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This report focuses on promoting low-carbon rice production systems in Vietnam. There are many sources of greenhouse …-food context. However, because rice production is so important to the country and to emission reductions in agriculture, this … from rice production systems. The report covers emission reduction pathways in rice. This report assesses agronomic and …
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and elevated inflation. Globally, environmental sustainability is becoming central to the economic agenda. The challenge …
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For the use of water markets to introduce improve water resources management, the existence of adequate institutional arrangements is one of the key elements of success. The papers compiled in this publication describe and analyze three cases from very different settings. The papers point out...
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The Treasury Reference Model (TRM) gives guidelines for the design of automated treasury systems for government aiming at a) authorities within government and their advisors who are engaged in planning and implementing such systems; and b) software designers and suppliers from the private sector...
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Private participation in infrastructure has taken two distinct forms in the developing world. The first model, applied primarily in Latin America, focuses on privatization of existing infrastructure assets. The second, applied largely in East Asia, focuses on retaining existing assets in the...
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Rice is an important agricultural product and food staple in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), especially for its … three low-income members - Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. These countries are net exporters of rice, similar to their more … advanced neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam, but their rice sector potential is still largely underutilized. They adopt slightly …
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Myanmar's agriculture has experienced some considerable diversification over the past decade, rice, and bean or pulses remain … core elements of the sector. Rice remains an important crop and commodity for the economy and welfare of Myanmar. Myanmar … trend has been a significant increase in agro-chemicals use in paddy production. Elsewhere in the rice value chain, many …
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In the last two years, Liberia's economic performance has improved. Inflation remained in single digits despite high … declined slightly in the last two years as GDP growth rebounds and inflation moderates. On the external side, Liberia's current … growth, and a strong preference for rice are the main drivers of demand. Yet, Liberia produces only one-third of its rice …
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This report is based on a study of the costs of retail payments in Kosovo, using a methodology (A Practical Guide for Measuring Retail Payment Costs) developed by the World Bank's Payment System Development Group (PSDG), part of the Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice. The...
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