Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
2024年10月9日 · Agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050. But agriculture-driven growth, poverty reduction, and food security are at risk: Multiple shocks – from COVID-19 related disruptions to extreme weather, pests, and conflicts – are ...
Agriculture and Food: Development news, research, data | World …
Agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity and feed a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050. Growth in the agriculture sector is two to four times more effective in raising incomes among the poorest than other sectors.
Cambodian Agriculture in Transition: Opportunities and Risks
Yet, agricultural growth has slowed down to around 1-2% in 2013-2014. A World Bank report, Cambodian Agriculture in Transition: Opportunities and Risks , co-financed by the World Bank and Australian Government, raises concerns and suggests ways to ensure agriculture continues to be a driver of growth and poverty reduction.
Digitalizing Agricultural Payments in SSA - World Bank Group
The opportunity to receive a digital payment is correlated with first-time financial account ownership, as well as with deeper use of financial services such as digital payments, storing money, and saving in an account. This note examines the opportunity to achieve these financial inclusion benefits for the 140 million agricultural producers on the continent—66 million of …
Closing the Potential-Performance Divide in Ugandan Agriculture: …
To reduce the private investment risk, public resources must prioritise complementary public goods and services like agricultural research and roads in rural areas. Public agencies should work together in a more coordinated fashion to produce more and better data including some district-level statistics, public expenditure reviews, policy ...
Farming the Future: Harvesting Malaysia’s Agricultural Resilience ...
2024年10月14日 · Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow by 4.9 percent in 2024, up from 3.7 percent in 2023, following a stronger-than-anticipated performance in 1H 2024. This revised forecast is 0.6 percentage points or 14 percent higher than previously predicted, reflecting robust growth in consumption, investment, and trade activity.
Agriculture and Rural Development - World Bank Group
Policies, like agricultural export bans, which insulate producers (as well as consumers) from international price increases, are likely to be particularly harmful to the rural poor. Land and returns to scale in agriculture: The 2007/08 commodity price boom triggered a global “land rush,” with investors especially eager to acquire ...
Agricultural Development in Rwanda - World Bank Group
2013年1月23日 · Agricultural intensification must be executed in potentially fertile hillside land, where most of the arable land is located. The Rwandan authorities have a strong commitment to this project, and the government requested IDA support.
Kenya Economic Update: Transforming Agricultural Productivity to ...
2019年4月8日 · Boosting Agricultural Productivity The report recommends policy reforms that could help transform the sector and deliver on food and nutritional security, including: Enhance access to agricultural financing: While Kenya represents a vibrant and enabling market for FinTech, the report notes the more traditional banking that is needed to service ...
The World Bank Supports Indonesia’s Agriculture Sector to …
2022年9月9日 · Although approximately 10 percent of agricultural households are female-headed, and that women represent 24 percent of farmers, women usually own a smaller landholding size, compared to men. Around half of Indonesian farmers are smallholders – earning an average of US$3.2 per day, and they are vulnerable to climate shocks.