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Kenya Economic Update, April 2019, No. 19 : Unbundling the Slack in Private Sector Investment - Transforming Agriculture Sector Productivity and Linkages to Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2019

The Kenyan economy rebounded in 2018 and economic activity in the first quarter of 2019 was healthy, although emerging drought conditions could curtail GDP growth for the remainder of the year. The economy expanded by 6.0 percent in the first three quarters of 2018 compared to 4.7 percent during...

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Making Agriculture Work for the Poor in Timor-Leste

World Bank Group - 2019

About 80 percent of the poor households in Timor-Leste live in rural areas and are dependent on agriculture for their … livelihood. It is therefore widely acknowledged that growth in the agriculture sector is an important channel through which …

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Tanzania Economic Update, December 2019 : Transforming Agriculture - Realizing the Potential of Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2019

-income status by 2025. The government recognizes agriculture as central to realizing its objectives of socioeconomic development …, which are well-articulated in the Second Agriculture Sector Development Program (ASDP II). Among the goals of ASDP II are to … transform agriculture by promoting commercialization, prioritizing high-potential commodity value chains, and mobilizing capital …

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Nepal : Sources of Growth in Agriculture for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity

World Bank Group - 2016

Agriculture contributes a ... …

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Tanzania Economic Update, December 2019 : Realizing the Potential of Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2019

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Republic of Sierra Leone Priorities for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction : Systematic Country Diagnostic

World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018

The objective of this Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) is to describe the current development challenges facing Sierra Leone and offer a set of priority areas of intervention to further the twin goals of reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The SCD is designed to be an...

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Repuplic of Liberia From Growth to Development : Priorities for Sustainably Reducing Poverty and Achieving Middle-Income Status by 2030

World Bank Group - 2018

Liberia's status as a fragile state is deeply rooted in the political and economic exclusion practiced by the country's founders. Although they constituted just 5 percent of the population, freed American slaves and their descendants dominated the country's intellectual and ruling class from...

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Republic of Burundi Addressing Fragility and Demographic Challenges to Reduce Poverty and Boost Sustainable GrowthSystematic Country Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2018

This document presents the Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) for the Republic of Burundi (Burundi). The SCD identifies the key challenges and opportunities for Burundi to accelerate progress in poverty reduction and shared prosperity in a sustainable manner, while acknowledging: (i) the need...

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Chad Poverty Assessment : Investing in Rural Income Growth, Human Capital, and Resilience to Support Sustainable Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2021

poverty, inequality, and other social indicators and identifies key constraints on poverty reduction. Although agriculture …

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Rebalancing Inclusive and Sustainable Growth to Continue Reducing Poverty in Bolivia : Systematic Country Diagnostic Update

World Bank Group - 2021

Bolivia made substantial progress in reducing poverty and inequality during the commodity boom, and despite the adverse external context of the past five years, poverty reduction continued, albeit more slowly. Expansionary policies allowed the country to continue growing and reducing poverty...

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