Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20)
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess how relevant and effective the World Bank Group has been in its support for agrifood system development (AFSD) —that is, in developing more productive, inclusive, and sustainable farms and agribusiness fir...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English English |
| Published: |
Washington, DC
2022
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099603508292232536/SECBOS0a0aea3e0d70bd9006aa69c788243 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37931 |
| id |
okr-10986-37931 |
|---|---|
| recordtype |
oai_dc |
| spelling |
okr-10986-379312022-08-30T05:10:37Z Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) World Bank WORLD BANK EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW AGRIFOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION WORLD BANK AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IFC AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENTS WORLD BANK AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS The purpose of the evaluation is to assess how relevant and effective the World Bank Group has been in its support for agrifood system development (AFSD) —that is, in developing more productive, inclusive, and sustainable farms and agribusiness firms. The evaluation finds that the Bank Group’s interventions (FY 2010–20) were broadly relevant, although gaps remain in scaling up and better targeting support to countries that need it the most. Bank Group interventions were also effective overall in improving productivity, inclusion, and sustainability, but less so in LICs, particularly in West and Central Africa. World Bank interventions that focused on supporting production were less successful than interventions that combined production and market approaches. World Bank support for improving productivity was insufficiently diversified toward higher-value products that offer multiple benefits. IFC agribusiness investments faced challenges meeting environmental and social (E&S) standards, especially in LICs. IEG offers three recommendations to enhance Bank Group support for AFSD. (i) To enhance its effectiveness in developing agrifood systems, the World Bank Group’s efforts to support production technologies should be complemented by efforts to improve market access, especially in LICs and in countries at the traditional stage of agrifood system development. These can be pursued through synergies in Bank Group interventions or with partners; (ii) To achieve more sustainable agrifood systems, where conditions permit, the World Bank Group should support production diversification to meet the growing demand for undersupplied high-value-added, nutritious products while ensuring that smallholder farmers and SMEs benefit from the diversification; and (iii) To enhance the contribution of IFC support for AFSD, IFC should pilot and adopt more effective ways to support clients to better meet E&S Performance Standards, especially in LICs. 2022-08-29T20:47:45Z 2022-08-29T20:47:45Z 2022-08-29 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099603508292232536/SECBOS0a0aea3e0d70bd9006aa69c788243 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37931 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC IEG Evaluation Publications & Research |
| repository_type |
Digital Repository |
| institution_category |
Foreign Institution |
| institution |
Digital Repositories |
| building |
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository |
| collection |
World Bank |
| language |
English English |
| topic |
WORLD BANK EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW AGRIFOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION WORLD BANK AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IFC AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENTS WORLD BANK AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS |
| spellingShingle |
WORLD BANK EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW AGRIFOOD SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS AGRICULTURE DIVERSIFICATION WORLD BANK AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SUSTAINABLE AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IFC AGRIBUSINESS INVESTMENTS WORLD BANK AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS World Bank Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) |
| description |
The purpose of the evaluation is to
assess how relevant and effective the World Bank Group has
been in its support for agrifood system development (AFSD)
—that is, in developing more productive, inclusive, and
sustainable farms and agribusiness firms. The evaluation
finds that the Bank Group’s interventions (FY 2010–20) were
broadly relevant, although gaps remain in scaling up and
better targeting support to countries that need it the most.
Bank Group interventions were also effective overall in
improving productivity, inclusion, and sustainability, but
less so in LICs, particularly in West and Central Africa.
World Bank interventions that focused on supporting
production were less successful than interventions that
combined production and market approaches. World Bank
support for improving productivity was insufficiently
diversified toward higher-value products that offer multiple
benefits. IFC agribusiness investments faced challenges
meeting environmental and social (E&S) standards,
especially in LICs. IEG offers three recommendations to
enhance Bank Group support for AFSD. (i) To enhance its
effectiveness in developing agrifood systems, the World Bank
Group’s efforts to support production
technologies should be complemented by efforts to improve
market access, especially in LICs and in countries at the
traditional stage of agrifood system development. These can
be pursued through synergies in Bank Group interventions or
with partners; (ii) To achieve more sustainable agrifood
systems, where conditions permit, the World Bank Group
should support production diversification to meet the
growing demand for undersupplied high-value-added,
nutritious products while ensuring that smallholder farmers
and SMEs benefit from the diversification; and (iii) To
enhance the contribution of IFC support for AFSD, IFC should
pilot and adopt more effective ways to support clients to
better meet E&S Performance Standards, especially in LICs. |
| format |
Report |
| author |
World Bank |
| author_facet |
World Bank |
| author_sort |
World Bank |
| title |
Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) |
| title_short |
Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) |
| title_full |
Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) |
| title_fullStr |
Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Toward Productive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Firms : An Evaluation of the World Bank Group’s Support for the Development of Agrifood Economies (2010–20) |
| title_sort |
toward productive, inclusive, and sustainable farms and agribusiness firms : an evaluation of the world bank group’s support for the development of agrifood economies (2010–20) |
| publisher |
Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2022 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099603508292232536/SECBOS0a0aea3e0d70bd9006aa69c788243 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37931 |
| _version_ |
1764488152163024896 |