Search Results - "Finance"

Fiscal and monetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Some thoughts for developing countries and the international community by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…Yet, with prudence, these approaches should now be used to finance specific public expenditures, such as cash transfers and safety nets for the poor and vulnerable, and certain public investments, and to keep firms operating. …”
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Five years of regional risk pooling: An updated cost-benefit analysis of the African risk capacity by Kramer, Berber, Rusconi, Rob, Glauber, Joseph W.

“…An initial cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of the African Risk Capacity (ARC), published in 2013, showed that regional risk pooling for severe droughts could increase benefits to poor households by as much as US$ 1.90 per dollar invested, due to the speed, cost and targeting gains from improved risk financing and contingency planning of a humanitarian response. …”
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Towards inclusive mechanization? Two-wheel tractor-based service markets in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe by Yahaya, Rabe, Daum, Thomas L.G., Tadesse, Ephrem, Mupangwa, Walter, Barrón-López, Albert, Matangi, Dorcas, Misiko, Michael T., Baudron, Frederic, Bisrat Getnet Awoke, Odjo, Sylvanus, Sanogo, Daouda, Assefa, Rahel, Kassa, Abrham

“…However, the emergence and economic sustainability of service providers can be undermined by bottlenecks such as access to finance, knowledge and skills development, access to fuel and spare parts, and infrastructure problems. …”
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Innovation process tracing assessment: Methodological approach and guiding principles by Giordano, Nicola, Aston, Thomas, Wadeson, Alix Sara, Adamseged, Elias, Michalscheck, Mirja, Minh, Thai Thi

“…The Initiative targets approximately 30,000 individuals across six geographical areas, focusing on four key innovation areas: vertical coordination models, product quality certification, digital logistics, and finance innovations, along with global knowledge assessment. …”
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The effect of crop insurance in Ecuadorian rice farming: a technical efficiency approach by Castro, Marcelo, Reyes Duarte, Alvaro, Villegas, Andrés, Chanci, Luis

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Recommendations for implementing rice carbon credit projects in Viet Nam - 2024-2028 Interim Period until the legal and regulatory framework for the carbon market is established by Tran, Dai Nghia, Le, Tong Hai, Sharick, Amber, Vu, Hong Trang, Nguyen, Bao Tran, Nelson, Katherine M.

“…The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) together with Ministry of Finance (MoF) are in the process of developing a framework for Viet Nam’s carbon market that will then be piloted in 2026 and made operational in 20281. …”
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The potential cost of a failed Doha Round by Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…In times of economic turmoil, countries might decide to increase current tariff rates to protect domestic industries or raise revenues in order to finance domestic programs. Using the highest applied or bound rate imposed by countries from 1995 to 2008 as an indicator, this study presents several scenarios regarding the economic costs of a failed Doha Round and a subsequent rush into protectionism. …”
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Scaling agricultural innovations: A systematic assessment with implications for pluralistic extension by Gebreyes, Million, Assefa, Habtemariam, Mekonnen, Kindu

“…Addressing constraints such as missing value chain actors, weak business cases, and limited financing demands better integration of advisory services, market actors, and financial institutions within pluralistic extension modalities. …”
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Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative: Strengthening Synergies for the Sustainable Management of Africa’s Forests by African, Union

“…Differences in ecological scope, sectoral priorities, and financing visibility -including access to carbon finance - must be addressed to unlock synergies. …”
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Rapport de validation du programme d'accélération de l'élevage sensible au genre-chaine de valeur lait by Siagbe, Golli, Derenoncourt, Marie Ena Pascale, Atadokpede, Marine, Ouedraogo, Issa

“…The key recommendation is to foster effective collaboration between livestock sector stakeholders and financial institutions to ensure high-quality training and improved access to finance by the end of the program.…”
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Building gender considerations into livestock breeding in low- and middle-income countries by Galiè, Alessandra, Ojango, Julie M.K., Farnworth, C.R., Jumba, Humphrey, Roeven, L., Marshall, Karen

“…They influence the ways in which women and men provide inputs, such as labor, finance, time, and knowledge into their livestock systems. …”
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Seeding solutions: Closing the ruminant feed gap through forage innovation in Southeast Asia by Burkart, Stefan, Mwendia, Solomon, Karimi, Peggy, Atieno, Mary, Dao, Hang Thi, Philp, Joshua

“…Forage development is therefore both a technical and institutional challenge, calling for farmer training, improved extension services, access to finance, embedding forage seed systems into national strategies, decentralizing seed production, harmonizing regional seed regulations, and incentivizing private sector engagement. …”
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Progress of the Malabo Declaration as a Regional Agenda towards addressing hunger in Africa by Ubah, Charles Chibuzor, Nagabhatla, Nidhi

“…While some countries have recorded gains in non-hunger thematic areas such as finance, trade, resilience to climate variability, and governance and accountability mechanisms, the extent to which these improvements contribute to hunger reduction remains unclear. …”
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Rice Seed Value Chains in Liberia: Mapping and SWOT Analysis by Africa Rice Center, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Liberia

“…The SWOT analysis revealed that both value chains face challenges, such as inadequate infrastructure, limited access to finance, and climate change threats. However, opportunities exist in the growing market demand for rice seed, technology adoption, and support from international organizations. …”
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Building capacity among climate adaptation planning and financial institutions for climate-resilient development using Climate Smart Governance (CSG) Dashboard, Sri Lanka by Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarnath, Giriraj, Dickowita, Ranoja

“…The training workshop on the Climate Smart Governance (CSG) Dashboard brought together officials from the National Planning Department (NPD) and the Climate Change Secretariat (CCS) from the Ministry of Finance, as well as from the Ministry of Environment, to strengthen evidence-based climate planning in Sri Lanka. …”
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CGIAR Climate Action Program in Sri Lanka by Jeya Raj, Renuka, Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarnath, Giriraj

“…Group 4 highlighted the need for coherent policies, enhanced institutional capacity, and improved access to climate finance to drive long-term resilience. The workshop serves as a catalytic platform to refine country-level implementation pathways, strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration, and align efforts with Sri Lanka’s development and climate priorities.…”
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Training program on “Strengthening Anticipatory Action and Early Warning through the AWARE Platform” in Sri Lanka by Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarnath, Giriraj, Dickowita, Ranoja

“…Participants were introduced to AWARE’s three core pillars: Early Warning, Early Action, and Early Finance, and explored how the system brings together multi-source data to trigger timely, evidence-based preparedness measures. …”
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Scaling gender-Transformative innovation bundles for inclusive and resilient food systems in Ethiopia by Ketema, Dessalegn, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Nchanji, Eileen

“…This integration embedded gender transformation into technical solutions by combining gender-responsive and nutrition-sensitive training with digital, market-driven, and social innovations delivered through the Lersha digital platform, including access to inputs, advisory services, markets, and finance. GTSTIBs were piloted in Welmera and Ejere woredas in Oromia Region, which served as HER+ learning labs. …”
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Understanding heterogeneity: A mixed-method analysis to inform context-specific strategies for the inclusive scaling of improved bean varieties by Quintero, Katherine, Pérez, Yuliana, Taborda, Luis, Pérez, Salomón, Morales, Herlindo, Buritica, Alexander, Vargas, Sandra, González, Carolina, Jiménez, Luz Adriana, Reyes, Byron

“…Scaling implications vary by typology, requiring gender-sensitive and culturally adapted extension, differentiated finance and risk-management mechanisms, and strengthened market linkages. …”
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Designing smallholder-centric product and service bundles to incentivise technology adoption using an affordance perspective by Hoffman, Elena

“…Farmers consistently valued bundles that included farm inputs, training, and finance mechanisms as essential, with livestock and market access serving as strong enhancers when aligned with their needs. …”
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