Reaching the Rural Poor

Author: Csaki, Csaba

Source: Development Policy Review, Volume 19, Number 4, December 2001 , pp. 563-573(11)

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Abstract:

World Bank funding for agricultural development has fallen sharply, despite the evident need and a good track record. The reasons are both internal to the Bank and also external, within client countries. A new strategy has been developed to reverse the trend, by focusing more sharply on the contribution of rural development to poverty reduction. The strategy rests on three legs: (i) fostering broad-based rural growth; (ii) improving social well-being, managing risk, and reducing vulnerability; and (iii) enhancing the sustainable management of natural resources. Innovations include a new emphasis on the rural non-farm economy, and on risk management in rural areas.

Document Type: Original article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-7679.00153

Affiliations: 1: Senior Adviser (Strategy and Policy), Rural Development Department, World Bank, Washington, DC

Publication date: 2001-12-01