Rural residents across the developing world earn a large share of their income—35–50 percent—from nonfarm activities.

In the 1970s and 1980s, most African countries sold fertilizer at subsidized prices through state-owned enterprises.

The recent food crisis, combined with the energy crisis and emerging climate-change issues, threatens the livelihoods of millions of poor people as well as the economic, ecological, and political situation in many developing countries.

"During the past several decades, developing countries have had mixed results in reducing poverty.

Recent trends in agricultural growth and food security in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) have been discouraging.

IFPRI and FANRPAN outlined and managed a highly participatory process involving high-level policymakers, senior representatives of a range of stakeholder agencies, and respected scientific leaders, who came together for an integrated series of rou

Meeting the food needs of the world’s growing population while reducing poverty and protecting the environment is a major global challenge.

In this brief, the authors suggest five areas for action to put rural India on a higher growth trajectory that would cut hunger, malnutrition, and unemployment at a much faster pace than has been the case so far.

Recent IFPRI research shows how coordinated investments in regional agricultural trade and productivity can leverage regional growth dynamics and improve Africa's competitiveness in an increasingly globalized world.

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