Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity

The agricultural and food production sector plays a key role in fighting poverty and food insecurity in Moldova, but is facing critical challenges to modernize and integrate into the international market. This paper focuses on smallholder farms, which make up 95 percent of all farms, and explores their potential for growth and the poverty links. Findings reveal that structural change is slow and smallholder farm growth in Moldova is an exception, not the rule. Only a small share of smallholder farms have the interest or capacity to commercialize but need targeted support policies to grow, intensify their farm activities, and integrate into the markets. For the remaining majority, enhancing their livelihoods calls for policies beyond the agricultural sector to help farm households diversify toward non-farm income.

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Subjects:POVERTY THRESHOLD, RURAL DIVIDE, RISKS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, FARM GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, POVERTY LINE, IMPACT ON POVERTY, LAND REFORM, FARMER GROUPS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, OLD AGE, RURAL SUCCESS, POLITICS, POVERTY LEVELS, RURAL EXTENSION, RURAL INHABITANTS, INCOME, LANDLESS PEOPLE, SMALLHOLDER SECTOR, POVERTY RATES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, COUNTERFACTUAL, FARM MANAGEMENT, FOOD QUALITY, RURAL LIVELIHOODS, PRIVATE SAFETY NETS, RURAL INCOMES, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS, INCOME SUPPORT, FARM INCOME, FARM HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, MEASURES, POVERTY MEASURES, SMALL FARMS, LAND PRICES, SAFETY NETS, POVERTY REDUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, RURAL PEOPLE, RURAL POPULATIONS, CROP PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, POOR HOUSEHOLD, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, RURAL INCOME, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME INEQUALITY, LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES, RURAL PHENOMENON, FARM EMPLOYMENT, FOOD CHAIN, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POOR EDUCATION, COMMERCIAL FARMERS, TRANSFERS, FARM SIZE, REMOTE DISTRICTS, SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, POVERTY STATUS, LAND RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT INCOME, LAND OWNERSHIP, SOCIAL SECURITY, CALORIE INTAKE, FARMERS, LANDOWNER, RURAL SERVICES, LAND DISTRIBUTION, COMMERCIAL FARMS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY, FARM SECTOR, SMALLHOLDER FARMS, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FARM OUTPUT, FARM PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, LAND TITLES, FARMLAND, FOOD SECURITY, EMPLOYMENT INCOMES, COLLECTIVE FARMS, DROUGHT, COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE, HOUSEHOLD PLOTS, SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY MEASUREMENT, MARKET FAILURES, SUBSISTENCE CROPS, FARM PRODUCTION, LAND QUALITY, RURAL AREA, SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL FAMILIES, FARM ACTIVITIES, RURAL POVERTY RATES, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, RURAL POVERTY, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, ABSOLUTE POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, RURAL ECONOMY, AGRICULTURAL LAND, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, RURAL, FARM FAMILIES, FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS, FARM WORK, NUTRITION, TRANSACTION COSTS, LAND SIZE, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, POVERTY SEVERITY, SOCIAL POLICIES, RURAL WORKFORCE, RURAL REGIONS, FARM INCOMES, EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, INSURANCE, FOOD INSECURITY, TARGETING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, RURAL POLICY, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, POVERTY SITUATION, IRRIGATION, INCOME SHARES, SMALLHOLDER FARMING, RURAL AREAS, POVERTY, AGRICULTURAL INCOMES, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SUPPLY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, POOR, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POLITICAL INFLUENCE, FOOD PRICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, RURAL POLICIES, LIVELIHOOD SECURITY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, INCOME VOLATILITY, INEQUALITY, POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
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spelling dig-okr-10986247792021-05-25T08:49:46Z Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity World Bank Group POVERTY THRESHOLD RURAL DIVIDE RISKS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH HOUSEHOLD SIZE FARM GROWTH AGRICULTURAL GROWTH POVERTY LINE IMPACT ON POVERTY LAND REFORM FARMER GROUPS ECONOMIC GROWTH FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OLD AGE RURAL SUCCESS POLITICS POVERTY LEVELS RURAL EXTENSION RURAL INHABITANTS INCOME LANDLESS PEOPLE SMALLHOLDER SECTOR POVERTY RATES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNTERFACTUAL FARM MANAGEMENT FOOD QUALITY RURAL LIVELIHOODS PRIVATE SAFETY NETS RURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS INCOME SUPPORT FARM INCOME FARM HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT MEASURES POVERTY MEASURES SMALL FARMS LAND PRICES SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POPULATIONS CROP PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POOR HOUSEHOLD HOUSEHOLD HEAD RURAL INCOME INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES RURAL PHENOMENON FARM EMPLOYMENT FOOD CHAIN POVERTY INCIDENCE POOR EDUCATION COMMERCIAL FARMERS TRANSFERS FARM SIZE REMOTE DISTRICTS SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME POVERTY STATUS LAND RIGHTS EMPLOYMENT INCOME LAND OWNERSHIP SOCIAL SECURITY CALORIE INTAKE FARMERS LANDOWNER RURAL SERVICES LAND DISTRIBUTION COMMERCIAL FARMS POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY FARM SECTOR SMALLHOLDER FARMS HOUSEHOLD HEADS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOOD PRODUCTION FARM OUTPUT FARM PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL POLICY LAND TITLES FARMLAND FOOD SECURITY EMPLOYMENT INCOMES COLLECTIVE FARMS DROUGHT COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE HOUSEHOLD PLOTS SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT POVERTY MEASUREMENT MARKET FAILURES SUBSISTENCE CROPS FARM PRODUCTION LAND QUALITY RURAL AREA SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS RURAL FAMILIES FARM ACTIVITIES RURAL POVERTY RATES AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL POVERTY INCOME DISTRIBUTION ABSOLUTE POVERTY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR RURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL LAND SMALLHOLDER FARMERS RURAL FARM FAMILIES FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS FARM WORK NUTRITION TRANSACTION COSTS LAND SIZE HOUSEHOLD BUDGET POVERTY SEVERITY SOCIAL POLICIES RURAL WORKFORCE RURAL REGIONS FARM INCOMES EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE INSURANCE FOOD INSECURITY TARGETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL WORKERS RURAL POLICY LAND PRODUCTIVITY SUBSISTENCE FARMERS POVERTY SITUATION IRRIGATION INCOME SHARES SMALLHOLDER FARMING RURAL AREAS POVERTY AGRICULTURAL INCOMES FOOD SAFETY FOOD SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE POOR TRANSITION ECONOMIES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POLITICAL INFLUENCE FOOD PRICES PUBLIC SPENDING RURAL POLICIES LIVELIHOOD SECURITY RURAL DEVELOPMENT POVERTY ALLEVIATION INCOME VOLATILITY INEQUALITY POOR HOUSEHOLDS The agricultural and food production sector plays a key role in fighting poverty and food insecurity in Moldova, but is facing critical challenges to modernize and integrate into the international market. This paper focuses on smallholder farms, which make up 95 percent of all farms, and explores their potential for growth and the poverty links. Findings reveal that structural change is slow and smallholder farm growth in Moldova is an exception, not the rule. Only a small share of smallholder farms have the interest or capacity to commercialize but need targeted support policies to grow, intensify their farm activities, and integrate into the markets. For the remaining majority, enhancing their livelihoods calls for policies beyond the agricultural sector to help farm households diversify toward non-farm income. 2016-08-03T17:34:28Z 2016-08-03T17:34:28Z 2016 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26518070/structural-transformation-small-farms-moldova-implications-poverty-reduction-shared-prosperity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24779 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Poverty Assessment Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Moldova
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topic POVERTY THRESHOLD
RURAL DIVIDE
RISKS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
FARM GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
LAND REFORM
FARMER GROUPS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
OLD AGE
RURAL SUCCESS
POLITICS
POVERTY LEVELS
RURAL EXTENSION
RURAL INHABITANTS
INCOME
LANDLESS PEOPLE
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNTERFACTUAL
FARM MANAGEMENT
FOOD QUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
PRIVATE SAFETY NETS
RURAL INCOMES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
INCOME SUPPORT
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
LAND PRICES
SAFETY NETS
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POPULATIONS
CROP PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
RURAL INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES
RURAL PHENOMENON
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FOOD CHAIN
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POOR EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL FARMERS
TRANSFERS
FARM SIZE
REMOTE DISTRICTS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POVERTY STATUS
LAND RIGHTS
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
LAND OWNERSHIP
SOCIAL SECURITY
CALORIE INTAKE
FARMERS
LANDOWNER
RURAL SERVICES
LAND DISTRIBUTION
COMMERCIAL FARMS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FARM OUTPUT
FARM PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
LAND TITLES
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
EMPLOYMENT INCOMES
COLLECTIVE FARMS
DROUGHT
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS
SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
MARKET FAILURES
SUBSISTENCE CROPS
FARM PRODUCTION
LAND QUALITY
RURAL AREA
SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL FAMILIES
FARM ACTIVITIES
RURAL POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
RURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
RURAL
FARM FAMILIES
FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
FARM WORK
NUTRITION
TRANSACTION COSTS
LAND SIZE
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
POVERTY SEVERITY
SOCIAL POLICIES
RURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL REGIONS
FARM INCOMES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
RURAL POLICY
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
POVERTY SITUATION
IRRIGATION
INCOME SHARES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUPPLY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
FOOD PRICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
RURAL POLICIES
LIVELIHOOD SECURITY
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
INCOME VOLATILITY
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY THRESHOLD
RURAL DIVIDE
RISKS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
FARM GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
LAND REFORM
FARMER GROUPS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
OLD AGE
RURAL SUCCESS
POLITICS
POVERTY LEVELS
RURAL EXTENSION
RURAL INHABITANTS
INCOME
LANDLESS PEOPLE
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNTERFACTUAL
FARM MANAGEMENT
FOOD QUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
PRIVATE SAFETY NETS
RURAL INCOMES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
INCOME SUPPORT
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
LAND PRICES
SAFETY NETS
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POPULATIONS
CROP PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
RURAL INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES
RURAL PHENOMENON
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FOOD CHAIN
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POOR EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL FARMERS
TRANSFERS
FARM SIZE
REMOTE DISTRICTS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POVERTY STATUS
LAND RIGHTS
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
LAND OWNERSHIP
SOCIAL SECURITY
CALORIE INTAKE
FARMERS
LANDOWNER
RURAL SERVICES
LAND DISTRIBUTION
COMMERCIAL FARMS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FARM OUTPUT
FARM PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
LAND TITLES
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
EMPLOYMENT INCOMES
COLLECTIVE FARMS
DROUGHT
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS
SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
MARKET FAILURES
SUBSISTENCE CROPS
FARM PRODUCTION
LAND QUALITY
RURAL AREA
SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL FAMILIES
FARM ACTIVITIES
RURAL POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
RURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
RURAL
FARM FAMILIES
FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
FARM WORK
NUTRITION
TRANSACTION COSTS
LAND SIZE
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
POVERTY SEVERITY
SOCIAL POLICIES
RURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL REGIONS
FARM INCOMES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
RURAL POLICY
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
POVERTY SITUATION
IRRIGATION
INCOME SHARES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUPPLY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
FOOD PRICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
RURAL POLICIES
LIVELIHOOD SECURITY
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
INCOME VOLATILITY
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
spellingShingle POVERTY THRESHOLD
RURAL DIVIDE
RISKS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
FARM GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
LAND REFORM
FARMER GROUPS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
OLD AGE
RURAL SUCCESS
POLITICS
POVERTY LEVELS
RURAL EXTENSION
RURAL INHABITANTS
INCOME
LANDLESS PEOPLE
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNTERFACTUAL
FARM MANAGEMENT
FOOD QUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
PRIVATE SAFETY NETS
RURAL INCOMES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
INCOME SUPPORT
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
LAND PRICES
SAFETY NETS
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POPULATIONS
CROP PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
RURAL INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES
RURAL PHENOMENON
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FOOD CHAIN
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POOR EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL FARMERS
TRANSFERS
FARM SIZE
REMOTE DISTRICTS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POVERTY STATUS
LAND RIGHTS
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
LAND OWNERSHIP
SOCIAL SECURITY
CALORIE INTAKE
FARMERS
LANDOWNER
RURAL SERVICES
LAND DISTRIBUTION
COMMERCIAL FARMS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FARM OUTPUT
FARM PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
LAND TITLES
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
EMPLOYMENT INCOMES
COLLECTIVE FARMS
DROUGHT
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS
SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
MARKET FAILURES
SUBSISTENCE CROPS
FARM PRODUCTION
LAND QUALITY
RURAL AREA
SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL FAMILIES
FARM ACTIVITIES
RURAL POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
RURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
RURAL
FARM FAMILIES
FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
FARM WORK
NUTRITION
TRANSACTION COSTS
LAND SIZE
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
POVERTY SEVERITY
SOCIAL POLICIES
RURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL REGIONS
FARM INCOMES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
RURAL POLICY
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
POVERTY SITUATION
IRRIGATION
INCOME SHARES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUPPLY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
FOOD PRICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
RURAL POLICIES
LIVELIHOOD SECURITY
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
INCOME VOLATILITY
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY THRESHOLD
RURAL DIVIDE
RISKS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
FARM GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
LAND REFORM
FARMER GROUPS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
OLD AGE
RURAL SUCCESS
POLITICS
POVERTY LEVELS
RURAL EXTENSION
RURAL INHABITANTS
INCOME
LANDLESS PEOPLE
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNTERFACTUAL
FARM MANAGEMENT
FOOD QUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
PRIVATE SAFETY NETS
RURAL INCOMES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
INCOME SUPPORT
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
LAND PRICES
SAFETY NETS
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POPULATIONS
CROP PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
RURAL INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES
RURAL PHENOMENON
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FOOD CHAIN
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POOR EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL FARMERS
TRANSFERS
FARM SIZE
REMOTE DISTRICTS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POVERTY STATUS
LAND RIGHTS
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
LAND OWNERSHIP
SOCIAL SECURITY
CALORIE INTAKE
FARMERS
LANDOWNER
RURAL SERVICES
LAND DISTRIBUTION
COMMERCIAL FARMS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FARM OUTPUT
FARM PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
LAND TITLES
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
EMPLOYMENT INCOMES
COLLECTIVE FARMS
DROUGHT
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS
SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
MARKET FAILURES
SUBSISTENCE CROPS
FARM PRODUCTION
LAND QUALITY
RURAL AREA
SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL FAMILIES
FARM ACTIVITIES
RURAL POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
RURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
RURAL
FARM FAMILIES
FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
FARM WORK
NUTRITION
TRANSACTION COSTS
LAND SIZE
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
POVERTY SEVERITY
SOCIAL POLICIES
RURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL REGIONS
FARM INCOMES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
RURAL POLICY
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
POVERTY SITUATION
IRRIGATION
INCOME SHARES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUPPLY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
FOOD PRICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
RURAL POLICIES
LIVELIHOOD SECURITY
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
INCOME VOLATILITY
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
World Bank Group
Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
description The agricultural and food production sector plays a key role in fighting poverty and food insecurity in Moldova, but is facing critical challenges to modernize and integrate into the international market. This paper focuses on smallholder farms, which make up 95 percent of all farms, and explores their potential for growth and the poverty links. Findings reveal that structural change is slow and smallholder farm growth in Moldova is an exception, not the rule. Only a small share of smallholder farms have the interest or capacity to commercialize but need targeted support policies to grow, intensify their farm activities, and integrate into the markets. For the remaining majority, enhancing their livelihoods calls for policies beyond the agricultural sector to help farm households diversify toward non-farm income.
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topic_facet POVERTY THRESHOLD
RURAL DIVIDE
RISKS
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
FARM GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
LAND REFORM
FARMER GROUPS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
OLD AGE
RURAL SUCCESS
POLITICS
POVERTY LEVELS
RURAL EXTENSION
RURAL INHABITANTS
INCOME
LANDLESS PEOPLE
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
COUNTERFACTUAL
FARM MANAGEMENT
FOOD QUALITY
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
PRIVATE SAFETY NETS
RURAL INCOMES
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
INCOME SUPPORT
FARM INCOME
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
MEASURES
POVERTY MEASURES
SMALL FARMS
LAND PRICES
SAFETY NETS
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
RURAL PEOPLE
RURAL POPULATIONS
CROP PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
RURAL INCOME
INCOME GROWTH
INCOME INEQUALITY
LACK OF STORAGE FACILITIES
RURAL PHENOMENON
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FOOD CHAIN
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POOR EDUCATION
COMMERCIAL FARMERS
TRANSFERS
FARM SIZE
REMOTE DISTRICTS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
POVERTY STATUS
LAND RIGHTS
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
LAND OWNERSHIP
SOCIAL SECURITY
CALORIE INTAKE
FARMERS
LANDOWNER
RURAL SERVICES
LAND DISTRIBUTION
COMMERCIAL FARMS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY
FARM SECTOR
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FARM OUTPUT
FARM PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
LAND TITLES
FARMLAND
FOOD SECURITY
EMPLOYMENT INCOMES
COLLECTIVE FARMS
DROUGHT
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS
SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
MARKET FAILURES
SUBSISTENCE CROPS
FARM PRODUCTION
LAND QUALITY
RURAL AREA
SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL FAMILIES
FARM ACTIVITIES
RURAL POVERTY RATES
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
RURAL ECONOMY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
RURAL
FARM FAMILIES
FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS
FARM WORK
NUTRITION
TRANSACTION COSTS
LAND SIZE
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
POVERTY SEVERITY
SOCIAL POLICIES
RURAL WORKFORCE
RURAL REGIONS
FARM INCOMES
EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
INSURANCE
FOOD INSECURITY
TARGETING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
RURAL POLICY
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
POVERTY SITUATION
IRRIGATION
INCOME SHARES
SMALLHOLDER FARMING
RURAL AREAS
POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUPPLY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
FOOD PRICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
RURAL POLICIES
LIVELIHOOD SECURITY
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
INCOME VOLATILITY
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
title_short Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
title_full Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
title_fullStr Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
title_full_unstemmed Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
title_sort structural transformation of small farms in moldova : implications for poverty reduction and shared prosperity
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26518070/structural-transformation-small-farms-moldova-implications-poverty-reduction-shared-prosperity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24779
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