Agriculture and Food (original) (raw)
Featured
Podcast
What kind of financing does agriculture need to create jobs and prevent climate change?
Healthy, sustainable and inclusive food systems are critical to achieve the world’s development goals.
Results under IDA
Agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity and feed a projected 9.7 billion people by 2050. Growth in the agriculture sector is two to four times more effective in raising incomes among the poorest than other sectors.
Focus Areas
Landscape management that addresses the interlinked challenges of food security and climate change.
In developing countries, the food system employs the majority of people in self and wage employment both on and off the farm.
Research
Experts
Global Director, Agriculture and Food, World Bank
News & Events
What's New in Food and Agriculture
Latest Events
Programs and Trust Funds
CGIAR Global Agricultural Research
CGIAR advances cutting-edge science to reduce rural poverty, increase food security, improve human health and nutrition, and ensure the sustainable management of natural resources.
Food Systems 2030
Food Systems 2030 is an Umbrella Multi-Donor Trust Fund that helps countries build better food systems by 2030. Food Systems 2030 helps countries rethink and transform their food systems from farm to fork, progressing ...