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.
Agriculture and Food Agriculture can help reduce poverty, raise incomes and improve food security for 80% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture.
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Country Profiles developed by the World Bank and partners, give an overview of the agricultural challenges in countries around the world, and how CSA can help them adapt to and mitigate climate change.
Artificial Intelligence presents a timely and powerful tool to help reimagine agricultural transformation in ways that are more productive, sustainable, and inclusive. This report presents a comprehensive and development-oriented analysis of how AI can be responsibly deployed across agrifood systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
This innovative program aims at enhancing environmental sustainability, competitiveness, and economic participation of small and medium agricultural producers (PYMPAs) in Costa Rica. It will directly benefit approximately 10,500 PYMPAs and their families, with technical assistance and financing reaching an estimated total of 31,500 individuals.
Agricultural productivity growth appears to induce structural transformation within the small-town services sector, with employment in high-skilled services growing at a faster pace than that in low-skilled services.
The project, a partnership between the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the World Bank, focused on providing assets to farmers and fisherfolk, rehabilitating croplands, and improving agricultural technologies. Additionally, farmers have been introduced to climate resilience technologies, enhancing their capacity to adapt to changing environmental conditions.
Part 2: Farming the Future: Harvesting Malaysia’s Agricultural Resilience through Digital Technologies Malaysia has made significant strides in modernizing its agrofood system, but further efforts are essential for Malaysia to transition into a high-income country.
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. "Maintaining the global competitiveness of Argentina's agri-food sector is ...
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a new program to support farmers in Kerala adapt to climate change and promote agri-entrepreneurs to market value added products. It will also leverage at least $9 million of commercial finance including for agri-food small and medium enterprises (SMEs), especially for women.
