The agenda for agriculture as laid out in the WDR 2008 contains important and urgent messages, but it is limited in its scope. A broader vision is needed that pays more attention to issues of power, equity, and rights. This would emphasise: trade rules that allow developing countries to determine their trade-policy mix based on the development needs of the rural sector; the implementation and enforcement of labour legislation for the agriculture sector that ensures decent work for all;and building an effective state to implement investment and rural development policies for the poorest and most marginalised sectors.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/what-agenda-now-agriculture-response-world-development-report-2008
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pepsico
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/saraswati
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kokna
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turbines
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nathpa-jhakri-hp