accelerated growth of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Vast challenges of still widespread poverty and food … poverty reduction in still disadvantaged regions of Asia will need to be different as well. …

Persistent poverty is one of the core challenges faced by Christians and by development scholars and practitioners … those who are materially poor. In most wealthy countries, poverty is generally a short-lived phenomenon. This is not the … poverty line remain below the poverty line 12 months later and only 13 percent are still poor 24 months later. Although our …