Remarks by World Bank Group President Ajay Banga
Agriculture has always been central to development, but today the challenge is to make it a driver of jobs, income, and food security at scale.
The goal is to
grow more food and turn that growth into a business that produces higher incomes for smallholder farmers and more opportunity across entire economies.
- Over the next 10-15 years, about 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will come of age.
- Current trends suggest only 400 million jobs will be created, resulting in a significant job deficit.
This deficit of
The World Bank Group has made job creation its central mission, recognizing that
most jobs ultimately come from the private sector.
Countries move along a continuum: early on, the public sector drives job creation; over time, private capital and entrepreneurship take the lead.
Author's summary: World Bank focuses on job creation in agriculture.
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