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Agriculture is the economic foundation of many Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries, employing about 60 percent of the … challenges of our era. African agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate change. Climate-smart agriculture seeks to increase … agriculture's contribution to climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon storage on farmland …
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Agriculture sector growth in Myanmar averaged 2.5 percent during 2009/10-2016/17. This compares to only half of the … Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI), selected Regions and States, the Myanmar Agricultural Development …
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change and agriculture for three pilot countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop … baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the countries participating in the regional program on reducing … incorporated into this updated version in collaboration with the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture …
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Mozambique, the only Lusophone country covered in the agribusiness indicators initiative, has had a turbulent history since independence. Civil unrest over some 20 years and frequent drought in southern Mozambique, coupled with floods near the many waterways that transect the country (mainly...
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Agriculture and agribusiness play an important role in the Zambian economy, contributing around 20 percent of gross … domestic product (GDP) in recent years and about 12 percent of national export earnings. Agriculture employs nearly 70 percent … productivity, market access, and the policy environment for agriculture in Zambia. This report presents findings of a data …
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The agriculture and agri-food sector is a substantial driver of Moldova's international trade and export … Moldova's agriculture sector, and synthesize relevant research on drivers and recommendations on improving agricultural …'s agriculture sector and its export competitiveness, synthesizes the findings, and presents recommendations. In order for …
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The approach taken in this report reflects the view of the collaborating international organizations that price volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and long-term, with highly differentiated impacts on...
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Because agriculture is the economic backbone of most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, any … understanding of these determinants in turn can usefully inform the types of policy reforms that can promote agribusiness in Africa … transportation; and c) government expenditures on agriculture, and trade and regulatory policies that currently influence the …
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Agriculture in Tanzania accounts for 28 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs 80 percent of … provide a summary of the performance of the agriculture sector in Tanzania using a set of indicators covering six areas. These … environment that is conducive to agribusiness investment, competitiveness, and ultimately agriculture-led growth …
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