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Tapping the Potential of Bolivia's Agriculture and Food Systems to Support Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

World Bank Group - 2019

Agriculture and the rural space will continue to demand the attention of policy makers in Bolivia for several reasons …, even as urbanization gains momentum. First, agriculture is a proven engine of economic growth. Aside from showing its … strength in decades past, in recent years agriculture shielded the Bolivian economy from the worst effects of the decline in …

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Future of Food : Harnessing Digital Technologies to Improve Food System Outcomes

World Bank Group - 2019

Digital technologies have significant potential to improve efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability in the food system. A range of digital technologies are already leading to: better informed and engaged consumers and producers, smarter farms, and improved public services. Adoption...

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Maximizing Finance for Development in Agriculture and Food Systems in Ethiopia : An Analysis of Beef, Coffee, and Maize

World Bank Group - 2019

The World Bank Group has developed a new diagnostic approach called Maximizing Finance for Development (MFD). This study pilots the use of the World Bank's MFD approach to identify areas along value chains (VCs) where the private sector is involved. More important may be the identification of...

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Nigeria : Food Smart Country Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2020

This study of Nigeria food loss and waste (FLW) analyzes the potential policy impacts of reducing FLW along the value chain for three strategically selected commodities: maize, tomatoes, and catfish. The study takes into account the differences between food-producing regions of the north (a...

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Rwanda : Food Smart Country Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2020

The term 'food smart' refers to a food system that is efficient, meets the food needs of a country, and is environmentally sustainable. Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is one of the critical pillars of building a smart food system. This diagnostic focuses on the FLW pillar, from farm to fork...

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The Global Acquabusiness Investment Guide : A Living Framework to Guide Sustainable Development in the World's Fastest Growing Food Sector Summer 2024

World Bank Group - 2024

The global aquaculture industry has seen considerable expansion in recent years, driven by rising consumer needs, a lack of growth from capture fisheries, progress in production technologies, and augmented investments from both private sector and governmental bodies. Presently, aquaculture is...

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Sierra Leone Economic Update 2023 : Enhancing Value Chains to Boost Food Security

World Bank Group - 2023

Sierra Leone's economy experienced overlapping setbacks during 2022, as external spillovers from the Russian invasion of Ukraine aggravated domestic macroeconomic vulnerabilities. This led to high levels of inflation, a substantially weaker currency, greater imbalances in public finances, and...

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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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South Sudan : Linking the Agriculture and Food Sector to the Job Creation Agenda

World Bank Group - 2019

This report seeks to support the larger jobs study by examining how investment in South Sudan's food sector can not only address food security needs, it can generate income and lay the foundation for livelihood and job creation in the country. It argues that applying a value chain lens to...

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Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Processing in Croatia's Food and Bio-Economy

World Bank Group - 2019

resulted in losses generated by the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector. Climate change impacts are expected to appear …

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