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FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Studies

About the series (ISSN 2521-7259)

The FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study series collects technical papers addressing policy-oriented assessments of economic and social aspects of food security and nutrition, sustainable agriculture and rural development.

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 29
Technical study, 2023
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 agricultural transformation potential in Uganda, this technical...
Available in:English
Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico No. 28
Technical study, 2023
El presente estudio proporciona una caracterización del acceso a los principales factores e insumos de producción, medios de vida y servicios de extensión de las unidades agropecuarias familiares del Perú. Su análisis aplica una tipología...
Available in: Español
Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico No. 27
Technical study, 2023
El presente estudio está enmarcado en el contexto del Programa Nacional de Apoyo a las Inversiones Rurales (PIR) de Nicaragua, y sigue la metodología de la iniciativa Mano de la mano de la Organización de...
Available in: Español
Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico No. 26
Technical study, 2023
Las cadenas productivas de la caña de azúcar, el maíz blanco, la leche y la carne de bovinos son aquellas cuya inversión tiene un mayor efecto en la reducción de la pobreza rural, el crecimiento...
Available in: Español
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 25
Technical study, 2022
Digital and automation solutions can solve labour bottlenecks, increase agricultural productivity, resilience and efficiency, and improve environmental sustainability. However, access is limited in low- and lower-middle-income countries, especially for small-scale producers. Based on ten case...
Available in:English
Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 24
Technical study, 2022
Digital and automation solutions for precision agriculture can improve efficiency, productivity, product quality and sustainability. Nevertheless, barriers to adoption of such solutions – including their cost, lack of knowledge and skills, and the absence of...
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Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021. FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 23
Technical study, 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...
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Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico No. 22
Technical study, 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...
Available in: Español
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 21
Technical study, 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...
Available in:English
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study No. 20
Technical study, 2022
Lebanon currently faces one of the worst economic crises of this century. The political deadlock, the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have further intensified the country’s existing economic fragility. Based on preliminary estimates, it...
Available in:English
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