World Bank Assistance to Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: an IEG Review
- Author:
- IEG
- Publisher:
- World Bank
- Publication Date:
- 15 October 2007
- Tags:
- Africa, Food and Agriculture, Aid and Assistance, International Organizations and Africa, Environment
The central finding of the study is that the agriculture sector has been neglected by both governments and the donor community, including the World Bank. The Banks strategy for agriculture has been increasingly subsumed within a broader rural focus, which has diminished its importance. Both arising from and contributing to this, the technical skills needed to support agricultural development adequately have also declined over time.
