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(SDN) of the Africa Region commissioned a Ghana Horticultural Sector Development Study. Later that year, the Horticulture … Export and Investment Initiative (HEII) were created as the result of restructuring of the agribusiness support component of … horticulture cluster through a series of crucial technical support initiatives and building of a key logistics infrastructure at …
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"The authors study whether political campaign contributions influence agricultural protection in the United States in the manner suggested by the political economy model of Grossman and Helpman (1994). This is the first attempt to test this model using agricultural data. The authors test the...
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The past eight years witnessed China's phenomenal growth and integration into the world economy, expedited by its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. The accession greatly accelerated China's domestic reforms. By the end of 2007, China was ranked the second largest exporter...
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barriers in world markets and main export destinations include the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region (45 percent … for this study identified several institutional constraints which significantly undermine the export competitiveness of …
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Climate Friendly Technologies (CFT) reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by reducing the carbon content of economic activity. Climate change due to greenhouse gases is expected to affect many sectors, and present risks to many Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies in...
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as tourism and fisheries. The focus of the DTIS is on short-term results in areas with immediate export potential. It … therefore looks only at the agriculture sector. Achieving export growth and diversification are essential for supporting overall … economic growth and employment generation. Non-oil export growth is critical in light of the external sustainability risks of …
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enterprises and farmers in export-oriented supply chains and their impact on employment patterns. 5) Review the scope and nature …
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