Poverty, a persistent concern

Poverty is endemic in regions of subsistence agriculture and mineral-rich areas. This should be addressed ...
International Monetary Fund

Rural Poverty in Developing Countries

The Economic Issues series aims to make available to a broad readership of nonspecialists some of the economic research being produced on topical issues by IMF staff. The series draws mainly from IMF ...
Grist

The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections

This story was originally published by the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and was produced through a collaboration with Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news group. On the day he ...
The Conversation

Entrepreneurship as a way out of poverty? Study in rural Kenya shows why it doesn’t always work

International development agencies and non-governmental organisations often seek to advance community development by fostering entrepreneurship. The premise is that poor people can enhance their ...
The Conversation

Nigeria’s economy is growing but rural poverty is rising: 5 key policies to address the divide

The Nigerian economy grew at a robust rate of 3.4% in 2024, the highest it has been since 2019 (except 2021 when the COVID rebound occurred). This should have been cheering news, worthy of ...