Focusing attention on the plight of the rural poor is at the core of the World Bank's Rural Development Strategy. It stresses that improvements in the well-being of the poor will only be possible through enhancement of their productive, social and environmental assets. This means increasing the productivity and growth of both the farm and non farm economies.
The World Bank cannot and should not do this in isolation. Broader alliances must be forged to serve the needs of the rural poor – whether it be to increase agricultural productivity, to better manage their assets and diversify their income streams or to improve their health status to mention a few.
We must work together – international finance institutions, development banks, bi-lateral donors, national and local governments, civil society groups, the private sector – in partnership with the rural poor to enable them to construct their own road out of poverty.
The following provides links to several of our partners' sites and partnership information where available. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AGRICULTURE FINANCE SUPPORT FACILITY ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES (website coming soon) COMMODITY PRICE RISK MANAGEMENTÂ (website coming soon) COMMUNITIES, CONSERVATION AND MARKETS CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHÂ (CGIAR) DFID/WORLD BANK COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT GROWING FOREST PARTNERSHIPS GLOBAL DONOR PLATFORM FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL LAND COALITION PROGRAM ON FORESTS SUPPORT FOR HLTF ON FOOD SECURITY THE GLOBAL PROGRAM ON FISHERIESÂ (PROFISH) TRADE STANDARDS PRACTITIONERS NETWORK |
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