Options for Investment in the Rural Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean
By Ruben Echeverrķa (03/00, En, Es)
This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department's peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank.
The purpose of this document is to summarize the elements of a rural agenda of the Bank in order to meet the growing demands of the countries of the region. This agenda is a work in progress, put together on the basis of a broad multisectoral view of the rural economy, and taking into account the social, environment, agriculture, agroindustry, agro-food and basic infrastructure sectors. The document aims to produce a consensus on the critical issues in sustainable development of rural areas, focusing on the complementarities of various areas of Bank activity and of the technical and financial multi-and bilateral organizations with a regional involvement. The need to promote the rural economy from a territorial and integrated perspective is emphasized.
This working paper was prepared for the Conference on Development of the Rural Economy and Poverty Reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in New Orleans on March 24, 2000, on the occasion of the Annual Governors Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank. The documents presented at the Conference are available at http://www.iadb.org/sds/ENV/publication/gen_210_1862_e.htm. Based on "Opciones estratégicas para el desarrollo de la economía rural en América Latina y el Caribe" (IDB, 1998). A preliminary version of this document was presented at the Inter-American Board for Agriculture Meeting in Salvador, Brazil on October, 1999; "Strategic Elements for the Reduction of Rural Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean" (IDB, 1998); "Strategy for Agricultural Development in Latin America and the Caribbean" (IDB, 2000); and studies by RIMISP, IICA, REDCAPA, FAO, GTZ, IFPRI, CEPAL, IFAD and the World Bank.
The comments of Alain de Janvry, Martine Dirven, helmut Eger, Germán Escobar, Edgardo Moscardi, Clara Solís, Fernando Villamizar and Pedro Urra are much appreciated. The opinions and conclusions expressed do not necessarily represent the policies of the organizations mentioned.
Last updated: 05/08/07
