agriculture will become increasingly scarce, degraded, and vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In many poor countries …, agriculture accounts for at least 40 percent of GDP and 80 percent of employment. At the same time, about 70 percent of the world …'s poor live in rural areas and most depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. World Development Report 2008 seeks to …

Agriculture in the public sector. The general conclusion is that confronting the new agenda for agriculture and rural development …

years, and the implications of globalization for agriculture, poverty, and the environment. Topics covered in the book … natural resource environment - Gender issues in relation to agriculture and resource use - The contribution of agricultural …

. Agriculture and Development: The Case for Policy Coherence defines the ‘where’ (country impact), ‘how’ (most damaging forms of …-operation policies. In each case it identifies the implications from the perspective of making agriculture and development policies more …