&
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
&
The Sustainable Rural and Urban Development Unit of the World Bank?s
Development Research Department
invite you to a discussion featuring a new book from
IFPRI
The World Bank
Johns Hopkins University Press
Transforming the Rural Nonfarm Economy
Opportunities and Threats in the Developing World
Edited by Steven Haggblade, Peter Hazell, and Thomas Reardon
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| | Contrary to the conventional belief |
| (Embedded image | that rural economies subsist on |
| moved to file: | agriculture, nonfarm work actually |
| pic18133.jpg) | accounts for between one-third and |
| | one-half of rural incomes in the |
| | developing world. The nonfarm rural |
| | economy, a vibrant, often |
| | fast-growing, small-scale service and |
| | manufacturing sector, holds much |
| | promise both for overall economic |
| | growth and pro-poor rural and |
| | agricultural transformation. But it is |
| | also threatened by globalization, |
| | competition from larger businesses, |
| | and other trends. |
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| | How can this rapidly evolving segment |
| | of the economy contribute to economic |
| | growth and poverty reduction, despite |
| | the many risks? A new book answers |
| | this question in detail. Contributors |
| | examine the varied scale, structure, |
| | and composition of the rural nonfarm |
| | economy; the role of public |
| | intervention in this sector; the ways |
| | that poor people can successfully |
| | navigate the rapid transition underway |
| | in rural areas; and the most effective |
| | policy environment. |
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| | For more information on the book, |
| | visit: |
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http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/jhu/transfor
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| | mrural.asp |
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?Policymakers focus on macro-magnitudes first, urban-industrial
growth next, agriculture last, and on the rural nonfarm economy
hardly at all. Yet it creates at least one-third of rural income,
output, and employment, and faces huge new prospects, but also huge
threats, from post-liberalization supply chains. This path-breaking
book organizes numerous examples and experiences into a new picture
of what causes or impedes rural nonfarm growth, what makes it
pro-poor, and what governments can do about it.?
--Michael Lipton, Research Professor of Economics, Poverty Research
Unit, University of Sussex
Friday, December 14
12:00 - 1:30 pm
World Bank J Building, Auditorium J1-050
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MODERATED BY
Regina Birner
Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division, IFPRI
OPENING REMARKS BY
Forhad Shilpi
Senior Economist, Development Economics Research Group, World Bank
.
PRESENTED BY
Steven Haggblade
Professor of International Development, Michigan State University and co-editor
of the book
Paul Dorosh
Senior economist, Spatial and Local Development Team, Sustainable Development
Network, World Bank and book contributor
DISCUSSED BY
John Horton
Senior natural resource specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
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About IFPRI
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was
established in 1975 to provide sustainable solutions for ending
hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 agricultural research centers
that receive their principal funding from governments, private
foundations, and international and regional organizations, most of
which are members of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research.
For more information, visit www.ifpri.org
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