Closing Gender Gap In Digital Micro-insurance Among Women Smallholders In Africa
The mandate of the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) based on the Government Gazette Notice No. 836 of 2016 is to implement various Basic Social Protection Programmes (BSPP) aimed at protecting, promoting and assisting the poor and vulnerable in society.
Programmes implemented by the Department of Community Development promote the livelihoods of poor people by providing livelihoods skills and the seed capital in form of grants or micro-capital and farm inputs
Agrimonitor Agricultural Policy Indicators: General Service Support Estimate (GSSE) 2023
This infographic illustrates the level of support provided to the agricultural sector as a whole through services such as research, development, training, inspection, marketing, and promotion. The indicator used is the General Service Support Estimate (GSSE), which is expressed as a percentage of the Total Support Estimate (TSE).
Tax Transparency in Africa 2023: Africa Initiative Progress Report
The Africa Initiative has developed and expanded its capacitybuilding activities to ensure transparency and exchange of information (EOI) benefit African countries. In 2022, five African countries reported identifying EUR 76.6 million of additional revenues (tax, interests and penalties) through EOI, the highest amount since the launch of the Africa Initiative in 2014.
Taxation of the Mining Industry in Latin America and the Caribbean: Analysis and Policy
Little is known about mining taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), although it is both particularly complex and has large effects on incentives for investments in mining activities. This paper reviews the types and consequences of mining taxes that are applied in the region and their implications for investment.
Potencial y oportunidades para América Latina y el Caribe en el escenario actual y el apoyo de la banca de desarrollo
Dividido en cuatro capítulos, este documento analiza el nuevo escenario postpandemia. El
primer capítulo describe el panorama económico mundial. El segundo capítulo
analiza la situación en América L atina y el C aribe en comparación con o tras regiones. El tercer capítulo describe las relaciones en materia de
comercio internacional y las oportunidades de la región. Y el cuarto capitulo aborda la respuesta de la Banca de Desarrollo en la financiación de las exportaciones.
Responses of Latin American development banks to the economic crisis by the covid 19 in particular in agricultural and smes sectors
Even with more knowledge of the economic effects, the international crisis caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic showed an uncertain picture at the beginning.
In this paper we focus our attention on the measures, actions and the role of public development
banks, particularly in the agricultural and micro, small and medium-sized enterprise sectors,
during the covid 19 crisis.
La seguridad energética de Centroamérica: propuesta para una estimación abarcadora
En este documento se propone un conjunto de indicadores para evaluar la seguridad energética de Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá. A partir del diagnóstico, centrado en los problemas energéticos de cada país, se presentaron indicadores que permitieran obtener un índice de seguridad energética (ISE).
The status of women in agrifood systems
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the status of women in agrifood systems. It analyses the multiple sources of inequality that constrain their participation, well-being and empowerment; describes policies and approaches that have supported gender equality and women’s empowerment; and details how women’s equal participation in agrifood systems can transform individual and global outcomes.
The Political Economy of Slum Growth: Evidence from Brazil
Existing explanations for slum growth focus on rural-urban migration and poverty. While these factors are relevant for rapidly urbanizing low-income countries, slum growth is frequent in highly urbanized, middle-income countries in Latin America. This paper provides evidence from Brazil that local government actions can increase slum growth without changes in poverty or immigration.
The unintended environmental effect of a climate change adaptation strategy_evidence from the Colombian coffee sector
Climate change is a major threat to agricultural productivity in developing countries. In this paper, we explore the unintended environmental effects of an adaptation policy that conditioned credit programs for the renewal of coffee crops on the use of pest-resistant varieties. We use the case of the Colombian coffee sector, which was severely affected by extreme rainfall events and pest proliferation from 2010–2011.