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This report summarizes the findings of a
study undertaken by the World Bank at the request of the
Government of Rwanda. The study had three main objectives:
(i) Validate the argument that agriculture has potential to
become a leading engine of pro-poor growth in Rwanda and
identify potential sources of rapid and sustainable growth
within the agricultural sector; (ii) identify key actions
that will be needed to unlock these sources of agricultural
growth, and describe actions in other sectors that will be
needed to support the successful implementation of the
government's agricultural policy agenda; and (iii)
confirm the congruence between the priority actions needed
to stimulate increased agricultural growth and the policy
reforms, institutional changes, and supporting investments
envisioned under the Plan Strategique de Transformation
Agricole (PSTA). This report consists of five sections, of
which the introduction is the first. Section 2 describes the
importance of agriculture in the economy of Rwanda and
analyzes recent trends in the performance of the
agricultural sector. Section 3 discusses possible future
drivers of growth, considering both the demand and the
supply side. Section 4 presents the results of a modeling
exercise that explores the likely future impacts of
alternative growth strategies on incomes, poverty, foreign
exchange earnings, and food security. Section 5 concludes by
discussing key actions within the agricultural sector that
will be needed to stimulate sustainable pro-poor growth.
