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:
CPI
GDP
GNP
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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en_US
topic 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
spellingShingle 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
World Bank
Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
description 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.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
title_short Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
title_full Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
title_fullStr Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
title_sort agriculture and achieving the millennium development goals
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6654799/agriculture-achieving-millennium-development-goals
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8455
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spelling okr-10986-84552021-04-23T14:02:39Z Agriculture and Achieving the Millennium Development Goals World Bank 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 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. 2012-06-19T18:37:40Z 2012-06-19T18:37:40Z 2005-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6654799/agriculture-achieving-millennium-development-goals http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8455 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study Economic & Sector Work