Joachim von Braun

University of Bonn

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Ashok Gulati

Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

Matthias Kalkuhl

Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change

Máximo Torero

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Rajul Pandya‐Lorch

International Food Policy Research Institute

Helmut Klages

Technische Universität Braunschweig

Nicolas Gerber

University of Bonn

Mark W. Rosegrant

International Food Policy Research Institute

Alisher Mirzabaev

University of Bonn

Patrick Webb

Tufts University

Ephraim Nkonya

International Food Policy Research Institute

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The Economics of Land and Soil Degradation-Toward an Assessment of the Costs of Inaction

Springer eBooks (2012)

Joachim von Braun Nicolas Gerber

Vulnerability

Environmental degradation

10.1007/978-94-007-4159-1_23

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Combined Effects of Weather and Health Shocks on Consumption in Rural Uganda

Research Square (Research Square) (2025)

Emily Injete Amondo Lukas Kornher Rosemary Isoto Alisher Mirzabaev Bernard Bashaasha

Abstract Background Compound and cascading shocks are common in rural areas and pose significant threats to food security and household welfare. While the importance of these combined shocks for rural communities is gaining attention, there is still very limited empirical research on the topic. This paper aims to assess the combined effects of weather and health shocks on the food, non-food, and total consumption of rural households in Uganda. Our analysis uses customized high-frequency panel household survey data collected across six waves, employing fixed effects quantile regression methods. Results The findings indicate that a short-term increase in temperature leads to a reduction in total consumption by 12–16%, with a more pronounced lagging effect on food consumption, which can be as high as 30%. Similarly, excessive rainfall adversely affects food consumption and diet diversity. The combined effects of health and weather shocks on consumption are negative and significant for lagged interaction terms, exhibiting varied effects across different household categories. Notably, the poorest quartile experiences the most substantial negative effects. Additionally, the findings reveal considerable consumption mobility among rural households over a 12-month period. Even households in the richest quartile may find themselves in the lowest consumption categories at certain times of the year. To manage these fluctuations in consumption, the poorest quartiles tend to rely on group networks and loans, while wealthier quartiles more frequently utilize remittances. Conclusion and policy implications Recognizing Uganda's vulnerability to extreme weather events and epidemics, this paper suggests key policy measures. Enhancing social protection through access to credit, social networks, safety nets, and health insurance can help households cope with climate challenges. These strategies will strengthen food system resilience and promote sustainable development.

Consumption

10.21203/rs.3.rs-5820565/v1

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Nutrition

Springer eBooks (2019)

Joachim von Braun

10.1007/978-3-319-90377-4_22

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Aid to Agriculture, Growth and Poverty Reduction

EuroChoices (2006)

Peter Hazell Joachim von Braun

Agriculture and rural growth promotion show a recent ‘comeback’ in development cooperation, but action on the ground so far is not sufficient. After years of neglect, policy makers have recognized that poverty reduction in many low income countries can only be achieved if development efforts are clearly focused on the sector which employs most of the poor, and the space where most of the poor live. The importance of agricultural growth was amply demonstrated during the economic transformation of Asia. Forty years ago, Asia was a continent of widespread poverty. Today, most Asian countries are experiencing significant growth and poverty reduction. Rapid growth in productivity in the small‐farm sector helped drive this process. Sub‐Saharan Africa, however, failed to achieve rapid agricultural growth and remains mired in poverty and hunger. If Africa is to halve poverty by 2015 in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), agriculture will need to maintain an annual growth rate of 6 per cent between 2000 and 2015. China's experience from 1978 to 1984 shows such growth is possible. Achieving the desired rapid rates of growth in Africa will require coherent policies by governments and donors, a substantial investment of public resources in rural infrastructure and access to agricultural technology, and significant improvement in national governance.

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Rural poverty

10.1111/j.1746-692x.2006.00020.x

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Small Farms: Changing Structures and Roles in Economic Development

SSRN Electronic Journal (2015)

Joachim von Braun Alisher Mirzabaev

Small farms are the largest employment and small business group among the poor. Their businesses use mostly labor and local resources and face local constraints, but at the same time, they are affected by increasingly complex national and global economic changes, which lead to shifts in optimality and viability of structures and of their business priorities. This paper identifies basic forces of change in the small farm economy, proposes policies that may support productive and socially acceptable transformations, and highlights research priorities. The paper concludes that policies should primarily focus on people’s income opportunities in the rural economy, where small farmers often hold multiple farm and non-farm jobs, rather than be narrowly concerned with viability of the small scale farm enterprise.

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10.22004/ag.econ.210464

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Mechanization in African agriculture: A continental overview on patterns and dynamics

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (2018)

Oliver K. Kirui Joachim von Braun

This study provides an overview on the patterns and dynamics of mechanization in African agriculture over the 10 year period (2005-2014). Farm level and value chain related mechanization are considered. This study looks in to pattern of agricultural mechanization along the entire value chain (production, post-harvest, processing, transport and storage) and compares it with the annual average agricultural output over the same time period. Clusters of countries are identified by grouping countries into those that have simultaneously experienced high growth rate in agricultural machinery and also in agricultural output, including; Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia. On the opposite side of the spectrum are countries with low growth in machinery and in agricultural output, and include for instance Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and Egypt. In general, there is a positive correlation (of 0.52) between agricultural machinery growth and agricultural output growth in Africa, which is a classical two – way relationship, not to be interpreted as a causal one.

Mechanization

10.22004/ag.econ.273522

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Can community health insurance schemes shield the poor against the downside health effects of economic reforms? The case of rural ethiopia

Health Policy (2004)

Abay Asfaw Joachim von Braun

Disadvantaged

10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.02.005

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Innovation durch Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften

Marlehn Thieme Joachim von Braun Hermann O. L. Fischer Edeltraud Günther Heike Hanagarth

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The Double Meaning of Jewish Elements in Dimitri Shostakovich's Music

The Musical Quarterly (1985)

Joachim von Braun

Journal Article The Double Meaning of Jewish Elements in Dimitri Shostakovich's Music Get access JOACHIM BRAUN JOACHIM BRAUN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Musical Quarterly, Volume LXXI, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 68–80, https://doi.org/10.1093/mq/LXXI.1.68 Published: 01 January 1985

10.1093/mq/lxxi.1.68

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The New International Economic Context for European Agricultural Research

Springer eBooks (1998)

Joachim von Braun

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10.1007/978-3-662-03692-1_1

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