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Moving Forward : Connectivity and Logistics to Sustain Bangladesh's Success
World Bank Group - 2019
poverty rate fell by more than half. All sectors experienced growth, but the contribution of agriculture to gross domestic … sustainability of this growth model is now being challenged, as Bangladesh's competitiveness based on low wages is eroding. Rising …
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Uganda Economic Update, 17th Edition, June 2021 : From Crisis to Green Resilient Growth - Investing in Sustainable Land Management and Climate Smart Agriculture
World Bank Group - 2021
. Growth in agriculture has been sustained through the cash crops sector, which is relatively better than the food crop sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603713
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Measuring Rural Access : Using New Technologies
World Bank Group - 2016
, the previous methodology has several disadvantages, suchas inconsistency across countries, lack of sustainability … household survey, which limits the sustainability ofthe index. In addition, the household-based approachcannot be spatially …
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Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh : Sustaining Poverty Reduction
World Bank Group - 2016
The rural economy in Bangladesh has been a powerful source of economic growth and has substantially reduced poverty, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh are an underexplored, underappreciated, and largely untold story. The...
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Sector Diagnostic and Analysis of Public Spending in Agriculture and Rural Development
World Bank Group - 2019
agriculture and rural development in Croatia, as the country prepares its National Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy and …) in the context of the macro-trends and issues affecting Croatian agriculture today, the ongoing EU CAP reform process … range of strategic themes related to agriculture and rural development in Croatia, including (i) Croatian agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646391
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Measuring Rural Access : Update 2017/18
World Bank Group - 2019
Transport connectivity is an essential part of the enabling environment for inclusive and sustained growth. In many developing countries, particularly in Africa, most people are still not connected to local, regional, or global markets. Such rural accessibility is crucial to reduce poverty and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646533
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Thailand Rural Income Diagnostic : Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Farmers
World Bank Group - 2022
This report applies the framework to diagnose the opportunities and constraints faced by the rural economy and households and to assess policy options to address these constraints. The approach builds on four steps. The first step consists in examining the socio-demographic profile and living...
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Evolution of Agricultural Services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Venkatesan, V.; Kampen, J. - World Bank Group - 1998
This paper traces the evolution of Workd Bank support to agricultural services, particularly extension and research, in Sub-Saharan Africa from the early 1970s to the present.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005669714
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Cabo Verde Economic Update, April 2021 : Rebounding from the Crisis; Restoring Fiscal Sustainability and Leveraging the Private Sector for a more Resilient and Sustainable Recovery
World Bank Group - 2021
The objective of this report is to provide an update to the Government of Cabo Verde, think-tanks and researchers, and the public on the state of the Cabo Verde economy and its outlook, together with the structural reforms required to strengthen the foundations for private sector-led recovery...
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Strengthening Sustainability in the Cement Industry
World Bank Group - 2020
Concrete literally holds the modern world together. The material and its binding agent cement comprise a key ingredient in the buildings and roads essential for development and in infrastructure critical to sustainable growth. The cement industry also generates about seven percent of the world's...
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