Apr 14, 2025 · 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.

Feb 26, 2024 · Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Country Profiles developed by the World Bank and partners, give an overview of the agricultural challenges in countries around the world, and how CSA can help them adapt to and mitigate climate change.

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.

The Côte d’Ivoire e-Agriculture Project benefited over 400,000 individuals between 2018 and 2023 working in selected agricultural value chains by improving market access and information through development of a digital marketplace platform. This project also contributed to …

May 12, 2019 · Climate-smart agriculture technology would help Zambia accelerate and sustain agricultural growth despite climate vulnerabilities.

Part 2: Farming the Future: Harvesting Malaysia’s Agricultural Resilience through Digital Technologies Malaysia has made significant strides in modernizing its agrofood system, but further efforts are essential for Malaysia to transition into a high-income country.

Agricultural productivity growth appears to induce structural transformation within the small-town services sector, with employment in high-skilled services growing at a faster pace than that in low-skilled services.

Argentina is the world's third largest food exporter, with the agricultural sector accounting for 15.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) and 10.6% of tax revenues in 2021. However, in recent years the country has been losing market share in international markets, which raises concerns about the sector's competitiveness. "Maintaining the global competitiveness of Argentina's agri …

Oct 30, 2024 · The project, a partnership between the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the World Bank, focused on providing assets to farmers and fisherfolk, rehabilitating croplands, and improving agricultural technologies. Additionally, farmers have been introduced to climate resilience technologies, enhancing their capacity to adapt to changing environmental …

The opportunity to receive a digital payment is correlated with first-time financial account ownership, as well as with deeper use of financial services such as digital payments, storing money, and saving in an account. This note examines the opportunity to achieve these financial inclusion benefits for the 140 million agricultural producers on the continent—66 million of …