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Zambia and Zimbabwe have experienced food security emergencies of varying severity, mainly caused by drought and floods in some areas. Like several countries in Africa and elsewhere, the two countries have developed and used Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR) to cope with food emergencies and other...
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resulted in losses generated by the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector. Climate change impacts are expected to appear …
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The World Bank Group has developed a new diagnostic approach called Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD). This study pilots the use of the World Bank's MFD approach to identify areas along value chains (VCs) where the private sector is involved. More important may be the identification of...
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This report seeks to support the larger jobs study by examining how investment in South Sudan's food sector can not only address food security needs, it can generate income and lay the foundation for livelihood and job creation in the country. It argues that applying a value chain lens to...
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The objective of this note is to provide insights into the potential effect of the adaptation protocol (AP) on imports of European Union (EU) agricultural, food and fisheries products into Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We adapt and calibrate the Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool (TRIST), a...
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Agriculture and the rural space will continue to demand the attention of policy makers in Bolivia for several reasons …, even as urbanization gains momentum. First, agriculture is a proven engine of economic growth. Aside from showing its … strength in decades past, in recent years agriculture shielded the Bolivian economy from the worst effects of the decline in …
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Mauritania, a country sparsely populated of 4.5 million people and a sustained growth of 60.4 percent in its … road, as so do 80 percent of passengers. Thirty five percent of Mauritania's population lives in Nouakchott. Connectivity … within the city is challenging leaving many away from economic opportunities. In this context, the Government of Mauritania …
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Mauritania numbering a mere 3,000. Informal self-employment and micro-businesses in agriculture, livestock and commerce currently …In Mauritania - a country dominated by the Sahara Desert and defined by tradition - players from across society are … strategy to address Mauritania's greatest challenges: socio-economic inclusion, poverty reduction, youth employment, economic …
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, economic development in Mauritania remains weak. The over-reliance on natural resources has left the economy undiversified with … for the rapidly growing population. The objective of this report is to support policy makers in Mauritania in their reform … questions: (i) Why Mauritania could not diversify its economy in the past and what are the opportunities to do so in the future …
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The systematic country diagnostic (SCD) of Mauritania seeks to identify key constraints and priority interventions …
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