03595oam 22007695 450 991082098170332120200520144314.01-280-19212-797866101921200-8213-6068-X10.1596/0-8213-6067-1(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(The World Bank)2005416017(US-djbf)14027940(EXLCZ)99100000000003154020050707d2005 ua 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAgricultural growth for the poor : an agenda for developmentWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2005.xxvi, 197 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections 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.)World Bank e-Library.AgricultureEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesAgriculture and stateDeveloping countriesAgricultural development projectsDeveloping countriesAgricultural assistanceDeveloping countriesPublic-private sector cooperationDeveloping countriesPovertyDeveloping countriesPoorDeveloping countriesAgricultureEconomic aspectsAgriculture and stateAgricultural development projectsAgricultural assistancePublic-private sector cooperationPovertyPoor338.1/09172/4World Bank.DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910820981703321Agricultural growth for the poor4050919UNINA