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Exploring the Potential of Agriculture in the Western Balkans

Author : Weltbankgruppe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Potential of Agriculture in the Western Balkans written by Weltbankgruppe and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aligns to the framework of structural transformation to identify opportunities for development in the agriculture sector in the Western Balkans, while also exploring patterns of trade and factors for improving agricultural competitiveness in the region. To build a pathway to modernization and to accelerate the agricultural transformation in the Western Balkans, the linkages between production, access to markets and trade flows need to be better understood. Focused strategies and interventions can improve the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, with wide-ranging impacts on food and nutrition security, export revenues and, ultimately, on domestic jobs and economic growth. The report provides a regional perspective on the challenges and opportunities for the sector. It builds on information from a variety of sources and own analytical work to address these knowledge gaps and support the dialogue on the transformation of agriculture into a modern and competitive sector in the region. To the extent possible, depending on data availability, country-specific inferences are also provided to guide country-specific directions for improving the productivity and competitiveness of the sector. The report explores the structural dynamics of the sector rather than EU pre-accession options. There is a wealth of information on the challenges and opportunities for agriculture in the context of EU pre-accession, both in terms of instruments and measures, as well as in terms of policy and resources. The value added of this report is the focus on structural dynamics, productivity patterns and their drivers, as well as multiplier effects and determinants of agricultural competitiveness in the region. These are explored from the perspective of pathways for change to accelerate the structural transformation of the sector and increase its competitiveness.

Exploring the Potential of Agriculture in the Western Balkans

Author : World Bank Group
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Potential of Agriculture in the Western Balkans written by World Bank Group and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aligns to the framework of structural transformation to identify opportunities for development in the agriculture sector in the Western Balkans, while also exploring patterns of trade and factors for improving agricultural competitiveness in the region. to build a pathway to modernization and to accelerate the agricultural transformation in the Western Balkans, the linkages between production, access to markets and trade flows need to be better understood. Focused strategies and interventions can improve the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, with wide-ranging impacts on food and nutrition security, export revenues and, ultimately, on domestic jobs and economic growth. The report provides a regional perspective on the challenges and opportunities for the sector. It builds on information from a variety of sources and own analytical work to address these knowledge gaps and support the dialogue on the transformation of agriculture into a modern and competitive sector in the region. to the extent possible, depending on data availability, country-specific inferences are also provided to guide country-specific directions for improving the productivity and competitiveness of the sector. The report explores the structural dynamics of the sector rather than EU pre-accession options. There is a wealth of information on the challenges and opportunities for agriculture in the context of EU pre-accession, both in terms of instruments and measures, as well as in terms of policy and resources. The value added of this report is the focus on structural dynamics, productivity patterns and their drivers, as well as multiplier effects and determinants of agricultural competitiveness in the region. These are explored from the perspective of pathways for change to accelerate the structural transformation of the sector and increase its competitiveness.

Looking Beyond the Horizon

Author : William R. Sutton
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821397699
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Looking Beyond the Horizon written by William R. Sutton and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The risks and opportunities of climate change for agriculture can be effectively dealt only by aligning policies, developing institutional capabilities, and investing in infrastructure and farms, as per the experiences of Albania, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, and Uzbekistan.

The Road to Results

Author : Linda G. Morra-Imas
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821379119
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book The Road to Results written by Linda G. Morra-Imas and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Road to Results: Designing and Conducting Effective Development Evaluations' presents concepts and procedures for evaluation in a development context. It provides procedures and examples on how to set up a monitoring and evaluation system, how to conduct participatory evaluations and do social mapping, and how to construct a "rigorous" quasi-experimental design to answer an impact question. The text begins with the context of development evaluation and how it arrived where it is today. It then discusses current issues driving development evaluation, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the move from simple project evaluations to the broader understandings of complex evaluations. The topics of implementing 'Results-based Measurement and Evaluation' and constructing a 'Theory of Change' are emphasized throughout the text. Next, the authors take the reader down 'the road to results, ' presenting procedures for evaluating projects, programs, and policies by using a 'Design Matrix' to help map the process. This road includes: determining the overall approach, formulating questions, selecting designs, developing data collection instruments, choosing a sampling strategy, and planning data analysis for qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method evaluations. The book also includes discussions on conducting complex evaluations, how to manage evaluations, how to present results, and ethical behavior--including principles, standards, and guidelines. The final chapter discusses the future of development evaluation. This comprehensive text is an essential tool for those involved in development evaluation.

Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa

Author : Dorte Verner
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464817677
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa written by Dorte Verner and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interestingly, some relief from today's woes may come from ancient human practices. While current agri-food production models rely on abundant supplies of water, energy, and arable land and generate significant greenhouse gas emissions in addition to forest and biodiversity loss, past practices point toward more affordable and sustainable paths. Different forms of insect farming and soilless crop farming, or hydroponics, have existed for centuries. In this report the authors make a persuasive case that frontier agriculture, particularly insect and hydroponic farming, can complement conventional agriculture. Both technologies reuse society's agricultural and organic industrial waste to produce nutritious food and animal feed without continuing to deplete the planet's land and water resources, thereby converting the world's wasteful linear food economy into a sustainable, circular food economy. As the report shows, insect and hydroponic farming can create jobs, diversify livelihoods, improve nutrition, and provide many other benefits in African and fragile, conflict-affected countries. Together with other investments in climate-smart agriculture, such as trees on farms, alternate wetting and drying rice systems, conservation agriculture, and sustainable livestock, these technologies are part of a promising menu of solutions that can help countries move their land, food, water, and agriculture systems toward greater sustainability and reduced emissions. This is a key consideration as the World Bank renews its commitment to support countries' climate action plans. This book is the Bank's first attempt to look at insect and hydroponic farming as possible solutions to the world's climate and food and nutrition security crisis and may represent a new chapter in the Bank's evolving efforts to help feed and sustain the planet.

The First Farmers of Europe

Author : Stephen Shennan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108397301
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The First Farmers of Europe written by Stephen Shennan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by the application of new scientific techniques, especially the analysis of ancient DNA from human genomes. In this book, Stephen Shennan presents the latest research on the spread of farming by archaeologists, geneticists and other archaeological scientists. He shows that it resulted from a population expansion from present-day Turkey. Using ideas from the disciplines of human behavioural ecology and cultural evolution, he explains how this process took place. The expansion was not the result of 'population pressure' but of the opportunities for increased fertility by colonising new regions that farming offered. The knowledge and resources for the farming 'niche' were passed on from parents to their children. However, Shennan demonstrates that the demographic patterns associated with the spread of farming resulted in population booms and busts, not continuous expansion.

Green Economy in the Western Balkans

Author : Sanda Renko
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178714500X
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book Green Economy in the Western Balkans written by Sanda Renko and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a multidisciplinary approach to the Western Balkans, addressing topics from the green image of a country, sustainable waste management, the way in which SMEs develop green entrepreneurship, sustainability in tourism and trade, green consumerism, energy efficiency, and conservation projects.

Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector

Author : Alexandre Meybeck
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector by : Alexandre Meybeck

Download or read book Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector written by Alexandre Meybeck and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2012 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The joint workshop on Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the agriculture sector was organized by FAO and OECD, and was held from 23 to 24 April 2012, at FAO headquarters in Rome."--P. 5.

Farming Systems and Poverty

Author : John A. Dixon
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251046272
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (462 download)

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Book Synopsis Farming Systems and Poverty by : John A. Dixon

Download or read book Farming Systems and Poverty written by John A. Dixon and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.

Western Balkans: Increasing Women's Role in the Economy

Author : Mr.Ruben V Atoyan
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1484315561
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (843 download)

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Book Synopsis Western Balkans: Increasing Women's Role in the Economy by : Mr.Ruben V Atoyan

Download or read book Western Balkans: Increasing Women's Role in the Economy written by Mr.Ruben V Atoyan and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Western Balkan countries have some of the lowest female labor force participation and employment rates across Europe. Almost two-thirds of working age women in the region are either inactive or unemployed: a huge bite into human capital for a region that endures high emigration and faces declining working age population. The paper uses both macro- and micro-level data to explore what explains low participation and employment rates among women in the region. Our findings show that improving educational attainment, having a more balanced family leave policy, and reducing tax wedge help improve participation of women in the labor force. However, these measures are not enough to notably improve employability of women, which require stronger growth supported by robust institutions.

Agricultural Trade Policy and Food Security in the Caribbean

Author : Deep Ford
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251057476
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (574 download)

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Book Synopsis Agricultural Trade Policy and Food Security in the Caribbean by : Deep Ford

Download or read book Agricultural Trade Policy and Food Security in the Caribbean written by Deep Ford and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural trade is a major factor determining food security in Caribbean countries. In these small open economies, exports are essential, whilst imports provide a large part of the food supply. This book examines various dimensions of trade policy and related issues and suggests policies to address trade and food security and rural development linkages. It is as a guide and reference documents for agricultural trade policy analysts, trade negotiators, policy-makers and planners in both the public and private sectors.

FAO: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global World

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 925131411X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Book Synopsis FAO: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global World by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Download or read book FAO: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global World written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated volume identifies the challenges and opportunities facing food and agriculture in the context of the 2030 Agenda, presents solutions for a more sustainable world and shows how FAO has been working in recent years to support its Member Nations in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Agriculture Investment Sourcebook

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821383523
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Book Synopsis Agriculture Investment Sourcebook by : World Bank

Download or read book Agriculture Investment Sourcebook written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2005-04-08 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing to promote agricultural growth and poverty reduction is a central pillar of the World Bank's current rural strategy, 'Reaching the Rural Poor' (2003). This 'Sourcebook' addresses how to implement the rural strategy, by sharing information on investment options and identifying innovative approaches that will aid the design of future lending programs for agriculture. It provides generic good practices and many examples that demonstrate investment in agriculture can provide rewarding and sustainable returns to development efforts. It is divided into eleven self-contained modules. Each module contains three different types of subunits that can also be stand-alone documents: I. Module Overview II. Agricultural Investment Notes III. Innovative Activity Profiles. The stand-alone nature of the subunits allows flexibility and adaptability of the material. Selected readings and web links are also provided for readers who seek more in-depth information. The 'Sourcebook' draws on a wide range of experiences from donor agencies, governments, institutions, and other groups active in agricultural development. It is an invaluable reference tool for policy makers, professionals, academics and students, and anyone with an interest in agricultural investments.

Prehistory of Agriculture

Author : Patricia C. Anderson
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
ISBN 13 : 1938770870
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Prehistory of Agriculture written by Patricia C. Anderson and published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press. This book was released on 1999-07-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-eight contributors to this book show how experimental and ethnographic approaches are being used to shed new light on the process of domestication, and harvesting techniques, tools and technology in the period just before and just after the appearance of agriculture. The book takes an explicitly comparative approach, with chapters on SW Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa.

SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2022 Assessing the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264894802
Total Pages : 1064 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (648 download)

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Book Synopsis SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2022 Assessing the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe by : OECD

Download or read book SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2022 Assessing the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-08 with total page 1064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential drivers of sustainable economic growth in the Western Balkans and Turkey, where they make up 99% of all firms, generate 65% value added and account for 75% of employment. Nevertheless, SMEs across the region continue to face obstacles such as difficulties accessing financing, low levels of digital uptake, regulatory barriers and relatively low participation in international trade.

Lifting Growth in the Western Balkans

Author : Mr.Nadeem Ilahi
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1513519166
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (135 download)

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Book Synopsis Lifting Growth in the Western Balkans by : Mr.Nadeem Ilahi

Download or read book Lifting Growth in the Western Balkans written by Mr.Nadeem Ilahi and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past 25 years, exports have contributed strongly to growth and economic convergence in many small open economies. However, the Western Balkan (WB) region, consisting of small emerging market economies, has not fully availed itself of this driver of growth and convergence. A lack of openness, reliance on low value products, and weak competitiveness largely explain the insignificant role of trade and exports in the region’s economic performance. This paper focuses on how the countries in the WB could lift exports through stronger integration with global value chains (GVCs) and broadening of services exports. The experience of countries that joined the European Union in or after 2004 shows that participation in GVCs can help small economies accelerate export and income growth. WB countries are not well integrated into Europe’s vibrant GVCs. Trade within the region is also limited—it tends to be bilateral and not cluster-like. Our analysis shows that by improving infrastructure and labor skills and adopting trade policies that ensure investor protection and harmonize regulations and legal provisions, the region can greatly enhance its engagement with GVCs. Services exports are an increasingly important part of global trade, and they offer an untapped source of growth. The magnitude of services exports from the WB region compares favorably with that of peers in Europe, particularly in travel services where several of these countries have a revealed comparative advantage. But there is significant room for growth in tourism exports and an untapped potential in business and information technology services exports that these countries can materialize through policy efforts that increase openness and enhance connectivity and labor skills. Serbia offers a good example of how decisive efforts, including education policies to ensure a sustained supply of skilled labor, can help information technology services exports to take off.

Balkan Biodiversity

Author : Huw I. Griffiths
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402028547
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Balkan Biodiversity written by Huw I. Griffiths and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first attempt to synthesize current understanding of biodiversity in the great European hot spot. A diverse group of international researchers offers perspective on biodiversity at the level of the gene, species and ecosystem, including contributions on temporal change. Biological groups include plants, mammals, spiders and humans, cave-dwelling organisms, fish, aquatic invertebrates and algae.