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World Bank to Approve $500m Nigeria Loan for Agriculture
21 Feb 2026 00:52 GMT
… month to boost agricultural productivity, strengthen value chains, and create jobs across participating … challenges.”
It added that agriculture remains the largest employer, with “roughly one … to leverage agriculture as a driver of rural employment and income …
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Tech bills of the week: AI training tax breaks; modernizing agriculture with emerging tech, and more
21 Feb 2026 01:26 GMT
… providing AI training to employees equal to 30% of … will help workers build critical AI skills, boost productivity, and … of the departments of Labor, Treasury andCommerce to organize … programming surrounding deploying digital agriculture, namely AI and remote …
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Productivity is an urgent problem for Canada. The response? A 15-year study
20 Feb 2026 20:03 GMT
… telecom, airlines, banking and agriculture) that face little competitive … toward low-wage temporary workers who substitute for capital, … declining in effectiveness and productivity.
These are well- … 2014 to 2024, Canadian labour productivity grew at just 0. …
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Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies passes controversial labour reform bill
20 Feb 2026 19:32 GMT
… boost productivity, attract foreign investment and limit labour lawsuits. … feelings of uncertainty among employees.
Others questioned how … would allow employers to compensate workers with time off … such as banking and agriculture have improved, manufacturing …
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Growers urge cooperative farming to boost agriculture, food security
20 Feb 2026 17:12 GMT
… growers and generating more employment.
They said the … pool land, labour, and capital to improve productivity, share machinery … cooperative farming to utilise agricultural lands efficiently.”
He said … used their respective workers on their respective lands …
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Gender parity must be agriculture’s next big conversation
20 Feb 2026 14:47 GMT
… continue to influence labour dynamics, limit economic … agriculture, a reality that undermines the objectives of the Employment … agricultural sector remains one of the significant employers … empowering women farmers boosts productivity, strengthens food systems …
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The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers
20 Feb 2026 11:09 GMT
… to be larger. From an employer’s perspective, just as advantageous … under pressure to achieve higher productivity. Several workers reported that if they … protection for agricultural workers, with some progress noted in strengthened labour codes and …
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Minister Kpaka Hands Over Agricultural Equipment to Ma Nyande Women’s Development Organisation
19 Feb 2026 23:33 GMT
… by the International Labour Organization ILO to … as central drivers of agricultural transformation. He emphasized … strengthen cooperative structures, enhance productivity, and expand market access … positioned to create new employment opportunities and supply …
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Nepali Political Parties Unveil Ambitious Agriculture Agendas Ahead of Elections, Experts Express Skepticism
19 Feb 2026 20:22 GMT
… nanotechnology, displacing traditional labor in agriculture. Although this may … qualitatively increase agricultural productivity by ensuring easy … corruption-free agriculture.
Agendas of Smaller Parties: Employment, Export, … create 5 million jobs and ensure full …
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Food Insecurity Impacts Employees' Productivity
19 Feb 2026 15:51 GMT
Newswise — Food insecurity can increase anxiety and undermine employees at work, but workplace programs to address it can improve job outcomes, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
“There is an implicit assumption that …