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Book/book chapter, 2024
Unleashing the potential for inclusive agricultural growth and transformation in Africa requires coordinated and strategic public and private investment in the agriculture sector. Against a background of limited government resources and expertise, public–private partnerships are...
Information product, 2024
As an innovative business model, contract farming has the potential to contribute to sustainable development of agribusinesses and agrifood value chains, particularly in developing countries. It can be employed to improve smallholder producers’ access to...
Available in:English
Baseline territorial poverty profile and analysis
Information product, 2023
As part of the Hand-in-Hand Initiative, whose goal is to help reach Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) partnered with the Government of Ethiopia...
Available in:English
Price elasticities of major food categories to inform decision-making
Working paper, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 23-04.
In the context of fiscal reform in Costa Rica (value added tax revision), the definition of a new basic tax basket – canasta básica tributaria (CBT), incorporating nutritional criteria...
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Policy brief, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 65.
In the context of fiscal reform in Costa Rica (value added tax revision), the definition of a new basic tax basket – canasta básica tributaria (CBT), incorporating nutritional...
Available in:English
Manual/guidelines, 2023
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and agriculture have been felt all over the world. As the pandemic unfolded, considerable attention began to be paid to the resilience of agricultural supply chains to...
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Policy brief, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 64.
This policy brief summarizes the key findings and policy recommendations of the corresponding working paper Decoupling direct payments in North Macedonia – Impacts on farmer income. North Macedonia’s...
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Impacts on farmer income
Working paper, 2023
Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 23-03.
North Macedonia’s ambition to join the European Union requires reforms of the agricultural sector and subsidy system. One major reform is the alignment to the rules of the Common...
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Policy brief, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 62.
This policy brief highlights the main findings from the FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study Identifying commodity-specific priority investments in selected districts of Uganda. The findings include a ranking...
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Technical study, 2023
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 29.
Building on the previous work by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supporting the identification of priority agricultural sectors and possible locations with high...
Available in:English