AgriConnect generates more food jobs growth stability

AgriConnect is a World Bank Group initiative to transform farming for 300 million smallholders, creating jobs, and strengthening global food security.

Family farms, which include 500 million smallholder farmers, produce most of the world’s food, yet many remain in poverty, relying on traditional methods and lacking access to markets, finance, and technology. Supporting them to become commercially successful is critical to creating jobs, reducing poverty, and improving global food security.

1.2 billion young people will reach working age in the next decade. At the same time, the world will need 30% more food by 2050. Meeting this demand requires transforming agriculture into a driver of opportunity. Because agribusiness is one of the most powerful tools to feed 10 billion people, and end poverty and unemployment.

AgriConnect has launched in ten countries—Angola, Brazil, Ecuador, Ghana, Guinea, Jamaica, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, and Togo—with more countries preparing their own compacts or implementation plans. In Brazil, the initiative aims to reach 1 million family farms by 2030 and in Jamaica, it will support 75,000 family farmers while unlocking new sources of investment to strengthen the sector.

AgriConnect flyer (PDF)

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