Reestablishment of rural servicesand revitalization of rural economy

Goodland, Andrew

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;    AGRICULTURE;    ANIMAL FEED;    CASH TRANSFERS;    DEAD ANIMALS;   

RP-ID  :  52941

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This note presents relevantinterventions that have aimed to stimulate rural economies anatural disaster based on case studies from the Philippines,Turkey, and Pakistan. Introducing new, untestedinfrastructure methods or designs involves careful analysisand may delay reconstruction. If this level of analysis isnot completed, the reconstructed infrastructure may not meetexpectations. For example, in Turkey, the Erzincanearthquake, new earthquake-resistant barns were builtaccording to designs approved by the state. However, theinsulation was insufficient for such an intemperate regionso farmers abandoned the barns or used them for otherpurposes. In reconstruction work, relying on simple,well-tested, and easily scalable solutions may be moreefficient if an appropriate level of analysis of innovationis not available. The priority for farmers and for otherbusinesses is to reestablish their livelihoods as soon aspossible. For farmers this means getting back to their landand/or livestock to maintain seasonally driven activities.This need to restart economic activities is often moreurgent than the reconstruction of dwellings or othercritical infrastructure.