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