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population, Peru's agricultural sector has declined in importance as the national economy has grown and urbanized. Economic … makers, for at least five reasons. First, agriculture makes up an important part of the economy, so if agricultural growth … decelerates, overall growth will suffer. Second, an expanding agricultural sector diversifies Peru's economy and reduces …
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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 constraints on growth of agriculture, using farm-level data. The results of the …
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Despite the significant potential of soil to sequester organic carbon, there are challenges to implementing carbon … sourcebook is designed to provide a conceptual foundation for soil organic carbon measurement and monitoring in croplands and … nitrous oxide, N2O) associated to agricultural land management can be significant and must be assessed to calculate total net …
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diversification and an analysis of farm production economics, in particular (partial factor) productivity of agricultural land and …, mainly beans and pulses, oilseeds, and maize; (ii) the analysis reconfirmed that agricultural productivity in Myanmar is low … productivity is a result of multiple factors, many of them associated with the undersupply of quality public services such as …
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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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's demographics, economy, and public spending and in its integration into world and regional markets for agro-food products. While … positive development at the production level has been a significant increase in labor productivity. One potentially disturbing … products, there are additional challenges faced by the sector. Elsewhere in the pulses value chain, there has been limited …
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Identifying opportunities to increase agricultural productivity and incomes is an important priority for rural …, mainly because productivity improvements were relatively limited. Using detailed individual-level data on agricultural … activities, this paper analyzes agricultural production patterns and associated productivity of farm households. Particular …
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This year's economic activity has been slower than previously anticipated due to emerging structural bottlenecks and continued external headwinds. This has prompted a sense of urgency to address the rising economic challenges to sustain growth in the short to medium term. While Cambodia's...
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As Malaysia continues to strive toward high-income status, accelerating productivity growth has become the country …'s central economic policy challenge. Productivity growth has become increasingly important as the country's traditional economic … underscore the vital importance of productivity growth to the continued development of the Malaysian economy. Malaysia …
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This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey...
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