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Background paper for The State of Food and Agriculture 2022
Working paper, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 22-09.
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...
Available in:English
Background paper for The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Technical study, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 23.
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...
Available in:English
Una herramienta para priorizar inversiones en el marco de la Iniciativa Mano de la mano
Technical study, 2022
Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico N.o 22.
En este escrito se ha realizado un análisis de tipologías de microrregiones para identificar y diferenciar las regiones del Ecuador con potencialidades y problemáticas...
Available in: Español
Expanding beef and dairy sectors, while reducing deforestation risks
Technical study, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 21.
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...
Available in:English
Obstacles and opportunities
Technical study, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Study, No. 20.
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...
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Un análisis de escenarios prospectivos para Paraguay
Technical study, 2022
Economía del desarrollo agrícola de la FAO – Estudio técnico N.o 19.
Paraguay mostró un crecimiento económico importante entre el 2010 y el 2019, a pesar de cierta contracción en el 2019, en el cual la...
Available in: Español
Policy brief, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 52.
This brief presents prospective scenarios that provide information on where, within Paraguayan agriculture, the few public investment resources that would be allocated to the sector should be prioritized....
Technical study, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Technical Studies, No. 18.
Structural change is a process in which the amount of labour, capital and land dedicated to agriculture (and other sectors) changes over time. In this study, we focus...
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The role of cash and food assistance
Working paper, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper, No. 22-08.
Social protection transfers are the most widespread measures adopted to stabilize refugee households’ livelihoods and alleviate their food insecurity. This paper contributes to the literature on the effectiveness...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2022
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 50.
Guyana’s agrifood systems are facing an increasing level of risk: rising sea-levels are eroding its coastal area, where much of the agricultural activity is located; recent off-shore oil...
Available in:English