Jobs in North Lebanon
This paper applies a newly-developed survey instrument to assess the structure and dynamics of jobs in the potato value chain of North Lebanon. The analysis finds that while on-farm activities represent the largest source of jobs in the value chain, most of these are low-skilled, low quality jobs taken by seasonal workers, offering limited opportunities for young Lebanese workers. The best opportunities to develop high quality jobs would come through investment in downstream processing, which would have a spillover effect also on expanding lower-skilled jobs across the chain. Taking advantage of this opportunity will require addressing significant constraints in the trade and investment climate in North Lebanon.
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Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017-11-28
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Subjects: | VALUE CHAIN, POTATO, JOB CREATION, COMPETITIVENESS, GROWTH, LABOR MARKET, |
Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/425381511946041218/Jobs-in-North-Lebanon-assessment-of-the-potato-value-chain https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28938 |
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Summary: | This paper applies a newly-developed
survey instrument to assess the structure and dynamics of
jobs in the potato value chain of North Lebanon. The
analysis finds that while on-farm activities represent the
largest source of jobs in the value chain, most of these are
low-skilled, low quality jobs taken by seasonal workers,
offering limited opportunities for young Lebanese workers.
The best opportunities to develop high quality jobs would
come through investment in downstream processing, which
would have a spillover effect also on expanding
lower-skilled jobs across the chain. Taking advantage of
this opportunity will require addressing significant
constraints in the trade and investment climate in North Lebanon. |
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