Oct 9, 2024 · Agriculture can help reduce poverty for 75% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the environment. The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture, with $8.1 billion in new commitments in 2013.

Cambodian agriculture is in the midst of a rapid transformation. Agricultural growth averaged 5.3% during 2004-2012, which was among the highest in the world. Growth was driven by a combination of increased yields, more productive use of labor due to mechanization, and the expansion of farmland.

Jun 19, 2018 · Challenges notwithstanding, Ugandan agriculture has enormous potential to transform the economy and make farming much more productive and profitable for Ugandan smallholder farmers, the report says. In stark opposition to supply-side constraints, demand-side opportunities for agriculture and food for Uganda and its neighbors are the strongest ...

Feb 26, 2024 · Climate-Smart Agriculture and the World Bank Group. The World Bank has significantly scaled up its engagement and investment in climate-smart agriculture (CSA). In its Climate Change Action Plan (2021- 2025), the World Bank has identified Agriculture, Food, Water and Land as one of the five key transitions needed to tackle the Paris Agreement ...

Agriculture and Food Agriculture can help reduce poverty, raise incomes and improve food security for 80% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. The World Bank Group is a leading financier of agriculture.

Oct 13, 2022 · Farming has long been a passion for Moses Monyamane. Before retiring from civil service in 2019, he would spend his evenings and weekends tending the small vegetable garden he started in his yard. Climate change, extreme weather, and global economic shocks threaten Lesotho’s agriculture sector.

Aug 19, 2015 · The last decade was golden for Cambodian agriculture. The annual agricultural sector growth of 5.3% between 2004 and 2012 was one of the highest in the world, according to a new World Bank report, Cambodian Agriculture in Transition: Opportunities and Risks , prepared with the support of the Australian government.

Dec 16, 2021 · Farming Insects for Food and Feed. This December, the Bank released a ground-breaking report looking at the valuable role farming insects can play in both food security and climate-smart agriculture, Insect and Hydroponic Farming in Africa: The …

Jan 22, 2016 · The “Agriculture in Africa– Telling Facts from Myths” project was initiated by the Chief Economist’s Office of the World Bank Africa Region in partnership with the African Development Bank, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Cornell University, the Food and Agriculture Organization, London School of Economics, Maastricht School of Management, …

Oct 14, 2024 · Malaysia’s economy is expected to grow by 4.9 percent in 2024, up from 3.7 percent in 2023, following a stronger-than-anticipated performance in 1H 2024. This revised forecast is 0.6 percentage points or 14 percent higher than previously predicted, reflecting robust growth in consumption, investment, and trade activity.