Key sectoral issues Rural sector growth essential for poverty reduction. While agriculture has fueled poverty reduction, but a development strategy without the rural economy at its core cannot continue to reduce poverty.
Growth needs re-energized reforms.
Rural reforms are now proceeding slowly and disjointedly. Of the 1.3 million who enter the labor force annually, only about 300,000 find paid work. Most others find part-time employment in agriculture. Rural job creation is vital. Without it, rural poverty will translate into urban poverty and instability.