Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

Given that the majority of poor people live in rural areas or rely on agriculture, and that agriculture paves the way for economic growth in the poorer nations, agricultural and rural development will underlie progress on the broad array of economic and social indicators emphasized by the Millennium...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Agricultural Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL VALUE AID AGENCIES AID PROGRAMS ANIMAL PRODUCTION BASIC SERVICES BENCHMARK CALORIC REQUIREMENTS CHILD MORTALITY CHRONIC ILLNESS CLEAN DRINKING WATER CLEAN WATER CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS CPI CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELDS CROPS CURRENT POVERTY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISEASES DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC MECHANISMS ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC SHOCKS EFFECTIVE STRATEGY EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPOWERMENT ENTITLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMERS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOOD AID FOOD AVAILABILITY FOOD IMPORTS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAPLES GDP GENDER GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP GNP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HERDERS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INCOME REDISTRIBUTION INCOMES INPUT USE IRRIGATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK SECTOR MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC REFORM MALNUTRITION MARKETING MATERNAL HEALTH NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY RATE NUTRITION POLICIES POOR COUNTRIES POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INFRASTRUCTURE POOR MARKET ACCESS POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ERADICATION POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC SECTORS PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER REAL WAGES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE USE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOME RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY LEVELS RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL ROADS SAFE WATER SAFETY NET SAPS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SOCIAL CAPITAL STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TRADE TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE NEGOTIATIONS TRADE POLICIES TRADEOFFS VALUE ADDED WAGES WATER SOURCES WELFARE GAINS WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6654799/agriculture-achieving-millennium-development-goals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8455

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Summary:	Given that the majority of poor people live in rural areas or rely on agriculture, and that agriculture paves the way for economic growth in the poorer nations, agricultural and rural development will underlie progress on the broad array of economic and social indicators emphasized by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The most effective strategy for making steady, sustainable progress toward the MDGs is to serve all the goals in an integrated way. While the agricultural sector provides critical inputs for attaining the MDG targets, the broad improvements in human capital needed to reach those targets will also result in a considerably more productive and resilient agricultural sector. There is a need to undertake a critical review of the pathways by which agriculture can contribute directly or indirectly to attaining the MDGs. This report centers on the first MDG, concerned with eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, but looks at the direct and indirect links between the MDGs and agriculture. Following an explanation of the MDGs and a discussion of their progress to date, the potential contributions of agriculture to achieving the MDGs are assessed goal by goal in the second chapter. The third chapter examines more closely how the targets of MDG 1 can be achieved in Sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia and Zambia), and how agricultural and economic growth, together with larger investments in social sectors including health and education, can substantially narrow the gap between business-as usual and MDG outcomes for Target 2 of MDG 1, halving child malnutrition levels. This report then examines how trade and macroeconomic policies for agriculture can improve the attainment of the MDGs, particularly the goal of halving poverty. The final section sets out some conclusions.

Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

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