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As a key pillar of the Ugandan economy, the agriculture sector is a critical driver of economic growth and poverty … alleviation. Uganda's agricultural sector is dominated by smallholders with low levels of productivity. The agriculture sector is … economy, farmers' access to finance remains a major constraint. Recognizing agriculture finance's critical role in the …
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This diagnosis is part of the World Bank's technical assistance to the Haitian authorities regarding financial inclusion and financial sector development. The industrial development fund (FDI), a public instrument under the umbrella of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), maintains...
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The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the Zambian economy. The share of the agriculture sector's GDP … financed by the banking sector is among the highest in Africa. Nearly half the population is working in agriculture. Yet less …, driven by the rapid growth in access to mobile money, present a key foundation on which to build. The Zambia Agriculture …
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identification of constraints and opportunities in relevant sectors. Agriculture funding and finance are vital components of this … Enterprises (SMEs) in the food and agriculture sectors have been growing strongly, and they can act as accelerators and facilitate …
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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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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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resulted in losses generated by the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector. Climate change impacts are expected to appear …
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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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-quality education system that is recognized internationally. Russia's sustained growth in international standing is a result of … Russia under the shadow of pandemic with special focus on education as of July 2020 …
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