Promoting Pro-Poor Agricultural Growth in Rwanda : Challenges and Opportunities

This report summarizes the findings of a study undertaken by the World Bank at the request of the Government of Rwanda. The study had three main objectives: (i) Validate the argument that agriculture has potential to become a leading engine of pro-...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACTUAL YIELDS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL RESOURCES ANIMALS ANNUAL CROPS BANANAS BASE YEAR BEANS CASH CROPS CASSAVA CEREALS CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY COFFEE COFFEE EXPORTS COFFEE MARKET COFFEE PRICES COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE COMMODITY COMMODITY MARKETING COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION INCREASES CROP PRODUCTION CROP PROTECTION CROP YIELDS CROPPING CROPPING INTENSITY CROPPING PATTERNS CROPPING SYSTEMS CUT FLOWERS DAIRY PRODUCTS DEBT DEGRADATION DEMAND FOR FOOD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISEASES DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC PRICES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE EGGS ELASTICITY EXPORT CROPS EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKETS EXTREME POVERTY FAO FARM FARMERS FARMING FARMING SYSTEMS FERTILIZER FERTILIZER USE FISH FLOWERS FODDER FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CROP FOOD CROP PRODUCERS FOOD CROP PRODUCTION FOOD CROPS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD POLICY FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD STAPLES FRUITS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GLOBAL MARKETS GRAIN GRAZING GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE GROWTH RATE HORTICULTURAL CROPS HOUSEHOLD SIZE HUMAN CAPITAL IFPRI INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GAINS INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INCOME QUINTILE INCOMES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND HOLDINGS LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND RESOURCES LANDHOLDING SIZE LANDHOLDINGS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS MAIZE MEAT MILK MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NICHE MARKETS NUTRITION OILSEEDS PEAS PER CAPITA INCOME PESTICIDE POOR POPULATION GROWTH POTATOES POTENTIAL YIELDS POULTRY POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCE PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION GAINS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTION INPUTS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PULSES RICE ROOT CROPS RURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES RURAL GROUPS RURAL HEALTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY RATE RURAL SECTOR SEED SHEEP SILK SOIL FERTILITY SOILS SOYBEANS SPECIALTY COFFEE SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY SUGAR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH SWEET POTATOES TARGETING TEA TERRACING TRADE BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT TUBERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES VALUE ADDED VEGETABLE OILS VEGETABLES WAGE GROWTH WATER RESOURCES WHEAT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7773849/rwanda-promoting-pro-poor-agricultural-growth-challenges-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19241

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Summary:	This report summarizes the findings of a study undertaken by the World Bank at the request of the Government of Rwanda. The study had three main objectives: (i) Validate the argument that agriculture has potential to become a leading engine of pro-poor growth in Rwanda and identify potential sources of rapid and sustainable growth within the agricultural sector; (ii) identify key actions that will be needed to unlock these sources of agricultural growth, and describe actions in other sectors that will be needed to support the successful implementation of the government's agricultural policy agenda; and (iii) confirm the congruence between the priority actions needed to stimulate increased agricultural growth and the policy reforms, institutional changes, and supporting investments envisioned under the Plan Strategique de Transformation Agricole (PSTA). This report consists of five sections, of which the introduction is the first. Section 2 describes the importance of agriculture in the economy of Rwanda and analyzes recent trends in the performance of the agricultural sector. Section 3 discusses possible future drivers of growth, considering both the demand and the supply side. Section 4 presents the results of a modeling exercise that explores the likely future impacts of alternative growth strategies on incomes, poverty, foreign exchange earnings, and food security. Section 5 concludes by discussing key actions within the agricultural sector that will be needed to stimulate sustainable pro-poor growth.

Promoting Pro-Poor Agricultural Growth in Rwanda : Challenges and Opportunities

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