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Authors Name: S.Mahendra Dev

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Rising Food Prices in South Asia: A Policy Framework to Mitigate Adverse Effects

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On 12 Jul 2016

Creating Youth Employment in Asia

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Rising Food Prices in South Asia: A Policy Framework to Mitigate Adverse Effects

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Agriculture-Nutrition Linkages and Policies in India

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Youth Employment and Unemployment in India

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Food Processing in Andhra Pradesh Opportunities and Challenges

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Inclusive Growth in Andhra Pradesh: Challenges in Agriculture, Poverty, Social Sector and Regional Disparities

The important elements of inclusive growth are: agricultural growth, employment generation and poverty reduction, social sector (health and education) and reduction in regional and other disparities...

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