Developing and connecting markets for poor farmers

Agricultural markets play a key role in the lives of poor people in developing countries. More than half the population in developing regions (58 percent) and more than three-quarters of the poor — defined as those living on less than US$1 per day — live in rural areas where agriculture typically constitutes 50 – 90 percent of household income. As a result, the development of efficient agricultural markets has a large impact on the economic opportunities of rural households. Rural households, however, are subject to a number of constraints that make their participation in..