Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities

Ashift from agriculture to manufacturing was one of the hallmarks of job creation, poverty reduction, and rapid growth in low-income countries during the latter half of the 20th century. This experience in earlier decades of structural transformation was characterized by labor-absorbing, productivit...

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Main Authors: Ellis, Mia, Fang, Jared, McMillan, Margaret S.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: AKADEMIYA2063 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141062
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description Ashift from agriculture to manufacturing was one of the hallmarks of job creation, poverty reduction, and rapid growth in low-income countries during the latter half of the 20th century. This experience in earlier decades of structural transformation was characterized by labor-absorbing, productivity-increasing manufacturing. Recent structural change in African countries has been markedly different—productivity gains are realized through reallocation of economic activity away from agriculture without the accompanying within-sector productivity growth in nonagriculture, and manufacturing in particular (Diao, McMillan, and Rodrik 2019; Diao et al., 2021; McMillan and Zeufack 2022). This chapter examines the extent to which agrifood processing follows these trends.
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spelling CGSpace1410622025-11-06T03:52:19Z Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities Ellis, Mia Fang, Jared McMillan, Margaret S. employment labour productivity trade productivity agrifood systems off-farm employment food systems food processing Ashift from agriculture to manufacturing was one of the hallmarks of job creation, poverty reduction, and rapid growth in low-income countries during the latter half of the 20th century. This experience in earlier decades of structural transformation was characterized by labor-absorbing, productivity-increasing manufacturing. Recent structural change in African countries has been markedly different—productivity gains are realized through reallocation of economic activity away from agriculture without the accompanying within-sector productivity growth in nonagriculture, and manufacturing in particular (Diao, McMillan, and Rodrik 2019; Diao et al., 2021; McMillan and Zeufack 2022). This chapter examines the extent to which agrifood processing follows these trends. 2022-10-25 2024-04-12T13:37:12Z 2024-04-12T13:37:12Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141062 en https://doi.org/10.54067/9781737916444 Open Access application/pdf AKADEMIYA2063 International Food Policy Research Institute Ellis, Mia; Fang, Jared; and McMillan, Margaret S. 2022. Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities. In 2022 Annual trends and outlook report: Agrifood processing strategies for successful food systems transformation in Africa, eds. Chakib Jenane, John M. Ulimwengu, and Getaw Tadesse. Chapter 5, Pp. 44-58. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141062
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labour productivity
trade
productivity
agrifood systems
off-farm employment
food systems
food processing
Ellis, Mia
Fang, Jared
McMillan, Margaret S.
Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities
title Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities
title_full Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities
title_fullStr Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities
title_short Agrifood processing in Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities
title_sort agrifood processing in africa status challenges and opportunities
topic employment
labour productivity
trade
productivity
agrifood systems
off-farm employment
food systems
food processing
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