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Productive Diversification of African Agriculture and Its Effects on Resilience and Nutrition
World Bank Group - 2018
The agriculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the backbone of national economies, sustaining rural and …-Saharan Africa has been solid and has supported improvements in nutrition outcomes and poverty rates.Despite some relative gains …
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Agricultural Productivity, Diversification and Gender : Background Report to Sri Lanka Poverty Assessment
World Bank Group - 2021
Identifying opportunities to increase agricultural productivity and incomes is an important priority for rural development. Progress toward poverty reduction continued in recent years, but the contribution of the agriculture sector was weak, mainly because productivity improvements were...
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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Raising Agricultural Productivity
World Bank Group - 2021
Igniting farm productivity can support growth and job creation in Kosovo. Agricultural production, in real terms, has been decreasing in Kosovo since 2009 but employment has not changed much. This note examines drivers of agricultural productivity and its growth in Kosovo, and implied...
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Myanmar : Analysis of Farm Production Economics
World Bank Group - 2016
This report was prepared by the World Bank in partnership with the Livelihoods and Food Security Multi-Donor Trust Fund (LIFT). Both the World Bank and the LIFT are actively involved in supporting Myanmar's agriculture sector given its significance in poverty reduction and food security, and...
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Gaining Momentum in Peruvian Agriculture : Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Enhance Competitiveness
World Bank Group - 2017
What is the future for agriculture in Peru? Once the principal source of employment and income for much of the population, Peru's agricultural sector has declined in importance as the national economy has grown and urbanized. Economic activity in the sector has continued to grow, but economic...
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Myanmar Rice and Pulses : Farm Production Economics and Value Chain Dynamics
World Bank Group - 2019
Agriculture continues to play a very important role in Myanmar's economy. For many years, understanding the dynamics and performance of Myanmar's agriculture has been difficult due to the absence of reliable, up-to-date data, at sectoral, sub-sectoral, or microeconomic level. During the past...
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and African Aviation : Policy Note
World Bank Group - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an existential threat to the air transport sector globally, including in Africa. Due to … another airline fills the void left by a defunct airline in Africa. This challenge is further compounded by the difficulty of … competitive air transport sector in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis in Africa. It focuses on four broad areas: it provides a …
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Urban Mobility in African Cities : Developing National Urban Mobility Policy and Delivering at the City Level - Summary Report
World Bank Group - 2022
capabilities are built to develop and implement locally appropriate strategies. The Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) aims to …
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Feasibility Study to Connect All African Higher Education Institutions to High-Speed Internet : Cote d'Ivoire Case Study
World Bank Group - 2021
part of the digital economy for Africa (DE4A) initiative, the World Bank commissioned a feasibility study to develop an … of the African union digital transformation strategy for Africa (2020-2030), aims to digitally enable every African …
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Feasibility Study to Connect All African Higher Education Institutions to High-Speed Internet : Uganda Case Study
World Bank Group - 2021
Following the Introduction in chapter one, the report provides a country overview in chapter two to provide the national context. The connectivity gap has both a supply-side and a demand-side: chapter three explores the demand-side, focusing on ICT in the education sector and the challenges...
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