Publisher : Tsinghua University Press
Published Date : 3/2008
Frequency : Annually
Language : Chinese
ISBN/ISSN : 9787302171454
Pages : 354
Weight : 1.20kg
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Book Type : Report
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"2008 World Development Report: Agriculture for Development" outlines three main issues: the development of agriculture can do? "Promoting the development of agriculture," What effective measures? "Agriculture for development" agenda, how to implement the best? Into the 21st century, agriculture remains sustainable development and the basic way to reduce poverty. In developing countries, every four poor people in rural areas there are three living in - 21 million people live on less than 2 U.S. dollars a day, 8.8 billion people live on less than one U.S. dollar a day, most of them by engaging in agriculture. Achieve "the Millennium Development Goals" of poverty reduction envisaged - to 2015 global poverty and hunger by half, follow-up continued for decades to reduce poverty and hunger, promotion of agricultural development is imperative. Although no large-scale poverty in agriculture alone, but for most developing countries, agriculture is essential to effective development strategies component. Distinct opportunities and challenges in the new environment, it is necessary to redefine how to use agriculture to promote development.