Piccioni, Norman Bentley2017-01-312017-01-312015-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25978This work summarizes background papers prepared for the World Bank Group with significant input from government counterparts and other development partners. It takes stock of major recent developments and argues that a lot has been achieved in the last decade in terms of production of commodities for export and food consumption, with favorable impact on rural poverty reduction. It also argues that the two factors driving the recent agricultural performance, namely favorable international prices and expansion of the agricultural frontier, have reached their limits. So while trade policies are broadly on target, much can be done by focusing on the productivity of small family agriculture and improving competitiveness by reducing transaction costs (logistics) affecting small, medium, and large commercial farms. In the short to medium term, the household income of the rural poor will continue to depend largely on agriculture. Thus interventions will need to take into account the heterogeneity of smallholder agriculture while simultaneously increasing its resilience to climate risks through climate-smart agriculture.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCGIARTARIFFSTROPICAL AGRICULTUREPEANUTOVERGRAZINGMANURE MANAGEMENTAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERSAGRICULTURAL WASTEPOULTRYMANUREOILSEED CROPAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHLIVE ANIMALSAGRICULTURAL GROWTHFISHPRODUCTION AGRICULTUREAGRICULTURAL CENSUSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONTECHNOLOGY ADOPTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCERSORGHUMLIVESTOCK SYSTEMSPROGRAM REVIEWSNEMATODESFFMILKBEANSSOIL CONSERVATIONPOVERTY RATESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONLEGUMESUNITED NATIONSAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTANIMALSAGRICULTURAL LANDSENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYPLANNINGSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL CYCLESTREESRURAL POPULATIONGREENHOUSE GASWATER RESOURCESAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONLANDSINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEPOVERTY REDUCTIONFERTILIZERSAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESMAIZEBEEF EXPORTSARABLE LANDCROP PRODUCTIONCEREALSDISEASESAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGROFORESTRYTRAININGPOPULATION GROWTHOILSEEDAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYAGRICULTURAL BENEFITRAW MATERIALSSEEDSSOYBEANSLIVE CATTLEGLOBAL WARMINGEXTERNALITIESBIODIVERSITYVIOLENCEPALM OILBEANCERTIFIED SEEDNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTMARKETSBOVINE POPULATIONAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMFORESTRYINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURENUTRIENT REQUIREMENTSINDICATORSRESEARCHFARMINGSOLAR ENERGYLIVESTOCKMEAT PRODUCTIONFARMERSRURAL ROADSNATURAL RESOURCESCROPSGREENHOUSE GASESAGRICULTURAL AREAINFRASTRUCTUREBLACK SIGATOKAGENETIC VARIABILITYENVIRONMENTAL RISKSUSAIDSEED VARIETIESTECHNOLOGYDAIRY PRODUCTSCROP YIELDSBEEFCIATFARMLANDINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTFOOD SECURITYAGRICULTURAL PROGRAMSACCESS TO—FOODAGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATIONCLIMATE CHANGECROPSCIENCEAGRICULTURAL CROPSAGRIBUSINESSPESTSLOSS OF CROPSAGROCHEMICALSAGRICULTURAL PRICEAGRICULTURAL EXPORTSRICE CROPSCREDITDEFORESTATIONRURAL INFRASTRUCTUREFORESTSPEANUTSAGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONRURAL POVERTYGROUND BEEFCROPPINGMEXICOAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMSCOFFEEAGRICULTUREWATER EROSIONAGRICULTURAL LANDFAOCATTLEMALNUTRITIONAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSACCESS TO FOODSOIL DEGRADATIONRURAL EMPLOYMENTYIELD LOSSESAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESFOOD DEMANDINTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHNATIVE VEGETATIONACCESS TO CREDITCGIAR RESEARCHFOOD LEGUMESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSPLANT HEALTHAGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIESIFADDAIRY PRODUCERSSUGARCANEINVESTMENTCORNWATERSHEDOILSEED CROPSFUNGIBREEDINGFARMSMEATRICE CULTIVATIONFEEDBORDER PRICESAGRICULTURAL INFORMATIONINNOVATIONPOPULATIONWHEATSOILSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYRICEMETHANECROP RESIDUESAGRICULTURE PROGRAMSRESISTANT FORAGECROP MANAGEMENTPASTURESCOMMODITIESFARMING SYSTEMSFOOD PRICESRURAL DEVELOPMENTSEASONSMEAT SUPPLYGRAINSOIL QUALITYHARVESTSUGARReportWorld Bank10.1596/25978