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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2011

    Agricultural investments made by developing countries and multilateral development banks (MDBs) have declined in recent decades. This decline is associated with a slowdown in the growth of agriculture productivity. Most development institutions have recognized the damage caused by this past neglect, in part evident in rising food prices, and renewed attention to agriculture and agribusiness is emerging. But this renewed interest will need to deliver results, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the MDBs have had the least success but where the needs and opportunities are enormous.

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    Opportunities and Challenges for a Converging Agenda - Country Examples

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    October, 2011
    Africa, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Europe

    The purpose of this paper is to summarize the challenges and the practical successes that a selected number of countries are experiencing in moving towards 'climate-smart' agriculture while also meeting the food requirements of a growing population, broader economic development and green growth objectives. It complements papers prepared in 2010 on technologies and policy instruments, research, and farmers' perspectives.

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    Performance, Challenges, and Options

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    November, 2015
    Nicaragua, Latin America and the Caribbean

    This work summarizes background papers prepared for the World Bank Group with significant input from government counterparts and other development partners. It takes stock of major recent developments and argues that a lot has been achieved in the last decade in terms of production of commodities for export and food consumption, with favorable impact on rural poverty reduction. It also argues that the two factors driving the recent agricultural performance, namely favorable international prices and expansion of the agricultural frontier, have reached their limits.

  4. Library Resource
    April, 2013
    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    The agricultural season in Bosnia and
    Herzegovina (BH) begins earlier than in most European
    countries, shipping costs are relatively low, and land and
    labor prices are more favorable than in other southern
    European countries. As a result, the country's
    agriculture sector should be well positioned to compete on
    the export markets. With 20.6 percent of all employed in BH,
    agriculture remains an important sector for employment,

  5. Library Resource
    April, 2015
    Georgia

    This country note for Georgia is part of
    a series of country briefs that summarize information
    relevant to climate change and agriculture for three
    countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular
    focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options,
    policy development and institutional involvement. The note
    series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge
    on climate change and agriculture for the countries

  6. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    Global

    Interest in farmland is rising. And,
    given commodity price volatility, growing human and
    environmental pressures, and worries about food security,
    this interest will increase, especially in the developing
    world. One of the highest development priorities in the
    world must be to improve smallholder agricultural
    productivity, especially in Africa. Smallholder productivity
    is essential for reducing poverty and hunger, and more and

  7. Library Resource
    April, 2014
    Latin America and the Caribbean

    Agricultural growth rates in the Latin
    America and the Caribbean (LAC) region have been much slower
    than the rest of the developing world. In the regions of
    East Asia, South Asia and Middle East and North Africa, the
    annual growth of agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
    in 1980-2004 exceeded 3 percent, while growth in Sub-
    Saharan Africa averaged almost 3 percent. This paper
    attempts to present an overview of the agricultural sector

  8. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    North Macedonia

    The report is structured to allow
    readers familiar with Macedonia s agriculture sector to
    quickly grasp the essentials needed to improve the sector,
    as well as to inform a general audience on how to address
    the challenges of a modern European Union (EU)-aspiring
    state. Chapter two provides an in-depth analysis of the
    sectoral background, illustrating the main characteristics
    and challenges of Macedonia s agriculture sector. The

  9. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    April, 2013
    Asia, Central Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe

    This volume presents a synthesis of the multi-country collaborative program of analytical and advisory activities titled reducing vulnerability to climate change in European and Central Asian (ECA) agricultural systems. Climate change and its impacts on agricultural systems and rural economies are already evident throughout the ECA region. Adaptation measures now in use in the region-largely piecemeal efforts-would be insufficient to prevent impacts on agricultural production over the coming decades.

  10. Library Resource
    April, 2013
    Western Asia, Jordan, Lebanon

    The increasing resilience to climate
    change in the agricultural sector report presents
    local-level priorities, informed by stakeholder input, to
    build agricultural resilience in both countries. The
    objectives of this study were threefold: (1) to improve the
    understanding of climate change projections and impacts on
    rural communities and livelihoods in selected regions of
    Jordan and Lebanon, specifically the Jordan River Valley and

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