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.

2024年6月4日 · 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.

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.

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.

Ulaanbaatar, May 29, 2019 – Mongolia’s Central Economic Corridor (CEC), the key transportation network connecting China and Russia through Ulaanbaatar, offers promising opportunities to bring Mongolian agricultural products to world markets and to diversify the country’s exports away from mining resources. Still, according to a new World ...

2018年5月6日 · 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.

2024年2月26日 · The project has six components, including building resilient agricultural production capacity to strengthen the productivity and resilience of domestic food production to shocks and stressors, by supporting the development and adoption of improved agricultural inputs and services and climate-smart and gender-sensitive farming technologies in ...

2018年6月19日 · The report, which provides a historical review of the sector, notes that rising population and growth of incomes have increased the demand for food and agro-processed products. This is putting increased pressure on the environment amid frequent and severe climate conditions, made worse by the continued dependence on rainfed agriculture.

2019年4月8日 · Enhance access to agricultural financing: While Kenya represents a vibrant and enabling market for FinTech, the report notes the more traditional banking that is needed to service commercial agriculture is lacking. About 4% of commercial bank lending is for agribusiness, despite most Kenyans being employed in agriculture or agribusiness.

2022年9月9日 · They are crucial for meeting the rising demand of food and agro-industrial products, particularly amid the threat of food insecurity. While rising demand for diversified and higher-value products presents a huge opportunity for Indonesia’s agri-food sector, at the same time the sector needs to navigate a set of increasingly complex challenges.