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  1. Library Resource

    Summary of Priority Policy Recommendations Drawn form World Bank Studies

    Training Resources & Tools
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2012
    Vietnam, Eastern Asia, Oceania

    Vietnam's rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in the last two decades benefitted from the policy and legal reforms embodied in the Land Laws of 1987, 1993 and 2003 and subsequent related legal acts. This note outlines reforms related to four main themes. The first relates to the needed reform for agriculture land use to create opportunity to enhance effectiveness of land use as well as to secure farmers' rights in land use. Prolonging the duration of agricultural land tenure would give land users greater incentives to invest and care for the land.

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Library Resource
    July, 2013

    Critical choices must now be made if
    growth is to be sustained. Significant potential exists for
    future growth, but bringing out this potential poses a major
    challenge for government policy. Agricultural strategy must
    shift its focus towards support for continuous productivity
    growth by peasant farms in a conducive marketing
    environment. Key priorities include completion of land
    reforms (especially in the North); fundamental restructuring

  5. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Bolivia

    The purpose of this book is to
    contribute to the debate on how to confront the challenges
    that Bolivia faces today. It is composed of a series of
    studies on the current reality of Bolivia and has been
    developed in conjunction with national and international
    public policy experts. The studies present a diagnostic by
    sector, a summary of the main challenges, and public policy
    recommendations aimed at meeting these challenges. After

  6. 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

  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
    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

  9. 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

  10. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Africa

    This paper sheds light on how to harvest
    the "youth dividend" in Sub-Saharan Africa by
    creating jobs in agriculture. The agriculture that attracts
    the youth will have to be profitable, competitive, and
    dynamic. These are the same characteristics needed for
    agriculture to deliver growth, to improve food security, and
    to preserve a fragile natural environment. With higher
    priority accorded to implementation of well-designed public

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