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UNINA9910139455103321 |
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Titolo |
Growth and productivity in agriculture and agribusiness : : evaluative lessons from World Bank Group experience |
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-06603-3 |
9786613066039 |
0-8213-8646-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxvi, 171 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agricultural assistance - Developing countries |
Agricultural industries - Developing countries - Finance |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Executive Summary; Management Response; Chairperson's Comments: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE); Statement of the External Advisory Panel; The Members of the External Advisory Panel; 1. The Need to Boost Agricultural Productivity; 2. Strategy and Interventions; 3. World Bank Group Activities and Results; 4. Institutional Factors; 5. Summary and Recommendations; Appendix; Endnotes; Bibliography; Photographs; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The report assesses the World Bank Group?s support for growth and productivity in the agriculture sector. Enhancing agricultural growth and productivity is essential to meeting the worldwide demand for food and to reducing poverty, particularly in the poorest developing countries. Between 1998 and 2008, the period covered by this evaluation, the World Bank Group (WBG) provided 23.7 billion in financing for agriculture and agribusiness in 108 countries (roughly 8 percent of total WBG financing), spanning areas from irrigation and marketing to research and extension. However, this was a time of |
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