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Developing Countries: Agriculture

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24 April 2019

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7 May 2019 · Answer

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Agriculture

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7 May 2019

Agriculture

Summary

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Bank’s new emphasis on the private sector, in particular, whether it has encouraged large-scale industrial farming for palm oil and other commodities at the expense of the environ

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  1. 24 April 2019

    Written question

    To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Bank’s new emphasis on the private sector, in particular, whether it has encouraged large-scale industrial farming for palm oil and other commodities at the expense of the environ

    Source: Lords

  2. 7 May 2019

    Answer

    The World Bank Group (WBG) can play an important role mobilising private sector finance for quality development projects that meet robust environmental and social standards – projects that are critical to providing the finance needed to achieve the Global...

    Source: Written answer

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