03427nam 22007214a 450 991045036130332120200520144314.01-280-19212-797866101921200-8213-6068-X(CKB)1000000000031540(EBL)459767(OCoLC)253776765(SSID)ssj0000085274(PQKBManifestationID)12015863(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085274(PQKBWorkID)10009826(PQKB)11462173(MiAaPQ)EBC459767(Au-PeEL)EBL459767(CaPaEBR)ebr10085120(CaONFJC)MIL19212(OCoLC)475541577(EXLCZ)99100000000003154020050707d2005 ua 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAgricultural growth for the poor[electronic resource] an agenda for developmentWashington, D.C. World Bankc20051 online resource (228 p.)Directions in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6067-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-184) and index.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; IndexThe 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...Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)AgricultureEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesAgriculture and stateDeveloping countriesAgricultural development projectsDeveloping countriesAgricultural assistanceDeveloping countriesPublic-private sector cooperationDeveloping countriesPovertyDeveloping countriesPoorDeveloping countriesElectronic books.AgricultureEconomic aspectsAgriculture and stateAgricultural development projectsAgricultural assistancePublic-private sector cooperationPovertyPoor338.1/09172/4MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450361303321Agricultural growth for the poor2065309UNINA