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Agriculture & achieving the Millennium Development Goals

This report investigates the role of agriculture in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), considering such factors as trade, economic policy and governance.

Agriculture has direct and indirect linkages with all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and about 70 per cent of the MDG target group live in rural areas. This paper examines the role of agriculture in meeting MDGs with particular focus on trade, economic policy and governance.

 

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