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Nota de política, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 57.
This policy brief highlights the main challenges of public spending on food and agriculture in selected sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. Public spending – or expenditure – on food...
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Nota de política, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 56.
This policy brief highlights the main findings of a new methodology to identify geographical areas where, in theory, investments are likely to have big impacts in terms of...
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An application to Uganda
Documento de trabajo, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 22-12.
In this paper, we propose a simple methodology to select a limited number of geographical areas to prioritize for commodity-specific investments in Uganda. Similar to other approaches for...
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Aprovechar la automatización de la agricultura para transformar los sistemas agroalimentarios
Informe principal, 2022
La automatización ha ido conformando la agricultura mundial desde comienzos del siglo XX. La mecanización motorizada ha producido importantes beneficios en lo relativo a la mejora de la productividad, la reducción del trabajo pesado y...
Aprovechar la automatización de la agricultura para transformar los sistemas agroalimentarios
Informe principal, 2022
La versión resumida de la publicación de la FAO, El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación 2022, contiene los mensajes clave y los puntos principales de la publicación y está dirigida a los...
Nota de política, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 55.
Motorized mechanization is an important form of agricultural automation and has the capacity to transform agriculture and rural livelihoods. Its benefits have resulted in a substantial increase in...
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Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022
Documento de trabajo, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 22-11.
This paper provides an overview of the state of agricultural mechanization across the Global South – i.e. Eastern and South-eastern Asia, Southern Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and...
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Nota de política, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 54.
The adoption of digital automation technologies in agriculture has been slow despite its potential to enhance the precision of agricultural operations, improve working conditions, and address environmental challenges,...
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Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022
Documento de trabajo, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 22-10.
This working paper investigates the appropriateness of a wide range of digital solutions for agriculture, including in low- and middle-income countries, and, based on available evidence, summarizes the...
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Nota de política, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 53.
Agricultural automation reshapes the labour market. In situations of rising wages and labour scarcity, agricultural automation can stimulate employment by allowing producers to expand production and by creating...
Disponible en:English