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Reducing Hunger and Extreme Poverty: towards a coherent policy agenda

Reducing Hunger and Extreme Poverty: towards a coherent policy agenda. Prabhu Pingali Director Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA). Lessons in hunger & poverty reduction. Agriculture lead growth is critical

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Reducing Hunger and Extreme Poverty: towards a coherent policy agenda

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  1. Reducing Hunger and Extreme Poverty: towards a coherent policy agenda Prabhu Pingali Director Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA)

  2. Lessons in hunger & poverty reduction • Agriculture lead growth is critical • Safety net programs for meeting immediate hunger needs are crucial. • Pro-poor institutions are vital • Peace, stability and good governance are essential • Development assistance needs to be targeted better

  3. Designing a coherent agenda for hunger and poverty reduction • Focus on the hotspots • Focus on the long term while responding to immediate needs • Enhance productivity of smallholder agriculture • Seek complementarities between trade and domestic policy • Increase effectiveness of Official Development Assistance

  4. Designing a coherent agenda for hunger and poverty reduction • Ensure complementarities of public resources, domestic and international • Create en environment conductive to private investment • Make PRSPs more inclusive in addressing food security and rural development • Combine poverty reduction with increased provision of global public goods

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