wheat export has reduced from both Russia and Ukraine, to avoid a food crisis in developing countries, policies are suggested, including near term improvement of domestic wheat production by promoting improved agronomic practices to close yield gaps to meet a substantial portion of wheat self-sufficiency goals. In the long run, countries in Africa, East Asia and South America can explore expanding wheat into new land area. International donor agencies can play a key role in supporting the ongoing wheat research and development activities.

Export-Import CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA ARMED CONFLICTS CALORIES CONSUMPTION ELASTICITY FOOD SECURITY PRICES PRODUCTION WHEAT

Impactos del desplazamiento forzado sobre el sector agrícola: el caso colombiano

Wilmer Vladimir Ferrer Vargas (2021, [Tesis de maestría])

La intensificación del conflicto civil colombiano tuvo como una de sus peores consecuencias el desplazamiento forzado. El propósito de este trabajo es estudiar el impacto del desplazamiento forzado en el sector agrícola colombiano. Con este fin, se estudiaron las características de los principales cultivos. Para responder a esta pregunta se estima un modelo panel de efectos fijos de para todos los municipios de Colombia entre 2011-2016. Los resultados muestran que el desplazamiento forzado tiene efectos negativos principalmente en las unidades familiares y estos efectos se amplifican en presencia de mercados ilegales.

Agricultural resources -- Effect of forced migration on -- Colombia -- Econometric models. Agricultural resources -- Effect of coca industry on -- Colombia -- Econometric models. CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS SOCIALES

"Donde no hay manantial, no hay ojo de agua, no hay nada"... la comunidad de Pozuelos y su cultura

DANIEL MURILLO LICEA (2005, [Libro])

Tabla de contenido: Agradecimientos -- El camino hacia Pozuelos -- Pozuelos-Pozuelá (donde sale el agua) -- El agua y el cerro Tzontehuitz -- Los Anjeles y sus lugares -- Historias y leyendas -- Las palabras y los rezos.

Agradecimientos -- El camino hacia Pozuelos -- Pozuelos-Pozuelá (donde sale el agua) -- El agua y el cerro Tzontehuitz -- Los Anjeles y sus lugares -- Historias y leyendas -- Las palabras y los rezos.

Religión y cultura Tradición oral Tzotziles CIENCIAS SOCIALES

Transformation and innovation of knowledge in the construction and sustainable function of housing at the headwaters of San Juan Chamula.

Alejandra Trujillo Miguel Sánchez Álvarez (2022, [Artículo, Artículo])

SUMMARY

 

San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, is one of the most representative cultures of the native peoples of Mexico. The municipal seat is made up of three main neighborhoods: San Juan, San Sebastián and San Pedro. In ancient times, the architectural design of the houses was made of materials such as straw, adobe, bajareque and others of organic origin, which were part of the natural environment of the inhabitants. Thus, houses were built based on the use of natural elements available to the inhabitants as a result of the use of primary sector activity.

 

From the Chamula worldview housing has played functions for rest and shelter, therefore it was considered as a sacred place. When building one, ceremonies and offerings were carried out to appease any disgust of the guardians of Mother Earth, as they considered that nature had life, and to avoid any misfortune among the members of the family. For this, it was necessary to offer music, songs, and special dishes to feed the house and the Earth, so there would be harmony and well-being. Today, that worldview has been disrupted by the presence of multiple religions and other factors.

 

Chamula housing has gone through different stages of transition, from 1990 onwards, it was made of materials such as bricks, blocks and cement. With international migration and the arrival of young Chamula in the United States, changes in the building styles and function of housing are observed, as well as a loss of Chamula-type architectural knowledge, so that traditional architectural knowledge remains only with the elderly. Nowadays, Chamula masons and house builders opt for a foreign architectural design like California, thus changing their cultural identity, their way of life and their relationship with nature.

 

Keywords: traditional architecture, migration, architectural change.

traditional architecture migration architectural change arquitectura tradicional cambio arquitectónico chamula migración vivienda CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS SOCIALES

Sistemas agroalimentarios sustentables: aumento de rentabilidad con uso eficiente de insumos y preservación del medio ambiente

Jelle Van Loon (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION COVID-19 CONFLICTS CLIMATE CHANGE

Near-real-time welfare and livelihood impacts of an active war: Evidence from Ethiopia

Kibrom  Abay Guush Berhane Jordan Chamberlin Mehari Hiluf Abay (2023, [Artículo])

Ethiopia recently experienced a large-scale war that lasted for more than two years. Using unique High-Frequency Phone Survey (HFPS) data, which span several months before and after the outbreak of the war, this paper provides evidence on the immediate impacts of the conflict on households’ food security. We also assess potential mechanisms and evaluate impacts on proximate outcomes, including on livelihood activities and access to food markets. We use difference-in-differences and two-way fixed effects estimation to compare trends across affected and unaffected regions (households) and before and after the outbreak of the war. Seven months into the conflict, we find that the war was associated with a 37 percentage points increase in the probability of moderate to severe food insecurity. Using the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), we show that exposure to an additional battle leads to a 1 percentage point increase in the probability of moderate or severe food insecurity. The conflict was associated with significant reduction in access to food through supply chain disruptions and by curtailing non-farm livelihood activities. Non-farm and wage related activities were affected the most, whereas farming activities were relatively more resilient. Our estimates, which likely underestimate the true average effects on the population, constitute novel evidence on the near-real-time impacts of large-scale conflict. Our work highlights the potential of HFPS to monitor active and large-scale conflicts, especially in contexts where conventional data sources are not immediately available.

Phone Surveys CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA WAR CONFLICTS FOOD SECURITY LIVELIHOODS

Chapter 7. The climate–security nexus Securing resilient livelihoods through early warning systems and adaptive safety nets

Peter Läderach Paresh Shirsath Steven Prager (2023, [Capítulo de libro])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CLIMATE CHANGE CONFLICTS VULNERABILITY EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS

Ciudad Juarez from historical sketch of national migration policies

Luis Fernando Noyola Rojas Luis Manuel Lara Rodríguez (2023, [Artículo, Artículo])

The context of migration in the Mexican case and its migration policies are analyzed here, taking the case of Ciudad Juarez as a node of movement and link of said policies; for this, the work is divided into four sections. A historical review of the way of how migration policies, through programs operated by different institutions and spheres of government, have worked through the manifestations of the domestic and international Mexican migration it is proposed. It also serves to contextualize and to understand how they are created and why the objectives they intend to meet are more orientated to immediate problems rather to recognize the complexity of migratory problems, in need of specific policies.

migración políticas migratorias Ciudad Juárez frontera migración interna CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS SOCIALES migration migration policies Ciudad Juarez border internal migration

¿Gente mágica o el Otro folclórico capitalista? La preservación de la lucha y la forma étnica en tiempos de la industria del turismo en la Sierra Norte de Puebla y el Valle Sagrado del Cusco.

JOHN KENNY ACUÑA VILLAVICENCIO MARÍA DEL PILAR NORIEGA GÓMEZ (2020, [Capítulo de libro])

El espectador ha descubierto, a través de su cámara fotográfica, que el pasado puede suspenderse en el tiempo. La historia (vista desde arriba) y la tradición no son contradictorias con el progreso, al contrario, son concomitantes y se encargan de dar soporte a la reproducción de las relaciones sociales capitalistas. Bajo este canon, podemos decir que el reconocimiento del Otro, es decir, de aquel sujeto negado por el progreso, se presenta ante nosotros como la cara opuesta de un proceso suturado por la tragedia y donde el Otro real, quien ha sucumbido ante la jaula de hierro, es considerado como un ser esencial para legitimar la sociedad de desiguales. En cambio, el Otro que ha sido folclorizado y existe como una cosa natural y abstracta, responde a las antípodas de un mundo condicionado por el mercado.

CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIA POLÍTICA SOCIOLOGÍA POLÍTICA CONFLICTOS SOCIALES

La gobernabilidad y la gubernamentalidad en los procesos de descentralización de México.

JOHN KENNY ACUÑA VILLAVICENCIO EVER SANCHEZ OSORIO MARÍA DEL PILAR NORIEGA GÓMEZ (2020, [Capítulo de libro])

Si bien la descentralización se presenta como una nueva forma de organización de la vida, también se encarga de reorganizar el poder y con ello amortiguar las verdaderas necesidades del pueblo. La importancia de poner atención en esta problemática radica en la necesidad de evidenciar aquellos dispositivos y discursos que continúan tensionando la sociedad y reproduciendo la lógica del poder del capital.

CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIA POLÍTICA SOCIOLOGÍA POLÍTICA CONFLICTOS SOCIALES