Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development
New forces are at work in the agricultural sector: the growth of markets and private entrepreneurship, the changing global demand for food and other agricultural products, the rise of multinationals, and the expansion of integrated food chains. To...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6258511/agricultural-growth-poor-agenda-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7247 |
| Summary: | New forces are at work in the
agricultural sector: the growth of markets and private
entrepreneurship, the changing global demand for food and
other agricultural products, the rise of multinationals, and
the expansion of integrated food chains. To realize the
potential benefits, the public sector has a crucial role to
play through policy initiatives to support agriculture,
reduce poverty, and ensure broad rural development alignment
with these forces. Building on the foundation of the
Agriculture Investment Sourcebook (World Bank 2005), this
book explores ways in which the public sector can work with
the private sector to facilitate growth, and ensure
equitable benefit distribution. It describes the key policy
and institutional issues involved in promoting private
sector investment in agriculture, and accelerating growth to
benefit the poor. It identifies priorities for public
investment in specific agricultural settings at different
stages of economic growth, and offers practical approaches
for enhancing the impact of such investment. Finally, it
summarizes lessons learned about successful support of
agricultural development, and discusses areas in which
additional progress is required. Policymakers and
international development organizations will find
Agricultural Growth for the Poor an invaluable resource for
analyzing the prospects for agriculture in the changing
global environment and developing an agenda for pro-poor development. |
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