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Claude B. Courbois

Researcher at International Food Policy Research Institute

Publications -  16
Citations -  3325

Claude B. Courbois is an academic researcher from International Food Policy Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Developing country & Livestock. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 16 publications receiving 3254 citations.

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Livestock to 2020 : the next food revolution

TL;DR: A revolution is taking place in global agriculture that has profound implications for human health, livelihoods and the environment as mentioned in this paper, and governments and industry must prepare for this continuing revolution with long-term policies and investments that will satisfy consumer demand, improve nutrition, direct income growth opportunities to those who need them most, and alleviate environmental and public health stress.
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Livestock to 2020: the next food revolution

TL;DR: In this paper, a team of researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) collaborated to produce a comprehensive and even-handed attempt at defining the nature, extent, scope, and implications of what they termed the "Livestock Revolution" in developing countries.
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Agricultural Growth Linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa

TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider how rural households spend increments to income, whether the items desired can be imported to the local area in response to increased demand, and if not, whether increased demand will lead to new local production or simply to price rises.
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Livestock to 2020: the next food revolution.

TL;DR: In this article, a team of researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) collaborated to produce a comprehensive and even-handed attempt at defining the nature, extent, scope, and implications of what they termed the "Livestock Revolution" in developing countries.
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Global food demand and the contribution of livestock as we enter the new millennium

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the impact of restrictions on China's ability to produce more feedgrains and showed that in a system of linked global markets for cereals and livestock products, such restrictions are not effective at lowering Chinese livestock consumption, although they do lower Chinese livestock production.