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Of the estimated 1 billion people in the developing world who survive in conditions of extreme poverty, 70 percent live in Asia. The majority of these people live in rural areas and agriculture is their main occupation. Most of the rural poor are small and marginal farmers, landless agricultural workers, fisherfolk, artisans, female headed households, the aged and infirm, and children. The incidence of poverty is highest among female heads of households and children. The seminar on " Poverty Alleviation through Agricultural Projects " provided thirty development practitioners with an opportunity to consider strategies, policies, and practices that help alleviate rural poverty. The seminar discussed four key issues of relevance to policy makers: (1) poverty cannot be measured by income alone; (2) poverty cannot be alleviated through a short-term, piecemeal approach; (3) agricultural projects constitute one of the many means available to governments for alleviating rural poverty; and (4) the role of public sector in poverty alleviation needs to be reconsidered.

Author

D'Silva, Emmanuel H., 1950-; Bysouth, Kaye; Asian Development Bank; Center on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific; Economic Development Institute (Washington, D.C.)

Publisher

World Bank Publications

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9786610090655

Subjects

Political Science, Sociology, Social Science