Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in extreme poverty (that is, on less than US$2.15 a day). Nearly 67% of these ...

Back in August of 2009 I took a look at the measure of poverty in a post at Sightline called A Poor Measure of Poverty. I wrote then that since the official adoption of the poverty line, a measure ...

The report launched on May 17, “Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh: Sustaining Poverty Reduction,” says pro-poor agricultural growth has stimulated the non-farm economy.

The government must focus on improving development outcomes in the districts that have the lowest development indicators.

Arizona’s poverty isn’t just an economic issue. It is about human potential. When we strengthen people’s agency, we help them build lasting economic stability.

Agriculture is the backbone of Kenya’s economy and remains a key policy issue for Government’s development agenda. According to a World Bank report, as at 2014, 47 per cent of the world's ...

The number of Texans living in poverty slightly declined during the five-year period ending in 2022, though several rural counties saw their share of poor residents increase, according to new U.S ...

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Here's some of why we have an image problem in the world's poor nations. Some 2.8 billion people subsist on less than $2 a day. We in the rich world preach that if they work hard they will climb ...

About 70% of the poor in sub-Saharan Africa live in rural areas. Most (65% to 70%) are employed in agriculture. Agriculture also contributes 30%-40% to the gross domestic product (GDP).

Texas’ statewide poverty rate declines, but several rural counties see increase in poor residents An average of 13.9% of Texans lived below the poverty line from 2018 to 2022, down from 16% of ...