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An Overview of Agricultural Pollution in the Philippines : Summary Report

World Bank Group - 2016

agricultural pollution for the three focus countries, thematic working papers, and an overall synthesis report. The present report … corresponds to the national overview of agricultural pollution in the Philippines, and specifically, to the summary of three … background papers on crops, livestock, and fishery systems respectively. The overview covers water, soil, and air pollution …

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Republic of Guatemala Country Environmental Analysis : Addressing the Environmental Aspects of Trade and Infrastructure Expansion

World Bank Group - 2006

Since the signing of the Peace Accords in 1996, Guatemala has made substantial progress in consolidating peace and democracy. While progress in socioeconomic development has been uneven, there have been important gains in education and health coverage, sustained increases in social sector...

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Republic of El Salvador Country Environmental Analysis : Improving Environmental Management to Address Trade Liberalization and Infrastructure Expansion

World Bank Group - 2006

El Salvador, a small country with limited national resources, needs to grow through its main comparative advantage, which is its strong culture of competitive businesses. To do so, however, the government needs to ensure that the best affordable environmental management is in place to secure...

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Listening to Farmers: Participatory Assessment of Policy Reform in Zambia's Agriculture Sector.

Francis, P.A.; Milimo, J.T.; Njobvu, C.A.; Tembo, S.P.M. - World Bank Group - 1997

Since 1991 radical changes have taken place in the policy and institutional environment of agriculture in Zambia. This study examines the impact such changes have had on farmers. It highlights farmers'perceptions and priorities regarding constraints on production and quality of agricultural...

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Intensified Systems of Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics.

Wallis, J.A.N. - World Bank Group - 1997

This technical paper is a review of eight intensified systems of land use on unirrigated farms in developing countries. The study proposes three complementary sets of conditions necessary for farming systems to be sustainable in the long run: public sector policies and investments; private...

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Sri Lanka's Tea Industry: Succeeding in the Global Market.

Ali, R.; Choudhry, Y.A.; Lister, D.W. - World Bank Group - 1997

The global tea industry reached maturity over a decade ago and is now in a critical period when fundamental changes are taking place in the competitive environment. This paper identifies some of the major strengths and weaknesses of Sri Lanka's tea industry with respect to other major exporters...

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Environmental Health. Bridging the Gaps.

Listorti, J.A.; Doumani, F.M. - World Bank Group - 2001

This discussion paper: a) proposes a new approach of targeted collaboration among different sectors; b) devises new tools or enhances existing ones to facilitate the contributions of different sectors to help relieve health problems; and c) puts theory into practice through a pilot in Ghana. The...

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Food Safety Issues in the Developing World.

Unnveher, L.; Hirschhorn, N. - World Bank Group - 2000

Food Safety Issues in the Developing World examines three main issues: what food security is, how it relates to animal and plant health, and how food safety hazards have affected people of the developing world. After raising and answering these important questions this volume makes a case for...

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Irrigation Management Transfer In Mexico. Process and Progress.

Gorriz, C.M.; Subrammanian, A.; Simas, J. - World Bank Group - 1995

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From Universal Food Subsidies to a Self-Targeted Program: A Case Study in Tunisian Reform.

Tuck, L.; Lindert, K. - World Bank Group - 1996

Outlines Tunisia' innovative strategy of reducing the budgetary costs of food subsidies in a manner that is politically acceptable and that protects the nutritional status of the poor. The government uses "self-targeted programs," whereby subsidies are shifted to items consumed primarily by...

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