Agriculture for development/
Agriculture for development/
- Washington: The World Bank, 2007.
- 365 p. : col.ill., col maps ; 27 cm.
- World development report, 2008. .
Overview --
Part. I. What can agriculture do for development? Growth and poverty reduction in agriculture's three worlds ; Agriculture's performance, diversity, and uncertainties ; Rural households and their pathways out of poverty --
Part II. What are effective instruments for using agriculture for development? Reforming trade, price, and subsidy policies ; Bringing agriculture to the market ; Supporting smallholder competitiveness through institutional innovations ; Innovating through science and technology ; Making agricultural systems more environmentally sustainable ; Moving beyond the farm --
Part III. How can agriculture-for-development agendas best be implemented? Emerging national agendas for agriculture's three worlds ; Strengthening governance, from local to global --
Selected indicators. Selected agricultural and rural indicators ; Selected world development indicators.
9780821368084 0821368087
Economic development
Population
Agriculture--Economic aspects
Food supply
International economic relations
World Bank
Social policy
Developing countries
338.1 / THE/A
Overview --
Part. I. What can agriculture do for development? Growth and poverty reduction in agriculture's three worlds ; Agriculture's performance, diversity, and uncertainties ; Rural households and their pathways out of poverty --
Part II. What are effective instruments for using agriculture for development? Reforming trade, price, and subsidy policies ; Bringing agriculture to the market ; Supporting smallholder competitiveness through institutional innovations ; Innovating through science and technology ; Making agricultural systems more environmentally sustainable ; Moving beyond the farm --
Part III. How can agriculture-for-development agendas best be implemented? Emerging national agendas for agriculture's three worlds ; Strengthening governance, from local to global --
Selected indicators. Selected agricultural and rural indicators ; Selected world development indicators.
9780821368084 0821368087
Economic development
Population
Agriculture--Economic aspects
Food supply
International economic relations
World Bank
Social policy
Developing countries
338.1 / THE/A