Transforming rural economies in the post-2015 era: A policy agenda

In almost all LDCs, most people live in rural areas, and most workers are engaged in agriculture. Thus rural development, though often neglected, is central to the overall development process; and structural transformation of rural economies is a critical dimension of the economic transformation essential for LDCs to benefit more fully from international trade and investment. As discussed in Chapter 1, the importance of rural development in LDCs is further underlined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs, which also give rise to both the need and the opportunity for a new approach to rural development. This chapter seeks to address how national and international actions can best contribute to the transformation of rural economies in LDCs in light of the new goals and the new context of the post-2015 era.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development