Both economic theory and modern economic history show that productivity growth in non-agricultural sectors has consistently outweighed that of the agricultural sector. Thus, as development progresses, employment, which had been centered around the agricultural sector, becomes more and more dependent on the industrial and services sectors. This relationship between economic growth, and the move ...

This technical note extends the model of Michaels et al. (2011) to introduce Eaton and Kortum (2002) heterogeneity within each sector, which facilitates a tractable analysis of bilateral transport costs. We show how the resulting model can be calibrated using data on employment by sector and location to determine productivity in each sector and location. We undertake this calibration for each y...

Technological innovation in the food sector is characterised by significant environmental impacts and a highly sensitive consumer context. The implications of genetically modified organisms in agriculture and concerns over the biosafety of new biological or chemical agents in the food chain are cases attracting recent concern. The food sector spans a complex range of activities, from primary ga...

resources’ scarcity, especially in developing countries, has caused allocation essentially among competing activities to create value. the importance of resource allocation would be more understood if we pay attention to growing complexity in societies and economic development problems they face. in the context of the national economic development literature, the notion of “key or critical sect...

Nutrition has always straddled sectors, health and agriculture being the obvious two. The environment sector is a logical and important partner sector for nutrition, although not often recognized as such. Informally and incidentally, nutritionists have included environment sector issues in their research and practice. For example, food composition databases occasionally turn up nutrient data on...

Authorized to Appraise Date: October 6, 2003 IBRD Amount ($m): Bank Approval: February 27, 2004 IDA Amount ($m): Global Supplemental Amount ($m): 5.50 Managing Unit: AFTES Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan (SIL) Status: Lending Sector: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector Theme: Biodiversity (P); Other environment and natural resources management (P); Environmental polici...

• The challenges of decreasing mortality among Tajik children are beyond the control of just the Ministry of Health (MoH) and health sector. In its stewardship role, the MoH must collaborate with other nonhealth sector stakeholders—like the food and agriculture, water and sanitation sectors -to use their combined and coordinated efforts in focusing on common objectives over the medium to long-t...

energy is considered as an important input for agricultural products. a decrease in energy subsidy and its demand reduces agricultural outputs and raises the production costs. changes in production and costs may significantly affect welfare of the agricultural producers. the main objective of this study was to analyze the impact of increased energy prices (reduction in the subsidy) on the agric...

Resources’ scarcity, especially in developing countries, has caused allocation essentially among competing activities to create value. The importance of resource allocation would be more understood if we pay attention to growing complexity in societies and economic development problems they face. In the context of the national economic development literature, the notion of “Key or Critical Sect...

Tourism has grown considerably in Cook Islands over the last 25 years, and is now the dominant sector in the economy. Visitor numbers have risen from less than 10,000 in 1976 to nearly 73,000 in 2002. While tourism is crucial to leading the future economic growth of Cook Islands, it is a complicated industry that indirectly affects many other sectors of the economy. It is important that clear s...