Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development

New forces are at work in the agricultural sector: the growth of markets and private entrepreneurship, the changing global demand for food and other agricultural products, the rise of multinationals, and the expansion of integrated food chains. To realize the potential benefits, the public sector has a crucial role to play through policy initiatives to support agriculture, reduce poverty, and ensure broad rural development alignment with these forces. Building on the foundation of the Agriculture Investment Sourcebook (World Bank 2005), this book explores ways in which the public sector can work with the private sector to facilitate growth, and ensure equitable benefit distribution. It describes the key policy and institutional issues involved in promoting private sector investment in agriculture, and accelerating growth to benefit the poor. It identifies priorities for public investment in specific agricultural settings at different stages of economic growth, and offers practical approaches for enhancing the impact of such investment. Finally, it summarizes lessons learned about successful support of agricultural development, and discusses areas in which additional progress is required. Policymakers and international development organizations will find Agricultural Growth for the Poor an invaluable resource for analyzing the prospects for agriculture in the changing global environment and developing an agenda for pro-poor development.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Publication biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2005
Subjects:AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, BLINDNESS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY LEVEL, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, CRIME, CURRENCY UNIT, DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES, DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, DISABILITIES, DISCRIMINATION, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, FAMILIES, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FOOD SECURITY, GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE, GIRLS, GROWTH RATE, HOLISTIC APPROACH, HOSPITALIZATION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVED ACCESS, INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, INCREASED ACCESS, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INTERMEDIARIES, INTERVENTION, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL LEVEL, LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT, MALNUTRITION, NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, PARAMEDICS, PARENTS, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS, PARTNERSHIP, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, POLICY DIALOGUE, POOR COMMUNITIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ERADICATION, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY PROGRAMS, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY STRATEGY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE INSURANCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL APPRAISAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL ECONOMY, RURAL POOR, RURAL POVERTY, SAFETY, SAFETY NETS, SAVINGS, SCHOOLS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL MAPPING, SOCIAL MOBILIZATION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, TARGETING,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6258511/agricultural-growth-poor-agenda-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7247
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