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Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank Agriculture can help reduce poverty for 75% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the environment The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture, with $8 1 billion in new commitments in 2013
Agriculture and Food: Development news, research, data | World Bank Agriculture and Food Agriculture can help reduce poverty, raise incomes and improve food security for 80% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture
World Bank and Costa Rica Join Forces to Promote Sustainable and . . . This innovative program aims at enhancing environmental sustainability, competitiveness, and economic participation of small and medium agricultural producers (PYMPAs) in Costa Rica It will directly benefit approximately 10,500 PYMPAs and their families, with technical assistance and financing reaching an estimated total of 31,500 individuals
Agriculture and Rural Development - World Bank Group Agricultural productivity growth appears to induce structural transformation within the small-town services sector, with employment in high-skilled services growing at a faster pace than that in low-skilled services
Climate-Resilient Irrigation - World Bank Group Water use in agriculture is at the core of any discussion of water and food security The World Bank supports countries with sustainable intensification of agriculture through critical investments in irrigation infrastructure as well as key institutional reforms
New World Bank Program to Support 400,000 Farmers in India’s Kerala . . . The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new program to support farmers in Kerala adapt to climate change and promote agri-entrepreneurs to market value added products It will also leverage at least $9 million of commercial finance including for agri-food small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially for women
Transforming food systems from farm to table - World Bank Group FS2030 is engaged in 56 countries, supporting policymakers on a range of reforms, including issues around agricultural support For example, it works alongside World Bank Group projects in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania, providing recipient-executed grants to repurpose fertilizer support programs
Kenya Economic Update: Transforming Agricultural Productivity to . . . Agricultural researchers from the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) have been working to produce drought-resistant crops to maximize crop outputs for smallholder farmers in Kenya’s rural areas