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The report focuses on the role that food loss and waste (FLW) could play in reducing the environmental footprint of food systems while attempting to meet the caloric and nutrient needs of a population expected to increase by 3 billion people in the next 30 years. The performance of the global...
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This report summarizes a program of research coordinated by the World Bank and carried out from October 2002 to May …) Draw out the operational implications of these research findings and identify entry points for the World Bank and other …
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sector and governmental bodies. Presently, aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food sector and is anticipated to … outgrow capture fisheries by 2027. Sustaining this growth will require continued industry support. Recognising this, the World …
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other regions in the world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The region also faces challenges from other emerging … diseases, re-emerging diseases, and climate change. Since 2020, the Central Asian regional economies, as the rest of the world … security and achieving gains in development. The World Bank has been actively engaged in Central Asia for over two decades and …
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In contrast with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil's poverty rate is estimated to have decreased between 2019 and 2020 to 13.1 percent. Auxilio Emergencial (AE), a large emergency cash transfer program launched in April 2020, is believed to be the main driver of that decrease,...
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Growth in the developing East Asia and Pacific region slowed sharply in 2020Q1 because of the negative impact of the Covid-19 on economic activity. The decline has been broad-based reflecting the interconnectedness of the EAP economies and reverberations from the global economy as the virus...
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Before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Somalia's economy was on an upward trajectory, recovering from the 2016 …
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across the world, including many vulnerable communities, who depend on tourism for their livelihoods. According to the World …
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2018 as part of the Human Capital Project (HCP), a lobal effort to accelerate progress towards a world where all children …
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A sharp global growth slowdown and concerns about an impending global recession are weighing on commodity prices. Some energy prices remain elevated, however, amid geopolitical tensions and persistent supply disruptions. Brent crude oil prices are forecast to average $92/bbl in 2023 and ease to...
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