This paper explores the reduction of food insecurity in Bolivia, adopting a supply side approach that analyzes the role of agricultural spending on vulnerability. Vulnerability to food insecurity is captured by a municipal level composite-developed locally within the framework of World Food...

This paper explores the reduction of food insecurity in Bolivia, adopting a supply side approach that analyzes the role of agricultural spending on vulnerability. Vulnerability to food insecurity is captured by a municipal level composite -- developed locally within the framework of World Food...

A key constraint to meaningful gender inclusion in agriculture, forest and irrigation projects and productive grants is the lack of data and evidence on women’s roles in agricultural production. National statistics and labor market studies typically do not account for the contribution of rural...

Productive matching grants schemes are an important tool to modernize agricultural production. The World Bank has been supporting countries at the European Union (EU) pre-accession stage to increase their capacity and ability to administer grants according to the EU Pre-Accession Assistance for...

Chile is one of the leading agricultural producers in Latin America and an important player in world agro-alimentary markets-a position it is determined to maintain. In 2008, the government (through the Ministry of Agriculture) requested technical assistance from the World Bank to define how...