1. Promoting Azerbaijan's Agricultural Productivity (1997-2010)
- Author
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Oblitas, Keith R.
- Subjects
ADVISORY SERVICE ,LAND REFORMS ,AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ,DRAINAGE ,SOCIAL WELFARE ,FARM SECTOR ,CROP DIVERSIFICATION ,ECONOMIC GROWTH ,MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS ,PRIVATE INVESTMENT ,RURAL SECTOR ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT ,MILK ,BUSINESS ENABLING ,INFLATION ,RURAL BANKING ,AGRICULTURAL LAND ,SUBSISTENCE ,EMPLOYMENT ,MATURITIES ,PHYSICAL ASSETS ,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ,AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ,CROP AREA ,LAND REGISTRATIONS ,AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ,BANK LENDING ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ,CREDIT UNIONS ,FAMILY FARMS ,FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS ,AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT ,PRODUCTIVITY ,AGRICULTURAL SECTORS ,GOVERNMENT POLICY ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ,AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ,COLLATERAL ,MICRO-FINANCE ,RURAL PEOPLE ,INTEGRATION ,CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS ,FARMERS ,COMMERCIAL FARMS ,DISTRIBUTION OF LAND ,RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE ,LIVING STANDARDS ,PASTURE MANAGEMENT ,FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ,SUBSIDIZATION ,INCOMES ,BORROWER ,WHEAT PRODUCTION ,LAND TAXES ,SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION ,LAND OWNERSHIP ,INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY ,REGIONAL ADVISORY ,INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ,FARMS ,SANITATION ,LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS ,RURAL AREAS ,RURAL FAMILIES ,RURAL POVERTY ,EXPLOITATION ,RURAL POOR ,COMPETITIVE GRANTS ,VEGETABLES ,AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ,DONOR FUNDING ,INTEREST RATES ,POVERTY REDUCTION ,LAND REFORM ,BANKING SECTOR ,COUNTRY COMPARISONS ,AGRICULTURAL CREDITS ,GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES ,CROP PRODUCTION ,LAND MARKET ,FINANCIAL SERVICES ,AGRICULTURAL POLICY ,RURAL INCOMES ,MARKETING ,WATER USERS ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,AGRICULTURE ,AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ,FOOD PROCESSING ,DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ,ENTREPRENEURS ,MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ,STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT ,LENDING CONDITIONS ,COST-EFFECTIVENESS ,AGRICULTURAL ADVICE ,DEVELOPMENT CENTER ,IRRIGATION ,FARM SYSTEMS ,PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS ,PRIVATE BANKS ,GOVERNMENT FUNDING ,VETERINARY SERVICES ,AGRARIAN REFORM ,CREDIT PROGRAM ,PUBLIC FUNDS ,LENDERS ,BUSINESS PLANS ,ACCOUNTING ,LENDER ,TAXATION ,COMMERCIAL BANK ,BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT ,MEAT ,FOOD SECURITY ,FARMER ,CAPITAL MARKETS ,REPAYMENT SCHEDULES ,FINANCIAL VIABILITY ,VILLAGES ,CONSUMER SURPLUS ,VILLAGE ,EXTENSION AGENTS ,RURAL FINANCE ,EQUIPMENT ,TERM CREDIT ,AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ,MICRO-PROJECTS ,AID TO AGRICULTURE ,NUTRITION ,POOR COMMUNITIES ,DIVERSIFICATION ,PRIVATE SECTOR ,STORAGE FACILITIES ,EMPLOYER ,AGRICULTURAL INCOMES ,POTABLE WATER ,LAND ADMINISTRATION ,AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ,LAND DISTRIBUTION ,LAND RIGHTS ,BORROWING ,PRIVATIZATION ,LAND REGISTRATION ,RURAL ROADS ,AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT ,EXTENSION SERVICES ,ACCESS TO CREDIT ,POVERTY INCIDENCE ,EXPENDITURES ,SECOND LOAN ,COMMERCIAL BANKS ,INTERNATIONAL BANK ,AID AGENCIES ,AGGREGATE MEASURE OF SUPPORT ,MICROFINANCE ,RATES OF RETURN ,BETTER FARMING PRACTICES ,ECOLOGICAL ZONES ,COOPERATIVES ,AGRICULTURAL GROWTH ,REPAYMENT ,AGRICULTURAL SERVICES ,CROPS ,POVERTY LEVELS ,REAL ESTATE ,FOREIGN INVESTMENT ,POORER FAMILIES ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ,COLLECTIVE FARMS ,POVERTY ALLEVIATION ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE ,COUNTERPART FUNDS ,AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ,CORRUPTION ,CREDIT UNION ,LIVESTOCK ,WATER SUPPLY ,LENDING PORTFOLIO ,TRANSPORT ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,FINANCIAL SUPPORT ,SOILS ,POOR FARMERS ,ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT ,GENDER ,ACCOUNTABILITY ,LEVEL PLAYING FIELD ,ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK ,EXPENDITURE ,ADVISORY SERVICES - Abstract
The objective of this study is to evaluate the World Bank Group's (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development [IBRD], International Development Association [IDA], and International Finance Corporation [IFC]) effectiveness in promoting growth in agricultural productivity in Azerbaijan, and to derive lessons that may be relevant for the World Bank Group's future engagement in Azerbaijani agriculture. The study covers the World Bank's entire agricultural lending and analytical portfolio, and the full period of the Bank's involvement with Azerbaijan's rural sector, commencing in 1997 when the first agricultural project was launched, to 2010. The report begins (section one) with an overview of agriculture's role in Azerbaijan's economy, the strategic need for increased agricultural growth and the technical, economic and policy constraints impeding growth. Section two reviews the Bank's lending program and analytical work, and considers the appropriate balance between lending and analytical activities. Section three assesses the Bank's impact on agricultural productivity, and section four considers how environmental management, social welfare and agricultural growth can be mutually complementary. Section five and six reviews cross-cutting aspects of the Bank's work in Azerbaijan's agriculture sector, including the Bank's effectiveness as an innovator and as a partner with the government in agricultural reform. And section seven assesses the impact of the Bank's own institutional structure and practices on its operational effectiveness promoting agricultural productivity. Concluding the report, Section 8 highlights the main areas where the Bank could have had greater impact on the country's agricultural productivity, and the lessons thereby emerging for the Bank's agricultural role in Azerbaijan in future years.
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- 2011