Tackling rural poverty, together

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1. Context

2. What can governments do?

3. How can the World Bank and donors help?

3.1 Support for rapid policy responses

• Just-in-time policy advice to address immediate concerns.
• Meeting short-run financing needs.

3.2 Support for medium-term agenda

• Making agriculture a priority.
• Expanding and improving access to safety nets and risk management instruments.

3.3 Support for an international agenda

• First, the Bank is working closely with countries and other donors to minimize the adoption of policies with negative spillover effects for others .
• Second, the Bank’s climate change agenda seeks to inform the global debate on bio-fuels through analysis, monitoring and balancing of competing needs for energy and food security.
• Third, the increase in food prices creates an opportunity for the global community to refocus on investments in agriculture and social protection.