Last April, Australia's Productivity Commission considered the cost of bullying in a report on workplace safety.

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"Just helping women farmers have the same access to inputs and control of resources that male farmers have would really do a lot in terms of improving agriculture productivity, reducing hunger and malnutrition."

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The World Health Organization estimates that malaria costs Africa an estimated $12 billion a year in health expenditures and lost productivity.

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Workers generally spend about 90 minutes a week on the pool, and studies say that reduces productivity.

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Nwanze says with more support, smallholder farmers can increase their productivity to produce a food surplus.

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A study by the U.S.Centers for Disease Control reports that medical care and the loss of worker productivity averages about $3,000 annually for each smoker.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

He says the economy is growing for the first time in a year, productivity is surging, companies are reporting profits and the stock market is showing gains.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

And rural agri-businesses can mean a pathway out of poverty, There has been much controversy and opposition over the use of genetically modified crops as a means of boosting productivity.

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But because of the numbers of employee deaths and the media attention they have attracted, critics say France Telecom's problems have emerged as a warning story about the downsides of valuing productivity and growth over employee well being.

VOA: standard.2010.04.11

Indeed,volatile food prices, population growth, low agricultural productivity and the potentially devastating effects of climate change make it a particularly daunting challenge. The IFAD president says over the past 30 years, agricultural productivity in developing countries has been stagnant or in decline. He blames it on years of under-investment.

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So this is a timely opportunity to remind the world how agricultural biodiversity can improve productivity and nutrition,enhance livelihoods, respond to environmental challenges and deliver food security, Last July,the G8 summit in L'Aquila,Italy, issued a statement saying, There is an urgent need for decisive action to free humankind from hunger and poverty.

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