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of best cultivation practices, development of improved varieties, dissemination of high quality seed, and capacity … development. Reduced drudgery in harvest and postharvest operations, and increased food safety were achieved through technological … innovations. Development of innovative food products and inclusion of Andean grains in school meal programs is projected to have …
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This paper shows that the Eastern lowland states of Bolivia that have recently held “autonomy” referenda also have the …
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This paper seeks to test to which extent geographical constraints can be blamed for Bolivia s poor growth performance … growth rates over time in Bolivia, there are at least four factors that contribute to changing the importance of those … products. The results show that Bolivia is indeed adjusting in all 4 dimensions in order to reduce the importance of …
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This paper seeks to test to which extent geographical constraints can be blamed for Bolivia’s poor growth performance … growth rates over time in Bolivia, there are at least four factors that contribute to changing the importance of those … products. The results show that Bolivia is indeed adjusting in all 4 dimensions in order to reduce the importance of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021942
incipient in Bolivia, this paper's objective is to generate evidence about energy poverty evolution in the country … weight structure as a robustness exercise. Results show that the risk of being energy poor in Bolivia has decreased, but not …
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, ethnicity, accessibility and forest cover change during the last decade for four regions of Bolivia and the Lao PDR, combining a …-occurrence of poverty and forest loss driven by external investments appears critical in terms of social-ecological development …
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growth, urban density and urbanization dynamics between 1992 and 2009 in the major cities of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and … series of night-time lights to analyze spatial patterns of urban development. The dominant urban development patterns were …
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five initiatives from large companies to source low-carbon inputs. It then assesses Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru …
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Poverty in Bolivia continues to be among the highest in Latin America despite decades of concerted national and … international efforts to reduce it. Bolivia has meticulously followed the recommendations of the Washington consensus at the same … incomes remain at the same low level as they were 50 years ago. This paper suggests that the failure of previous development …
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This paper evaluates the impacts of increasing female representation in Bolivian municipal councils on public policy choices and welfare outcomes. By combining detailed administrative panel data on municipal expenditures and revenues together with electoral data, an innovative regression...
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