Growth and Productivity in Agriculture and Agribusiness : Evaluative Lessons from World Bank Group Experience

The World Bank Group has a unique opportunity to match the increases in financing for agriculture with a sharper focus on improving agricultural growth and productivity in agriculture-based economies, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa. Greater effort w...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCOUNTABILITY ADVISORY SERVICE ADVISORY SERVICES ADVISORY WORK AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LANDS AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL YIELDS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AGRICULTURE POLICY AGRICULTURE PROJECTS AGROCHEMICALS ANIMAL DISEASES ANIMAL PRODUCTION ANIMAL PRODUCTS ANIMAL PROTEIN APPROVAL PROCESS ARABLE LAND BANK FINANCING BANK MANAGEMENT BANKS BIODIVERSITY BORROWING BORROWING COSTS CAPACITY BUILDING CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS CGIAR CGIAR CENTERS CGIAR RESEARCH CGIAR SECRETARIAT CLIENT COUNTRIES CLIMATE CHANGE COFFEE COMMERCIAL LENDERS CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COOPERATIVES COTTON CREDIT AVAILABILITY CROP CROP PRODUCTION CROP VARIETIES CROP YIELDS CROPPING DAIRY PRODUCTS DECENTRALIZATION DEMAND FOR FOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISCRIMINATION DRAINAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT ENTREPRENEURS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES EXTREME POVERTY FAO FARMERS FARMING FARMLAND FARMS FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL AGENCIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FISHERIES FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD POLICIES FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD SUPPLY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORESTRY GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GOVERNMENT FUNDING GRAIN GREEN REVOLUTION GROUP LENDING GUARANTEE AGENCY HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY ICRISAT IFAD IFPRI IITA INCOMES INSURANCE INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRRIGATION LACK OF ACCESS LAMB LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LEGISLATION LIMITED ACCESS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK FEED MAINSTREAMING GENDER MARKET DEVELOPMENT MEAT NATURAL RESOURCES NEW TECHNOLOGIES PALM OIL PESTICIDES POLICY ENVIRONMENT POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE EQUITY PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PURCHASING POWER R&D REORGANIZATION RICE RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL ACCESS RURAL CREDIT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FINANCE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROADS SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER ACCESS SMALLHOLDER PARTICIPATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL MANAGEMENT SUBSIDIARY SUGARCANE SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SUSTAINABLE FINANCING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TRACEABILITY TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT UNION UNITED NATIONS URBANIZATION USAID VEGETABLES WATER USE WATER USE EFFICIENCY WHEAT WOOD WORLD BANK LENDING
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