Agriculture's importance to the economy in Ukraine is both deep and diverse. Agriculture is one of the Ukrainian economy's key sectors, accounting for 11 percent of GDP and 22 percent of total employment...
Agriculture's importance to the economy in Ukraine is both deep and diverse. Agriculture is one of the Ukrainian economy's key sectors, accounting for 11 percent of GDP and 22 percent of total employment...
This paper provides a brief overview of agricultural economies in the ECA region between 1999 and 2005. According to our analysis, countries belonging to the advanced reformer group (total reform score...
This report was produced in an attempt to synthesize the common features of the most successful and competitive models in the cotton sector worldwide so those could be presented for consideration of the...
Policymakers in Romania will need to make a series of important decisions in order to prepare the country for accession to the European Union and adoption of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in...
Vertical coordination has become an important phenomenon in the Slovak agri-food chain. As in other countries in Central and Eastern Europe vertical coordination between farms and agribusiness companies...
Исследование "Налогообложение в сфере производства хлопка в Узбекистане" содержит подробную оценку основных налогов и субсидий в секторе производства хлопка за период 2000–2004 годов. В исследовании анализируются...
The Cotton Taxation in Uzbekistan study estimates in detail the major taxes and subsidies in the cotton sector over the period 2000-2004. The study estimates major explicit (or visible) and implicit (or...
The agrarian economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continue to undergo systemic change and transformation. The Bank has been supporting this process...
Cotton, Tanzania's second largest crop after coffee, was introduced at the turn of the century by German settlers as a plantation crop but later efforts focused on smallholder production. Output rose considerably...
Policymakers in Romania will need to make a series of important decisions in order to prepare the country for accession to the European Union and adoption of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in...
Cotton, Tanzania's second largest crop after coffee, was introduced at the turn of the century by German settlers as a plantation crop but later efforts focused on smallholder production. Output rose considerably...
The fisheries sector has significant value in terms of income, growth, employment, agricultural exports, opportunities, and biodiversity. This value is not always reflected in official statistics. The...
Рыбное хозяйство имеет большое значение в качестве источника доходов, базы для экономического роста, обеспечения занятости, повышения экспорта сельскохозяйственной продукции, других потенциальных возможностей...
Казахстан занимает шестое место в мире по размеру своих травопольных ресурсов и, по расчетам, 6 млн. человек (40 процентов населения) непосредственно или опосредованно зависят от этих ресурсов в своей...
Despite Kazakhstan being the sixth largest country worldwide in terms of the size of its grasslands, with an estimated 6 million people (40 of the population) dependent directly or indirectly on these...
This paper provides a brief overview of agricultural economies in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region between 1999 and 2002. It updates the information presented in the World Bank Discussion Paper...
In January 1999, Poland launched a new pension system that was the result of 5-6 years of broad outreach campaigns and complex negotiations within the government and between the government and key stakeholder...
There is a fundamental misunderstanding regarding the role of civic engagement in development. Oftentimes, engagement is perceived as existing in the absence of a robust state. In addition, it is also...
It is now increasingly recognized that, alongside the state and the market, civil society is a critical factor in determining the level, pace and equity of a country's economic, social and political development...