World Bank2013-03-122013-03-122009-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12681The report is structured as follows. Section one examines the contribution of the rural economy to the national economy, the structure of the farm and non-farm sectors and their relative importance. Section two describes policies and constraints affecting the wider rural economy including, reforms in macro-economic management, recent external influences and financial services before discussing those which relate specifically to agriculture including, agricultural trade policy, land reform, agricultural machinery services , irrigation and drainage, seeds, sanitary and phytosanitary control and veterinary services, marketing and advisory services. Section three assesses the outcomes of these policies on the structure and performance of the rural economy. Section four describes the extent to which policy makers should prioritize the farm and non-farm sectors in rural areas and then presents recommendations for reform. While it is recognized that rural infrastructure (roads, potable water, and energy) and rural social services have a major impact on the rural economy, the report does not attempt to address these issues in detail. Rural Infrastructure issues are examined in 'rural infrastructure in Georgia, improving service delivery' (World Bank, 2006) and key findings of this report are summarized at the end of section two.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCOUNTABILITYACCREDITATIONADVISORY SERVICESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATIONAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SECTORSAGRICULTURAL SERVICESAGRICULTURAL TRADEAGRICULTURAL WAGESAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONANIMAL HEALTHARABLE LANDBANK CREDITBANK LENDINGBANK LOANBANKING SYSTEMBORROWINGBORROWING COSTSBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS ACTIVITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL ADEQUACYCAPITAL INVESTMENTCERTIFICATION SYSTEMSCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL REQUIREMENTSCOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANK LOANSCOMMERCIAL BANKINGCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONFLICTCONSOLIDATIONCONSUMER GOODSCOOPERATIVESCREDIT LINECREDIT LINESCREDIT UNIONCREDIT UNIONSCROP VARIETIESCROP YIELDDEPOSITDEPOSITORSDEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONSDEPOSITSDIVERSIFICATIONECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC REFORMSECONOMIC STABILITYEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENT INCOMESENTERPRISE OWNERSHIPENTREPRENEURSHIPENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITUREEXPORT MARKETSEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME POVERTY LINEFARM ACTIVITYFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESFARM ENTERPRISESFARM INCOMEFARM INCOMESFARM IRRIGATIONFARM OUTPUTFARM PRODUCTIONFARM SECTORFARM SIZEFARM SYSTEMSFARMERSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL MARKETFINANCIAL SERVICEFINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERSFINANCIAL SERVICESFODDERFOOD AIDFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SAFETYFOOD SECURITYGOVERNMENT CREDITGOVERNMENT POLICIESHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESIMPORT TARIFFSINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GROUPSINFLATIONINSTALLMENTINSTALLMENTSINSTITUTIONAL REFORMINTEREST RATESINVENTORYINVESTMENT SPENDINGIRRIGATIONLAND ADMINISTRATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND MARKETLAND OWNERSHIPLAND REFORMLAND REGISTRATIONLAND RIGHTSLAND TAXESLAND USELEGAL ADVICELEGISLATIONLINE OF CREDITLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVESTOCK SECTORLIVING STANDARDSLOAN AMOUNTLOAN PORTFOLIOLOAN PORTFOLIOSLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMATCHING GRANTSMFISMICROFINANCEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSMILKMILK COLLECTIONMORTGAGEMOUNTAINOUS REGIONSMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL BANKNATURAL RESOURCESNEW MARKETSOUTSTANDING LOANPENSIONSPEOPLESPLANT HEALTHPLANT PROTECTIONPLANTING MATERIALPOORPOTABLE WATERPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY CHARACTERISTICSPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY RATESPRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONPRIVATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSPRIVATE SECTOR FINANCINGPRIVATIZATIONPROFITABILITYPROVISION OF CREDITPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGREAL ESTATERECESSIONREGIONAL CONTRIBUTIONREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTREGIONAL DIFFERENCESREGIONAL DISTRIBUTIONREGIONAL SOURCESREGISTRATION SYSTEMREGULATORY FRAMEWORKREPAYMENTRURALRURAL AREASRURAL BUSINESSESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMYRURAL EMPLOYMENTRURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTRURAL FINANCERURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INCOMERURAL INCOMESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTYRURAL POVERTY RATESRURAL PROPERTIESRURAL ROADSRURAL URBAN MIGRATIONRURAL WAGESSAVINGSSEED CERTIFICATIONSHEEPSHORT-TERM LENDINGSMALL FARMERSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL SERVICESSOURCE OF INCOMESUBSIDIARYSUBSISTENCESUPPLY CHAINTARGETINGTARIFF BARRIERSTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETOTAL POVERTYTOTAL POVERTY LINETRANSPORTURBAN AREASURBAN ECONOMYVEGETABLESVETERINARY SERVICESWARWATER USERSWORKING CAPITALWorld Bank10.1596/12681