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Highlights
Madagascar to Curb Illegal Logging, February 05, 2005
Food Safety and Agricultural Health Requirements - Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Country Exports, February 02, 2005
India: Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Project, December 14, 2004
Mainstreaming Gender in Operations: Hands on Training for Managers and Staff, October 20, 2004
Developing Countries Increase Rural Investments, September 23, 2004
Benin Receives US$50 million for Community Driven Development Project, October 07, 2004

Rural Strategy Implementation Update
Implementing The Rural Development Strategy: A Progress Report, September 2004

Recent Publications
Leasing - An Underutilized Tool in Rural Finance, 2004
Drainage for Gain: Integrated Solutions to Drainage in Land and Water Management, June 2004 (449KB PDF)
Achieving Ukraine's Agricultural Potential: Stimulating Agricultural Growth and Improving Rural Life, 2004 (OECD, World Bank)
Extension Reform for Rural Development, 2004


Agriculture & Rural Development

Seventy percent (70%) of the world's poor live in rural areas. The Bank's approach to rural development is holistic and multi-sectoral, focused on improving the well-being of rural people by building their productive, social, and environmental assets.

World Bank Rural Strategy
rural strategyReaching the Rural Poor: A Renewed Strategy for Rural Development
a clarion call to address the needs of poor people in rural areas
Featured Topics
agricultural tradeAgricultural Trade
a focal point for key discussions and reports on the Bank's activities in agricultural trade

fisheries and aquacultureFisheries and Aquaculture
working with client countries to establish effective fishery management regimes

Forests & ForestryForests and Forestry
advocating sustainable forest management for poverty alleviation, economic growth, and global environmental protection

gender and rural development Gender and Rural Development
promoting systematic gender integration into the World Bank's rural development activities

land policy and administrationLand Policy and Administration
leading efforts to incorporate land issues in development projects

water resources managementWater Resources Management
disseminating emerging lessons on water issues across the Bank and with partner organizations

more agriculture and rural development topics

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