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Berlin Workshop Series 2008 : Agriculture and Development

dc.contributor.author Kochendörfer-Lucius, Gudrun
dc.contributor.author Pleskovic, Boris
dc.date.accessioned 2012-05-29T15:04:44Z
dc.date.available 2012-05-29T15:04:44Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.description.abstract The workshop brings diverse perspectives from outside the World Bank, providing a forum in which to exchange ideas and debate in the course of developing the World Development Report (WDR). Participants at the 2006 Berlin Workshop gathered to discuss challenges and successes pertaining to agriculture and development. Agriculture is the major sector contributing to economic development in many poor countries. Three out of every four poor people in developing countries live in rural areas. As globalization accelerates, development policies should tackle future challenges in agriculture arising from the scarcity of natural resources and globalization. The author highlights the paramount importance of redefining the framework for agriculture, providing us with food for thought and putting forward suggestions that need greater reflection and more detailed discussion. The contribution focuses on three main topics. First, the author presents some considerations on global agricultural development and trade. The author describes the different approaches to agricultural development, outcomes and effects of these approaches and evaluates which nations or which population groups are benefiting, as this could help to develop target group oriented strategies in poverty alleviation and agriculture. Second, the author takes a critical look at how agriculture and the rural sector can be an effective engine for growth. Another issue on the agenda is to determine what agriculture needs in the way of technology, infrastructure, and financial support to become a growth engine? These new insights should contribute to an appropriate formulation and implementation of tailored agriculture for development programs. Finally, the author looks at development in connection with systematic capacity building and training, pointing out the need to define sound capacity-building measures in terms of agriculture as well as to determine how these could be used more effectively. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9850238/agriculture-development
dc.identifier.isbn 978-0-8213-7127-5
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6535
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC : World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries Berlin Workshop Series
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL ISSUES
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject BIODIVERSITY
dc.subject BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CHILD LABOR
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject CLOSED ECONOMIES
dc.subject COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subject COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject CONSUMERS
dc.subject CROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject CROP YIELDS
dc.subject DECENTRALIZATION
dc.subject DEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subject DEMOCRACY
dc.subject DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject DISSEMINATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subject ECONOMICS LITERATURE
dc.subject ECONOMISTS
dc.subject ELASTICITIES
dc.subject EMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subject ENGEL CURVE
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subject EPIDEMICS
dc.subject EXPLOITATION
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject EXTREME POVERTY
dc.subject FARM PRODUCTION
dc.subject FARM-GATE
dc.subject FARMER ASSOCIATIONS
dc.subject FARMERS
dc.subject FARMS
dc.subject FISH
dc.subject FOOD CROP
dc.subject FOOD CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject FOOD IMPORTS
dc.subject FOOD INSECURITY
dc.subject FOOD MARKETS
dc.subject FOOD PRICES
dc.subject FOOD QUALITY
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject FOOD SUPPLIES
dc.subject FOOD SUPPLY
dc.subject FOOD SYSTEMS
dc.subject FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FREE TRADE
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject GLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subject GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject GREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subject GROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subject GROWTH RATE
dc.subject HEALTH POLICIES
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN WELL-BEING
dc.subject IMPORTS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
dc.subject INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subject INEQUALITY
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL ACTION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject IRRIGATION
dc.subject JOB CREATION
dc.subject LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject LAND DEGRADATION
dc.subject LAND DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject LAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject LAND RIGHTS
dc.subject LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject LOBBYISTS
dc.subject LOCAL CAPACITY
dc.subject LOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subject LOCAL FARMERS
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject MALNUTRITION
dc.subject MARGINAL PRODUCT
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subject MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject MODERNIZATION
dc.subject MULTIPLIER EFFECT
dc.subject MULTIPLIERS
dc.subject NATIONAL ECONOMIES
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCE BASE
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject OPEN ECONOMIES
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES
dc.subject POLICY CHANGE
dc.subject POLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject POLITICAL DECISION
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POLLUTION
dc.subject POOR
dc.subject POOR COUNTRIES
dc.subject POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject POPULATION GROUPS
dc.subject POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject POVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject PRODUCERS
dc.subject PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject PROVISION OF SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject QUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subject RATE OF GROWTH
dc.subject REAL GDP
dc.subject REGIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject REGRESSION ANALYSES
dc.subject REMOTE AREAS
dc.subject RESEARCH COMMUNITY
dc.subject RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject RESPECT
dc.subject RURAL
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject RURAL POLICIES
dc.subject RURAL POOR
dc.subject RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject RURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subject RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject RURAL SECTOR
dc.subject RURAL SECTORS
dc.subject SAVINGS
dc.subject SCIENCE POLICY
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject SPATIAL PATTERNS
dc.subject SPILLOVER
dc.subject STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subject SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subject SUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subject SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subject TOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subject TRADE ISSUES
dc.subject TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subject TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject TRADE POLICY
dc.subject TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject URBAN MIGRATION
dc.subject URBANIZATION
dc.subject VALUE ADDED
dc.subject WAGE RATES
dc.subject WAGES
dc.subject WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject WEALTH
dc.subject WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subject WTO
dc.subject YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.title Berlin Workshop Series 2008 : Agriculture and Development en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2010-05-19
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9850238/agriculture-development
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-0-8213-7127-5
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20080916014408
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 9850238
okr.identifier.report 45398
okr.language.supported en
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okr.peerreview Academic Peer Review
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Poverty Reduction :: Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Rural Development :: Regional Rural Development
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic Environment
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