NILI DISTRICT, Daykundi Province – A farm worker uses a pick to soften the earth around the almond trees as Ewaz Ali waters the trees with a hose attached to a nearby solar-powered water pump. This new...
Date: July 9, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2017 – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved $32.80 million to improve rural livelihoods, reduce deforestation and unsustainable agricultural practice in the Eastern...
Date: May 4, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
MATELILE, December 28, 2016 – Since 2010, Koaile Seithleko has been rearing sheep in Ha Sello, Matelile, in the Mafeteng district of Lesotho. However, until this year, he has never made enough money...
Date: December 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
It is harvesting time in the fertile Ayeyarwady river basin, which means that the majority of able-bodied men and women in this village are busy in the paddy fields. They have to act fast to harvest the...
Date: August 11, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Four new projects to focus on Cambodia’s development priorities WASHINGTON, May 19, 2016—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today discussed the 2016-2017 Country Engagement Note...
Date: May 19, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
KIGALI, June 9, 2015 — Rwanda’s lush and undulating landscapes are some of the most picturesque in eastern Africa, covering about 85% of the land mass and earning it an evocative nickname: Land of a Thousand...
Date: June 9, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
ISLAMABAD - July 08, 2014 - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on Monday the Sindh Agricultural Growth Project in the amount of US$ 76.4 million. The project aims to improve the productivity...
Date: July 8, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Agriculture and the rural non-farm economy, which together contribute 56% of the gross domestic product, are the main sources of livelihood for rural people. Raising agricultural productivity and improving...
Date: June 23, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KHULM DISTRICT, Balkh Province, Afghanistan - In a lush green valley wedged between jagged red cliffs, fierce-looking men worry over tender fruit. This is tradition in the surprisingly fertile land...
Date: June 11, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Layyah is a small district in southern Punjab, Pakistan. Sand dunes and wild shrubbery make up most of the landscape, one of which, gives the district its name – Layyan, a wild, short stature shrub of...
Date: April 18, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MERAK BELA VILLAGE, Nangarhar Province - Livestock farmer Jan Agha says he owes his water buffalo an apology. Laughing loudly Agha explains that he is only half-joking, because until recently he hadn’t...
Date: March 19, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MOMEN ABAD VILLAGE, Behssod District, Nangarhar Province - Fragile saplings which represent the future for farmer Hashim Sherzad are tucked between rows of pea plants ripe for the picking. For several...
Date: March 19, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
When it comes to farming in Montenegro, Ljiljana K., like many other female farmers around the country, has heard all kinds of stereotypes. “Women are responsible for milking cows – this is not a man’s...
Date: June 19, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Across Uganda's banana plantations, a devastating infection has been attacking the fruit, killing off entire crops and threatening food security. There are prevention methods to keep banana bacterial wilt...
Date: April 26, 2013
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
"Can we feed this world in the future?" It's a question on the minds of many leaders in government, science, and the development community today. The answer, Gordon Conway told an audience ahead of World...
Date: October 16, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Imagine how much global food production would increase and how many fewer people would go hungry if female farmers had better access to opportunities, new technologies, and crop varieties? Rachel Kyte,...
Date: October 3, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
By 2050, the Earth will need to feed 9 billion people with the same amount of land and water used today. In practice, this means agricultural production must increase by 70 percent. The urgency of meeting...
Date: September 14, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Workshop objectives: This workshop highlighted the key findings from the recently developed AIS Investment Sourcebook. The workshop also served as a venue to feature and learn from operational and analytical...
Date: June 15, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
On the eve of the G8 Summit, food security is again taking center stage, and for good reason. Almost 1 billion people are struggling with hunger every day. Most of them are children. As high and volatile...
Date: May 17, 2012
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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