Agriculture Overview: Development news, research, data | World …
2024年10月9日 · Agriculture can help reduce poverty for 75% of the world's poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the …
Indonesia Pioneers Irrigation Service Delivery Innovation
2022年7月6日 · Modernizing irrigation is a top priority for Indonesia, where agriculture represents around 14 percent of the economy and around 33 percent of the entire labor force. Through …
Nepal: Irrigation and Water Resource Management - World Bank …
Challenge. Some of the key challenges that categorize irrigation development in Nepal are old infrastructure and poor performances of the existing irrigation systems; poor system efficiency …
Climate-smart agriculture - World Bank Group
Climate-Smart Agriculture and the World Bank Group The World Bank has significantly scaled up its engagement and investment in climate-smart agriculture (CSA). In its Climate Change …
Modernizing Irrigation Improved Water Security for Farmers in Egypt
2020年4月1日 · The project especially benefitted women farmers. Women account for at least 25 percent of people trained. Female farmers were allowed for the first time to participate in …
Water in Agriculture - World Bank Group
2023年7月26日 · Water in agriculture is central to feeding the planet, providing livelihoods, and building resilience to climate shocks and extremes. Yet sustainable achievement of these …
Growing More with Less: Tackling China’s Water Scarcity Through ...
2019年10月1日 · To reduce net water consumption, the project reduced water withdrawal for irrigated agriculture in Ningxia and Shanxi and reduced groundwater overdraft in Hebei …
Feed Chad’s Population and Sustain its Economy with Better …
2022年6月3日 · Chad’s economy has contracted since 2015, preventing the country from reducing poverty and improving development outcomes, according to the new studies …
Climate-Resilient Irrigation - World Bank Group
2022年10月5日 · Climate-Resilient Irrigation. The World Bank supports countries with sustainable intensification of agriculture through critical investments in irrigation infrastructure and key …
India: Issues and Priorities for Agriculture - World Bank Group
Improving Water Resources and Irrigation/Drainage Management: Agriculture is India’s largest user of water. However, increasing competition for water between industry, domestic use and …