Tackling rural poverty, together

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In the opening presentation of the Donor Consultation Workshop on WDR 2008 in Washington, D.C. on December, 8, 2006, Derek Byerlee, co-editor of the WDR 2008, gave an overview on the time schedule for WDR 2008, its context, and the five roles of agriculture in development strategies. He presented the country categorization, the reports main messages and its six supporting messages. He also outlined the difficulties for the WDR-team to restrict on key aspects for A&RD and the challenge to handle any “hot potatoes”: controversial topics, such as trade reforms or GMOs.