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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 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
Resilient Agricultural Project Boosts Livelihoods of Vulnerable . . . The project, a partnership between the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the World Bank, focused on providing assets to farmers and fisherfolk, rehabilitating croplands, and improving agricultural technologies Additionally, farmers have been introduced to climate resilience technologies, enhancing their capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions
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
Myanmar: Analysis of Farm Production Economics - World Bank Group The study finds that agricultural productivity in Myanmar is low For example, to harvest rice, one day of work generates only 23 kg of paddy in Myanmar, compared to 62 kg in Cambodia, 429 kg in Vietnam, and 547 kg in Thailand Farm practices are still largely labor intensive
From fields to markets: the role of digital platforms in West Africas . . . It delivered digital agricultural advisory services and agro-meteorological advice through various channels, including SMS, mobile applications, web services, and a telephone call center Over the project's duration, the observatory sent out over 11 million agricultural advisory messages, with 44 percent of these messages reaching women
Zambia Agriculture Investment Plan Supports Climate-Smart Agricultural . . . LUSAKA, May 12, 2019 – As climate change and uncertainty increasingly threaten Zambia’s agricultural productivity, a new report provides evidence on climate-smart technologies that provide the greatest potential for sustainability, enhanced resilience and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
Reimagining Argentinas agriculture sector - World Bank Group Argentina is the world's third largest food exporter, with the agricultural sector accounting for 15 7% of gross domestic product (GDP) and 10 6% of tax revenues in 2021 However, in recent years the country has been losing market share in international markets, which raises concerns about the sector's competitiveness
Agriculture: A Driver of Growth and Poverty Reduction - World Bank Group Much of Uganda’s progress has been due to agricultural income growth, peace and stability, education, urbanization, as well as sustained economic growth averaging 7% annually According to a new poverty assessment conducted by the World Bank, the number of people in extreme poverty in Uganda (those living on less than $1 90 (2011 PPP) a day
Agricultural Labor - World Bank Group Thirdly, the Treatment Group 2 (T2) in which an intensive interview labor module (Time-use survey) during the duration of the main season was administered every week Fourthly, Control Group 2 (C2) in which intensive interview of labour module was administered at the end of the agricultural season only (only included in the endline survey)