TY - BOOK TI - Afghan competitiveness for job creation : : agricultural value chains : final report / SN - 9789221310068 AV - Pamphlet S471. A3. PY - 2015/// CY - [Kabul, Afghanistan] : PB - Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ; , International Labour Organization (ILO), KW - Agriculture – Afghanistan KW - Agriculture – Afghanistan – History KW - Agriculture – Afghanistan – Bibliography KW - Community development – Afghanistan KW - Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan KW - Economic development – Afghanistan KW - Rural development – Afghanistan N1 - Cover title. “September 2015”. “Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) ; International Labour Organization (ILO)”—at head of title ; Contents: contents—Acronyms—Executive summary—1. Background—2. Study methodology—3. Statistical review—4. Sector analysis and competitiveness—5. Farm households—their financial aspect and link to the labour market—6. Value chain dynamics and prospects—7. Conclusions and recommendations N2 - Summary: “The strategic vision of the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GoIRA) for the transformation decade espoused in the realizing self-reliance paper highlights the centrality of Afghans. However, when the competitiveness of the Afghan agriculture sector appears eroded against its major trading partners, there are doubts as to whether the decelerating Afghan economy can absorb the exploding supply of labour without realignment of its policies around competitiveness and jobs…”—(page v) ER -