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80% of South Asia's poor live in rural areas. Most depend on agriculture for their livelihood. Agricultural and rural development is key to eradicating poverty and creating conditions for sustainable and equitable growth.

- Agriculture in South Asia
- Millennium Development Goals

- Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization
- India: National Agricultural Innovation
- Afghanistan: 2nd National Solidarity Project
- Pakistan: Punjab Irrigation
- Sri Lanka: Community Development

- India: Re-energizing the Agriculture
- India: Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People
- Bangladesh: Revitalizing the Agricultural Technology System
- Sri Lanka: Promoting Agricultural and Rural Non-Farm Sector Growth

Feature Story

- Indian farmers explain positive changes in their lives

What's New

- Incentives for Poor Afghan Farmers Key to curb opium production

Updates on projects, data, and research on South Asia

- Climate change impact on Agriculture
- Revival of Agriculture

Agriculture News & Events

Events

May 29, 2008	The Role of Infrastructure in Women’s Economic Empowerment
Mar 05, 2008	A Workshop on "Social Dimensions of Climate Change"


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What's New

Apr 24, 2008	Food Prices: Revival of Agriculture is Key in South Asia (Feature Story)
Apr 24, 2008	South Asia can manage food price crisis with right actions (Feature Story)
Apr 11, 2008	It's Still Out There: Why We Should Still Worry About Avian Flu (What´s New)


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