The Future of Work in Agriculture - Some Reflections
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- Christiaensen,Luc & Rutledge,Zachariah Judson & Taylor,J. Edward, 2020. "The Future of Work in Agriculture : Some Reflections," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9193, The World Bank.
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Agriculture; farm labor; fresh fruit and vegetable; productivity-enhancing investment; information and communication technology; analysis of panel data; early stage of development; send remittance; share of public spending; income elasticity of demand; farmer; agricultural labor; farm labor market; agricultural labor force; food supply chain; future of work; movement of worker;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2021-03-01 (Agricultural Economics)
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