Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
Oct 9, 2024 · 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.
Fueling an Engine of Sustainable Growth: Agricultural Innovation …
For a long period after its creation in 1978 with a mandate to support innovation in the agriculture sector, Peru’s National Institute for Agricultural Innovation (INIA) made limited progress. Constraints included stagnant budgets, inadequate infrastructure, constant reorganization, and a high rate of staff turnover.
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
Among adults receiving agricultural payments in cash, almost 60 percent on average have a mobile phone. That share is even higher in Ghana and Kenya, though barriers exist in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar, where less than 50 percent of those receiving cash payments for agricultural products have their own mobile phone (Figure 3).
REPORT LAUNCH: Transforming Philippine Agriculture During …
Sep 9, 2020 · Modernizing the country’s agricultural sector is a very important agenda for the Philippines. Precisely, transforming Philippine agriculture into a dynamic, high-growth sector is essential to poverty reduction, inclusive growth and getting to …
Unlocking the Potential of Agriculture for Afghanistan’s Growth
May 6, 2018 · the inclusive nature of agricultural jobs for vulnerable groups, such as women, youth, and the landless; and, the role of public-private sector interventions in supporting job creation in agriculture. KEY FINDINGS. The rural economy, however, is not yet equipped to absorb all workers into the labor market.
PHILIPPINES: Vibrant Agriculture is Key to Faster Recovery and …
MANILA, September 9, 2020—Transforming Philippine agriculture into a dynamic, high-growth sector is essential for the country to speed up recovery, poverty reduction and inclusive growth, according to the latest report released by the World Bank.
Agribusiness: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Experience shows that when a country’s agricultural sector is not competitive, there is greater reliance on imports and less agriculture-driven poverty reduction in rural areas. Agribusiness small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to link smallholder producers to national markets, meet food demand and create tomorrow’s jobs .
Agriculture Finance & Agriculture Insurance - World Bank Group
Innovative Products: We assist in the design and develop a wide range of instruments, either as a technical assistance or part of lending projects: value chain finance, innovative credit scoring based on agriculture specificities, partial credit guarantees schemes, digital agriculture platforms linking agriculture value chains and financial ...
Reimagining Argentina's 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.