Data Dictionary: | World Development Indicators 2013 |
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Data Source: | Social Explorer; The World Bank |
Data set: Original Tables (ORG)
Table: | WDI1. Agriculture and Rural Development [14] |
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Excerpt from: | Social Explorer; World Development Indicators 2013: Technical Documentation |
World development Indicators: Technical Documentation -> Definitions by Topic -> Agriculture & Rural Development |
For the 70 percent of the world's poor who live in rural areas, agriculture is the main source of income and employment. But depletion and degradation of land and water pose serious challenges to producing enough food and other agricultural products to sustain livelihoods here and meet the needs of urban populations. Data presented here include measures of agricultural inputs, outputs, and productivity compiled by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.