Tackling rural poverty, together

Extract

The recently revised rural development strategies of many international and national institutions have put renewed emphasis on poverty reduction through economic growth. Economic development in rural areas requires strategies that foster enterprise development, effectively functioning institutions and an enabling policy environment. Despite the considerable size of the non-farm rural economy, almost all economic activities in rural areas are linked, directly or indirectly, to agriculture, forestry and other natural resources. There is thus a need to enhance the sectoral linkages between agriculture, agribusiness (which has forward and backward linkages to agriculture) and non-agricultural economic activities.

Table of contents:

1. Background and rationale
2. Conceptual Framework for Rural Economic and Enterprise Development (REED)
3. Guidelines for application