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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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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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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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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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The agriculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the backbone of national economies, sustaining rural and urban livelihoods alike, and providing food and income for the majority of households. Recent agriculture growth in Sub-Saharan Africa has been solid and has supported improvements...
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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 report provides a detailed assessment of the road sector in Argentina, evaluating the expenditure of public … context of the country and the main issues. This introduction describes the recent volatile financial periods in Argentina … disruptions have been observed more frequently and intensely in Argentina in recent times. To face all these constraints, the …
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This brief for policy makers is a summary of the main conclusions derived from the "Argentina: Valuing Water" report, a … is to make visible the importance of water, and the cost of existing water security gaps on Argentina's economy, society …
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This paper assesses the short-term job generation potential of infrastructure investments in Argentina. The analysis is …
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This report assesses water security in Argentina, using a conceptual framework developed by the World Bank. The effects … particular in securing the well-being of vulnerable communities. Argentina is already taking key steps to close water security …
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