Focus Countries at a Glance represents an effort to track the performance of the rural sector overtime, in the selected countries, and provides readily accessible information to focus country officials, and Bank staff. The paper summarizes the focus per country, stipulating whether the goals are to achieve rapid agricultural growth, develop a common strategy for improving the rural economy, or, develop - with the International Finance Corporation - new ways of financing agribusiness, and implement reforms. Indicators to track performance have been selected for each of the key themes which are further described in the recent publication " Rural development, from Vision to Action " : poverty reduction, growth, food security, and natural resources management. Data sources include the Bank ' s World Development Indicators, World Watch Institute ' s State of the World, and the Bank ' s Rural Development Department Livestock Sector Database. This paper will be updated on a regular basis.
