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  1. Library Resource
    June, 2012

    This book examines issues at the
    forefront of the debate on land law reform, pays particular
    attention to how reform options affect the poor and
    disadvantaged, and recommends strategies for alleviating
    poverty more effectively through land law reform. It reviews
    the role of the World Bank in land law reform, examining
    issues of process as well as substance. It also identifies
    key challenges and directions, and stresses the need to

  2. Library Resource
    Stakeholder Assessment of Opportunities and Constraints to Sustainable Land Management in Ethiopia cover image
    Reports & Research
    June, 2012
    Ethiopia

    Stakeholders' perceptions of
    opportunities and constraints to sustainable land management
    in Ethiopia was assessed through interviews and a review of
    secondary data. Stakeholders included farmers as well as
    representatives of development agencies, agricultural
    organizations, donors, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
    and agricultural research systems. Stakeholders generally
    perceive that the numerous, well-intentioned but piecemeal

  3. Library Resource
    August, 2013
    Mexico

    This study aims to assess the extent to
    which reforms have actually been implemented, the impact
    they have had on the rural population, and the challenges
    which, as a consequence, need to be addressed by the new
    administration. This report is organized as follows: Section
    1 describes Mexico's rural economy. It reviews the
    broad context of macro, trade, and sector-level reforms, the
    strengths and weaknesses of both the productive and

  4. Library Resource
    November, 2014
    Brazil, Global

    This country program evaluation (CPE)
    evaluates World Bank Group (International Bank for
    Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), or the Bank,
    International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Multilateral
    Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) operations in Brazil from
    FY2004 through FY2011. It seeks to answer two questions: to
    what extent was the Bank Group program relevant to
    Brazil's development needs?, and how effective were

  5. Library Resource
    January, 2014
    Africa

    Transforming agriculture in Africa is
    not simply about helping Africa; it is essential for
    ensuring global food security. But Africa s agriculture is
    also of critical importance when it comes to meeting the
    world s future needs for food and fiber. With the global
    population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, food
    security producing enough food of sufficient quality and
    making it accessible and affordable for consumers around the

  6. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    Niger

    The Niger Diagnostic Trade Integration
    Study (DTIS) has been prepared under the Integrated
    Framework (IF) for trade related technical assistance to
    least developed countries in response to a request from the
    Government of Burkina Faso. The study is to build the
    foundation for accelerated growth by enhancing the
    integration of its economy into regional and global markets.
    This Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) is intended

  7. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    Africa, Guinea

    This report summarizes the findings of
    the study on Competitive Commercial Agriculture for Africa
    (CCAA). The objective of the CCAA study was to explore the
    feasibility of restoring international competitiveness and
    growth in African agriculture through the identification of
    products and production systems that can underpin rapid
    development of a competitive commercial agriculture. The
    CCAA study focused on the agricultural potential of

  8. Library Resource
    March, 2012
    Mexico

    This study examines agricultural and
    rural development (ARD) public expenditures in Mexico. The
    study is based on federal public expenditures. The study is
    structured in six parts as follows: the first part presents
    the Mexican ARD context in terms of policy and performance.
    The second part dissects the ARD public budget, classifying
    expenditure programs in various ways so as to provide an
    overview of the scope and composition of ARD spending. The

  9. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Colombia

    The purpose of this study is to assess
    agriculture's competitiveness in Colombia. During the
    past 12 years, Colombia's agricultural sector has
    performed poorly, resulting in the continuation of extensive
    rural poverty. Improving the sector's competitiveness
    is the only sure and lasting way to improve its growth
    performance and reduce poverty. Thus, the main objectives of
    this study are to assess: (a) the sector's current and

  10. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Iran

    This report addresses key structural,
    institutional, and sectoral policy impediments to achieving
    a higher, and sustained economic growth in the sector, and
    poverty reduction in rural areas of Iran. It focuses mainly
    on an assessment of agricultural development outcomes, a
    discussion of the agricultural policy agenda, and provides
    recommendations for future policy dialogue between the Bank,
    and the Government of Iran. On examining development

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