Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
2024年10月9日 · 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 …
A third set of activities focused on promoting innovation on the ground, most notably through a demand-driven competitive grants program that directed funding to innovation activities via 541 subprojects implemented throughout the country. Results. PNIA, implemented between 2015 and 2021, achieved the following key results.
Agribusiness: Development news, research, data | World Bank
Agribusiness small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to link smallholder producers to national markets, meet food demand and create tomorrow’s jobs. Africa’s food market, valued at about US$313 billion a year in 2013, could triple by 2030, with investments in infrastructure, smart business and trade policies and a dynamic ...
REPORT LAUNCH: Transforming Philippine Agriculture During …
2020年9月9日 · Good morning! It’s a distinct honor for me and the World Bank to be launching this morning, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, the report titled “Transforming Philippine Agriculture During COVID-19 and Beyond”. And more so with the presence of Secretary Dar, the architect of the country’s New Thinking in Agriculture, and ...
Agriculture Finance & Agriculture Insurance - World Bank Group
Agriculture finance empowers poor farmers to increase their wealth and facilitates the development of food value chains for feeding 9 billion people by 2050. Our work in agriculture finance helps clients provide market-based financial services, and fund long-term and green investments to support sustainable agriculture and agri-food value ...
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. Key Findings.
Cameroon Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
2024年10月17日 · Two of its border regions with Nigeria (northwest and southwest) are Anglophone, while the rest of the country is Francophone. Cameroon is endowed with rich natural resources, including oil and gas, mineral ores, and high-value species of timber, and agricultural products, such as coffee, cotton, cocoa, maize, and cassava. Political Context
Benin Tackles Agriculture Challenges with Tangible Results for ...
2019年11月8日 · The World Bank's support has produced significant progress in agricultural diversification, productivity improvement, agricultural products processing, and increased non-cotton production. As of July 15, 2019, PADA has reached 243,664 direct beneficiaries, 39% of whom were women, who have been supported compared to a target of 250,000 by ...
Water in Agriculture - World Bank Group
2023年7月26日 · Water in agriculture is central to feeding the planet, providing livelihoods, and building resilience to climate shocks and extremes. Yet sustainable achievement of these objectives is threatened by growing demand for food and fiber, unsustainable resource use, and ever increasing climate volatility and change.
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. Titled “Transforming Philippine Agriculture During Covid-19 and Beyond,” the report says ...