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Jun 23, 2025 · In 2024, the government provided $9.3 billion in subsidy payments to farmers for commodity crops. Subsidies made up 5.9% of total farm earnings that year, with the most funding …

Feb 26, 2024 · Climate-smart agriculture Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrated approach to managing landscapes—cropland, livestock, forests and fisheries--that address the interlinked …

The Role of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ending Poverty and Boosting Shared Prosperity Three-quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas and most earn their living from farming. …

Pakistan Agriculture Food System: Knowledge Products Agriculture in Pakistan remains by far the biggest employer of labor and is an especially important sector from a social, livelihood and foreign …

Agriculture and Food: What We Do Climate-Smart Agriculture As the largest funder of agricultural development assistance, the World Bank is a global leader in supporting the transition to more …

Feb 10, 2026 · The Government of Senegal, in partnership with the World Bank Group, today announced the launch of the AgriConnect Senegal Compact. This strategic initiative aims to …

Jun 4, 2024 · Argentina's agri-food sector is at a turning point, ready to regain its status as a world leader and enhance its contributions to income and employment generation, and food security.

Technical innovations and policies that transform smallholder farming, create jobs, & strengthen food security.

India’s agricultural universities are undergoing a historic transformation through the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), supported by the World Bank and ICAR. With the rise of tech …