focuses on agriculture.s relative merits without also considering the benefits from urban agglomeration. As a result, African …

partnerships to expand mutual learning with other developing member countries (DMCs) in key sectors such as agriculture, natural … to promote modern agriculture, agricultural value chain and logistics system development, bridging of agricultural …

recent gains in poverty reduction. The impact of higher food prices is severe—an additional 112 million people could have … escaped poverty in Asia during the late 2000s if food prices had not increased during the period. Thus, long- and shortterm … strategies are needed to ensure food security and bolster efforts at poverty reduction. Policies to enhance food security that …

Agriculture plays an important role in terms of employment and its contribution to gross domestic product in many … African countries. Thus, any policy initiative targeted towards poverty reduction in Africa should consider the agricultural …

evidence indicates that agriculture is significantly more effective than nonagriculture in reducing poverty among the poorest … and the lower poverty-reducing effect of non-agriculture in the presence of extractive industries. …The role of agriculture in development remains much debated. This paper takes an empirical perspective and focuses on …

highlight that the scope for reducing poverty in lagging rural regions is often substantial in agriculture, also in countries …Using 2000-04 panel data this study analyses the pathways rural households followed out of poverty in two lagging … provinces of China, Inner Mongolia and Gansu. Rising labour productivity in agriculture has been key, and still holds much …