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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spelling okr-10986-72472021-04-23T14:02:28Z Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development World Bank AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BLINDNESS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CRIME CURRENCY UNIT DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DISABILITIES DISCRIMINATION DROUGHT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES FAMILIES FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FOOD SECURITY GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE GIRLS GROWTH RATE HOLISTIC APPROACH HOSPITALIZATION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPROVED ACCESS INCOME HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED ACCESS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTERMEDIARIES INTERVENTION LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL LEVEL LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT MALNUTRITION NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION PARAMEDICS PARENTS PARTICIPATORY POVERTY PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS PARTNERSHIP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES POLICY DIALOGUE POOR COMMUNITIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVE ASSETS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL APPRAISAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ECONOMY RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MAPPING SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS TARGETING 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. 2012-06-06T15:24:25Z 2012-06-06T15:24:25Z 2005 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6258511/agricultural-growth-poor-agenda-development 978-0-8213-6067-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7247 English en_US Directions in Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
BLINDNESS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
CRIME
CURRENCY UNIT
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
DISABILITIES
DISCRIMINATION
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
FAMILIES
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FOOD SECURITY
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
GIRLS
GROWTH RATE
HOLISTIC APPROACH
HOSPITALIZATION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
INCREASED ACCESS
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTERMEDIARIES
INTERVENTION
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL LEVEL
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT
MALNUTRITION
NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUTRITION
PARAMEDICS
PARENTS
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
PARTNERSHIP
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
POLICY DIALOGUE
POOR COMMUNITIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ERADICATION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY STRATEGY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL APPRAISAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL POOR
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL MAPPING
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
TARGETING
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
BLINDNESS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY LEVEL
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
CRIME
CURRENCY UNIT
DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
DISABILITIES
DISCRIMINATION
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
FAMILIES
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FOOD SECURITY
GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
GIRLS
GROWTH RATE
HOLISTIC APPROACH
HOSPITALIZATION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVED ACCESS
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
INCREASED ACCESS
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INTERMEDIARIES
INTERVENTION
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL INSTITUTIONS
LOCAL LEVEL
LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT
MALNUTRITION
NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUTRITION
PARAMEDICS
PARENTS
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
PARTNERSHIP
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
POLICY DIALOGUE
POOR COMMUNITIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ERADICATION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY STRATEGY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVE ASSETS
RISK MANAGEMENT
RURAL APPRAISAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL POOR
RURAL POVERTY
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL MAPPING
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
TARGETING
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Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development
relation Directions in Development
description 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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title Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development
title_short Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development
title_full Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development
title_fullStr Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural Growth for the Poor : An Agenda for Development
title_sort agricultural growth for the poor : an agenda for development
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
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