World Bank2013-06-202013-06-202003-080-8213-5459-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14084"From Vision to Action", the Bank's previous rural development strategy launched in 1997, had a decisive influence on global thinking - but disappointing results on the ground. In 2001, lending for agricultural projects was the lowest in the Bank's history. The new strategy is results oriented: "Reaching the Rural Poor" stresses practice, implementation, monitoring, and empowerment of the people it is designed to help. This strategy responds to changes in: the global environment; in client countries; and, in the Bank, starting with the development of regional action plans, and extensive consultations at the regional level. It also reflects, and reinforces the Bank's commitment to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals to increase rural incomes, and broaden opportunities for rural people. The key features of this strategy are to: focus on the rural poor; foster broad-based economic growth; address rural areas comprehensively; forge alliances of all stakeholders; and, address the impact of global developments on client countries. In this capacity, support for better agricultural, and trade policies, should be achieved through increased advocacy for trade liberalization, by mainstreaming agricultural trade liberalization, and trade-capacity development in the Bank's country assistance, and operations; and, by facilitating capacity building through technical assistance in the areas of standards, and sanitary and phytosanitary regulations.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMEADBAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL FINANCEAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTHAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTURAL SECTORBANK LENDINGCAPACITY BUILDINGCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLIMATE CHANGECOMMERCIAL BANKCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCOMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKCONSUMER CHOICECROP YIELDSDECENTRALIZATION PROCESSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT AGENCYDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDISSEMINATIONDIVERSIFICATIONDONOR AGENCIESECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC REFORMECONOMIES OF SCALEEMPLOYMENTENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEQUAL ACCESSETHNIC MINORITIESEXPORTSFARMERFARMERSFARMING SYSTEMSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL RISKFOOD CHAINFOOD CROPFOOD POLICYFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SAFETYFOOD SUMMITFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFUTURE GROWTHGDPGENDER EQUITYGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTGLOBAL MARKETSGLOBAL POLICYGOOD GOVERNANCEGRAIN MARKETINGGREEN REVOLUTIONGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH PROBLEMSHIVHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN HEALTHHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSIMPORT QUOTASINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME GENERATIONINDIGENOUS POPULATIONSINFORMATION SYSTEMINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONIRRIGATIONLAND DISTRIBUTIONLAND REFORMLEGAL STATUSLEGISLATIONLIVELIHOOD STRATEGIESLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSMACROECONOMIC POLICYMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMARKET FAILURESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMULTILATERAL TRADENATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL LEVELNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNUMBER OF PEOPLEOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEPESTICIDESPOLICY CHANGEPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY RESEARCHPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR FARMERSPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPORTFOLIO ANALYSISPOST-HARVEST LOSSESPOTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERPRODUCTION SYSTEMSPROFIT MARGINSPROGRESSPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITYPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY CONTROLREGIONAL ACTIONREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSREGIONAL STRATEGIESREGIONAL STRATEGYREGULATORY SYSTEMSRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL DWELLERSRURAL ECONOMIC GROWTHRURAL ECONOMYRURAL ENTREPRENEURSRURAL FINANCERURAL FINANCIAL SERVICESRURAL GROWTHRURAL INCOMESRURAL INHABITANTSRURAL INVESTMENTRURAL PEOPLERURAL POORRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POVERTY REDUCTIONRURAL PRODUCERSRURAL RESIDENTSRURAL SECTORSRURAL STRATEGYRURAL TRANSPORTRURAL WOMENSAFETY NETSSANITATIONSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSMALL FARMERSSMALL LOANSWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5459-0