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    Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development
    Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development
    Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development
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    Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development

    By World Bank Staff

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    The majority of the world's poor depend directly or indirectly on agriculture. Despite the strong linkages between broad-based agricultural growth and poverty reduction, international support to agriculture sharply declined from the late 1980s. The need to raise agriculture's prominence in the development agenda has never been greater. This book seeks to articulate the World Bank's Rural Strategy on agriculture to the wider development community. It provides decision makers with the rationale for supporting agriculture by presenting the lessons learned on the policies, institutions, and priority investments that can sustain pro-poor agricultural growth.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWorld Bank Publications
    Release dateJun 1, 2005
    ISBN9780821360675
    Agricultural Growth for the Poor: An Agenda for Development

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