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, wh...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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
Online Access:	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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Summary:	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.

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

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