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TitleAgriculture for Development - World Development Report 2008
AuthorBanco Mundial
Content LanguageEnglish (en)
Document TypeReport
Date Of Publication2007
DescriptionThe latest World Development Report, titled "Agriculture for Development", calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries and warns that the sector must be placed at the center of the development agenda if the goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 are to be realized.

This Report addresses three main questions:

  • What can agriculture do for development?
  • What are effective instruments in using agriculture for development?
  • How can agriculture-for-development agendas best be implemented?
The report can be downloaded as one file or in parts in English. However, the report overview is in English, Spanish, French, Portugese, Arabic, Russian and Chinese.

PublisherThe World Bank
Number of Pages386 pp.
Series ID200710
Keywords AGRICULTURE
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