Search results | Land Portal

Search results

Showing items 1 through 9 of 54.
  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2009
    Vietnam

    The report is an initiative of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department (ARD) of the World Bank. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector in the world and is expected to contribute more than 50 percent of total fish consumption by 2020. Just over 90 percent of aquaculture production originates in Asia, and nearly 70 percent in China alone. Efforts to expand aquaculture production to meet the ever increasing worldwide demand for seafood continue.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    May, 2009
    Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    This paper uses new data on agricultural policy interventions to examine the political economy of agricultural trade policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Historically, African governments have discriminated against agricultural producers in general (relative to producers in non-agricultural sectors), and against producers of export agriculture in particular. While more moderate in recent years, these patterns of discrimination persist. They do so even though farmers comprise a political majority.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2008
    Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    The story of agricultural policy in Northeast Asia over the past 50 years illustrates the dramatic changes that can occur in distortions to agricultural incentives faced by producers and consumers at different stages of economic development.

  4. 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.

  5. Library Resource

    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.

  6. Library Resource

    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.

  7. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Madagascar

    This review aims to provide the
    Government of Madagascar with a situation assessment and
    insights and guidance on how to position the rural and
    environment sector as an engine for inclusive and
    sustainable economic growth. The review has cast the
    analytical net quite widely with the aim to come up with a
    comprehensive overview of the sector. In view of the
    intimate linkages between rural development and the

  8. Library Resource
    August, 2014
    Senegal

    The main objective of the study is to
    provide the Government of Senegal the analyses and
    information to implement policies towards reducing the rural
    poor's vulnerability. While during the latest years,
    economic growth reduced poverty in the country, this has
    been less noticeable among the rural population, who
    actually account for 6 million people over a total
    population of 10 million. The rural economy remains

  9. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Uganda

    The note aims to prompt policy makers,
    and development managers to reassess, and give more weight
    to neglected production, and consumption of traditional
    vegetables, so as to enhance nutrition, income generation,
    and food security for small scale households. Though the
    views expressed herewith are the results of interviews in
    several African countries, it focuses mainly on the Uganda
    situation. The contribution of indigenous vegetables to

  10. Library Resource
    March, 2014
    Laos

    This report is part of a strategy to
    promotes trade competitiveness within the East Asia and
    Pacific Region. It presents an overview of the logistics
    issues facing East Asia countries and proposes a development
    agenda for them. Based on the recognition that the
    countries have basic differences in their level of
    development, extent of openness, and composition of trade,
    it begins by discussing the benefits of improved logistics.

Land Library Search

Through our robust search engine, you can search for any item of the over 64,800 highly curated resources in the Land Library. 

If you would like to find an overview of what is possible, feel free to peruse the Search Guide


Share this page