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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief No. 55
Nota de política, 2022
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 mechanization worldwide, although adoption has been uneven...
Disponible en:English
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-11
Documento de trabajo, 2022
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 the Caribbean – and explores the potentials...
Disponible en:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief No. 54
Nota de política, 2022
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, while building resilience to shocks and stresses....
Disponible en:English
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-10
Documento de trabajo, 2022
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 expected (social, economic and environmental) impacts of...
Disponible en:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief No. 53
Nota de política, 2022
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 jobs along agrifood systems. Conversely, when labour...
Disponible en:English
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 22-09
Documento de trabajo, 2022
Understanding the social implications of automation in agriculture, from tractors in low-income countries to high-tech artificial intelligence (AI) solutions found mostly in high-income countries, requires viewing technology change on farms within the broader context of...
Disponible en:English
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 23
Estudio técnico, 2022
After decreasing for nearly a decade, hunger is once again on the rise. The major drivers behind this reversal – especially in low- and middle-income countries – are conflict, climate extremes and variability, and economic...
Disponible en:English
Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico No. 22
Estudio técnico, 2022
En este escrito se ha realizado un análisis de tipologías de microrregiones para identificar y diferenciar las regiones del Ecuador con potencialidades y problemáticas comunes, de aquellas otras donde las políticas de desarrollo deban ser...
Disponible en: Español
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 21
Estudio técnico, 2022
The study unpacks the potential, current and future, linkages between beef and dairy development and deforestation, using Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in Viet Nam as case study, where the beef and dairy production...
Disponible en:English
Economía del Desarrollo Agrícola de la FAO Nota de Política 52
Nota de política, 2022
Los hallazgos reportados en esta nota han sido adaptados a partir del Estudio Técnico de Economía del Desarrollo Agrícola de la FAO "Inversión pública productiva en la agricultura para la recuperación económica con bienestar rural:...