Rural Development Links

Employment and income

Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR)
The CGIAR's research focuses on crop productivity, forestry and agroforestry, water management, aquaculture, and livestock.
www.cgiar.org/

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
World Agricultural Information Centre
FAO highlights information as one of the priority areas in achieving agricultural development and food security. FAO established the World Agricultural Information Centre as a corporate framework for agricultural information management and dissemination.
www.fao.org/waicent/

Intermediate Technology Consultants
ITC ltd provides independent and professional advice to governments, NGOs, aid agencies and the private sector. One of its thematic areas covers increasing enterprise opportunities and access to markets and aims to enhance livelihoods.
http://www.itcltd.com/

Intermediate Technology Development Group/Practical Action
ITDG aims to demonstrate and advocate the sustainable use of technology to reduce poverty in developing countries. Among others, it covers manufacturing, agro processing, food production and small-scale mining.
www.itdg.org/

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Rural-Urban Linkages
IIED’s Rural-Urban Linkages work seeks to improve understanding of how changing rural-urban interactions affect the livelihoods of low income and vulnerable groups; support the capacity of local governmentsand help improve better integration between national and local macro-economic and sectoral policies.
www.iied.org/HS/themes/ru.html

World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development
The Bank's approach to rural development is multi-sectoral, focused on improving the well-being of rural people by building their productive, social, and environmental assets.
worldbank.org/rural/

World Bank Rural Poverty and Development
WBI’s Rural Poverty and Development learning program supports the World Bank's efforts to address today's challenges in rural areas. The programme promotes knowledge and learning for people and institutions committed to poverty reduction and sustainable development.
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/sdruralpoverty/infrastructure/resources.html