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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820981703321

Titolo

Agricultural growth for the poor : : an agenda for development

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2005

ISBN

1-280-19212-7

9786610192120

0-8213-6068-X

Descrizione fisica

xxvi, 197 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Directions in development

Disciplina

338.1/09172/4

Soggetti

Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Agriculture and state - Developing countries

Agricultural development projects - Developing countries

Agricultural assistance - Developing countries

Public-private sector cooperation - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Poor - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Executive Summary; 1. The Role of Agricultural Growth in Development Strategies to Benefit the Poor; Boxes; Figures; Tables; 2. The Rapidly Changing Context for Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities; 3. Policies and Institutions to Accelerate Agricultural Growth for the Poor; 4. Public Investments for Pro-Poor Growth; 5. Tailoring Development Support to Diverse Agricultural Systems; 6. Getting Agriculture Back on the Development Agenda; Endnotes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The majority of the world's poor depend directly or indirectly on agriculture. Despite the strong linkages between broad-based agricultural growth and poverty reduction, international support to agriculture sharply declined from the late 1980's. The need to raise agriculture's prominence in the development agenda has never been greater. This book seeks to articulate the World Bank's Rural Strategy on agriculture to the wider development community. It provides



decision makers with the rationale for supporting agriculture by presenting the lessons learned on the policies, institutions, and priori...