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Available data indicate that public investment, although small relative to farmers’ investment, is the second most significant contributor to farm-level capital formation, both directly through the provision of rural public goods and its effect on private investment. Hunger is more prevalent in countries where public agricultural expenditure per agricultural worker is lower, suggesting that both public and private investment in agriculture is important in the fight against poverty and hunger.