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This report is a product of the World Bank's monitoring efforts in Myanmar and provides an in-depth look at the country’s agricultural sector and food security status. This study examines intertwined challenges...

Mechanization has the potential to boost agricultural production and reduce poverty in rural economies, but its impacts remain poorly understood. This paper randomizes the subsidized provision of a pair...

Data from 2,251 small and medium-size farms for 2021 and 2022 show that area reductions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine remained limited. However, worsening terms of trade...

In the past three decades, Thailand has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty, though inequality remains high. Driven by high growth rates and structural transformation...

Adoption of non-labor agricultural inputs, including pesticides and mineral fertilizers, remains low among small-scale farmers in many low-income countries. Accurate measurement of the quality of these...

Low levels of agricultural productivity and investment hinder economic growth in developing countries. This paper presents results from a field experiment in Côte d’Ivoire, which randomized wives’...