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This paper sets out a strategic framework for WBG assistance for the modernization of agro-food systems in client countries. The objective of this strategy is to enhance the competitiveness of food, feed, and fiber systems-as a powerful source of growth and income generation-and to do so in a...
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rapidly in ECA agriculture and rural areas. This report pinpoints unresolved issues related to efficiency, equity, and …
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A major problem in the transition countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) during the transition was the breakdown of the relationships of farms with input suppliers and output markets. The simultaneous privatization and restructuring of the farms and of the up- and downstream companies in the...
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, investment and growth policies of commercial agriculture in Cameroon. It gives an overview of the constraints and analyzes the …
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contribution of the agriculture sector to the country's economic growth and diversification, employment creation, poverty reduction …, however, requires an integrated set of multi-sectoral policies. Synergistic public and private investments in agriculture …, water, and land can lead to increased production and productivity by transitioning from low returns from agriculture to high …
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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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away from agriculture, the productivity, for those who remain in the land, needs to increase significantly. This report …
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