Mar

17

2005

2:30—4:00 PM

Jurys' Washington Hotel

,

CGD TALKS

Poverty Reduction As If Rural People Mattered

Rural poverty is at the core of global poverty. Three out of four people living in poverty in the world live in rural areas. They are smallholder farmers, pastoralists, landless, fishers, and, above all, women. At the periphery of economic growth and development, rural communities are often further disadvantaged by terms of international aid and trade.

On March 17, 2005 the Center for Global Development and the International Fund for Agricultural Development sponsored an event titled, Poverty Reduction As If Rural People Mattered. The event featured presentations by Gary Howe of the International Fund for Agricultural Development and Peter Timmer of the Center for Global Development. M. Peter McPherson, President Emeritus of Michigan State University, followed the presentations as a discussant. The speakers highlighted their perspectives on various methods for achieving rural development.

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Panelists:
Gary Howe - Chief Development Strategist, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Peter Timmer - Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
M. Peter McPherson (Discussant) - Founding Co-Chair, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa; President Emeritus, Michigan State University; Member of the Board of Directors, Center for Global Development