Agriculture for Development: Lessons from the World Development Report 2008

The World Development Report 2008 was a call for better use to be made of agriculture for development. The urgency of the call has been enhanced by the food crisis. Will governments and international development agencies hear the call and stop turning their backs on agriculture? What will it take for agriculture to be effectively used for development and to address the many crisis that have brought it into the headlines? It is the objective of this article to raise these questions and discuss the answers.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Sadoulet, Elisabeth ; Janvry, Alain de
Published in:	QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria. - Associazione per studi e ricerche Manlio Rossi-Doria. - 2009, 1, 0090
Publisher:	Associazione per studi e ricerche Manlio Rossi-Doria
Subject:	Agriculture \| Natural Resources and Environment \| Agricultural Markets \| Marketing and Agribusiness \| R&D and Agricultural Technology \| Agriculture in International Trade \| Agricultural and Food Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness ; Q16 - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Agricultural Extension Services ; Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade ; Q18 - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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