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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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In September 2017, Ghana's economy expanded for the fifth successive quarter by 9.3 percent compared to just 4.3 percent in September 2016. This reflects continued high levels of growth in the industry sector, driven by mining and petroleum. Oil production rose by 16.6 percent compared with a...
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's agriculture sector forms part of this background material. Following an overview of the sector's major characteristics, the study … analyses the determinants of agriculture sector growth from 2004-2015, a period characterized by both expansion and contraction … observed sector growth. Agriculture sector resilience to exogenous shocks is also examined, at both sector and household level …
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the agriculture sector and on the impact of public sector involvement …
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agriculture and rural economy can contribute to job creation and economic growth in the Western Balkans, while highlighting how … use of human and other resources in agriculture …
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Malaysia did to achieve transformative results in agriculture. It focuses on four main areas in which the Malaysian experience …
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-income status by 2025. The government recognizes agriculture as central to realizing its objectives of socioeconomic development …, which are well-articulated in the Second Agriculture Sector Development Program (ASDP II). Among the goals of ASDP II are to … transform agriculture by promoting commercialization, prioritizing high-potential commodity value chains, and mobilizing capital …
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, and Uganda as case studies to explore the potential for growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism in these … intensive manufactures could contribute a fraction of aggregate growth, it is agriculture, agribusiness, and services that will … contribute the lion's share because of an unprecedented convergence of technologies. Industrialized agriculture and agri …
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agriculture -- Growth of the non-farm sector and its drivers -- Connecting farmers to markets : trading in high-value products …
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The policy note assesses Bhutan's agribusiness sector and recommends steps the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) might consider to increase the sector's growth. The analysis relies primarily on Enterprise Survey conducted in 2015, supplemented by extensive literature reviews and fieldwork....
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