SHARED HARVESTS: Agriculture, Trade, and Employment Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade and Employment Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade and Employment
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9 7 8 9 2 2 1 2 6 8 1 2 3 IL O -U N C TA D S H A R E D H A R VE S TS : A gr ic ul tu re , Tr ad e, a nd E m pl oy m en t Agriculture employs more than a billion people in developing countries, representing 48 per cent of the developing-country labour force. This book analyses how agricultural trade affects labour markets in developing countries and in particular what it implies for the creation and destruction of jobs in the agricultural sector. Given that many agricultural workers are members of poor households, the relationship between trade and jobs in the agricultural sector is therefore highly relevant for poverty reduction and broader development strategies.
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