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The Role of Strategic Grain Reserves in Enhancing Food Security in Zambia and Zimbabwe
World Bank Group - 2021
in some areas. Like several countries in Africa and elsewhere, the two countries have developed and used Strategic Grain … food security situation, strategic grain reserve operations and management in relation to food emergencies, and … recommendations to enhance the strategic grain management; and Part 4 presents the conclusion …
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Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage Systems
World Bank Group - 2020
The recent advances in battery technology and reductions in battery costs have brought battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the point of becoming increasingly cost-effective projects to serve a range of power sector interventions, especially when combined with PV and where diesel is the...
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Tailings Storage Facilities
World Bank Group - 2021
Tailings storage facilities (TSFs) are engineered structures that comprise the confining embankments (commonly referred to as tailings dams) and associated works and are designed to contain tailings (residue following extraction of valuable material from metal ore processing) and to manage...
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Cereal Market Performance in Ethiopia : Policy Implications for Improving Investments in Maize and Wheat Value Chains
World Bank Group - 2018
, it aims to inform the government about incentives concerning grain storage before the GoE makes more public investments …
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The Impacts of the El Nino and La Nina on Large Grain Producing Countries in ECA : Yield, Poverty and Policy Response
World Bank Group - 2018
, drought events, and grain production in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (RUK) region, which accounts for more … utilized to gain a better understanding of (a) the potential impact on grain production of droughts linked to the El Nino …/La Nina phenomenon in RUK, (b) RUK governments' policy response to those events and how domestic and regional grain markets …
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Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2019
World Bank Group - 2019
Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2019 presents indicators that measure the laws, regulations and bureaucratic processes that affect farmers in 101 countries. The study covers eight thematic areas: supplying seed, registering fertilizer, securing water, registering machinery, sustaining...
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Russia : Policies for Agri-Food Sector Competitiveness and Investment
World Bank Group - 2017
Despite advances in agricultural production, TFP, and trade balances, Russia continues to lag behind many comparator countries in measures of crop and livestock productivity. This report has aimed to provide a vehicle for dialogue with government on agri-food sector collaboration to address this...
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Kyrgyz Republic : Developing Agri-Food Value Chains
World Bank Group - 2018
The prevalence of small farmers and small-scale agri-food processors creates unique challenges for agri-food value-chain development in Kyrgyzstan. That is, the Kyrgyz farm structure itself, with its dominance of small farmers, is one of the main constraints for the effective functioning of...
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India - Unlocking Agribusiness for Inclusive Growth, Jobs, and More : Policy and Investment Priorities
World Bank Group - 2017
Major changes are occurring in the Indian economy that should inform public policy and investments in the food sector. The main drivers of changes occurring in the Indian economy include rising per capita incomes and urbanization. These patterns have led to increased demand for food and food...
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Uganda Economic Update, 12th Edition, November 2018 : Developing the Agri-Food System for Inclusive Economic Growth
World Bank Group - 2018
Real GDP growth rebounded strongly to 6.1 percent in FY17/18, from 3.9 percent the previous year. The rebound was largely driven by a pick-up in investments and exports, and on the back of strengthened credit to the private sector and good weather. Consequently, services, particularly...
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