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This study estimates Climate Adjusted Total Factor Productivity (CATFP) for agriculture in Latin America and Caribbean …
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This paper analyzes total factor productivity growth in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1961 and …-constrained countries. Within agriculture, crops and non-ruminant sectors have displayed the strongest growth between 1961 and 2001, and …
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influence of the mix of expenditures related to agriculture on net income generation, using data for 19 Latin American and … positively impacts agriculture's performance. More importantly, and of greater practical economic significance, increasing the …
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the food system are key to reach these carbon neutrality goals, as agriculture and resulting land-use changes are …. We consider both direct agriculture emissions and the pressure that food production puts on land use changes, and track … preponderant role, emitting nearly 60% of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land-use change. Reaching a net …
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This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
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This study looks at the performance of livestock production in Uruguay and Paraguay, analyzing two situations with different implications for development: the displacement of livestock by soybean production as occurred in Uruguay and in the Eastern region of Paraguay, and the expansion of the...
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In this paper, we assess the economy-wide impact of Climate Change (CC) on agriculture and food security in 20 Latin … agricultural and non-agricultural production: (i) agricultural yields; (ii) labor productivity in agriculture, and; (iii) economy …
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longevity increase domestic saving rates. However, these effects are statistically robust only in Asia. In particular, Latin … in saving rates as Asia. The paper highlights that the potential dividends arising from a favorable demographic …
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agreements (RTAs) involving Latin American countries, whose exports tend to be more oriented towards agriculture. The paper … compares the treatment of agriculture in RTAs between Latin American countries ("intra-Americas agreements"), as well as with …
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Countries around the world are facing important challenges to the sustainability of their pension systems. Changing policies, especially those of large scope and financial magnitude, is a political challenge. It takes a combination of willingness, capacity and enough political support to change...
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