Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction
Rapid urbanization is a defining feature of low-income countries, even as rural populations continue to grow. Greater attention should therefore be paid to the spatial dimensions and urban drivers of agricultural transformation. Unfortunately, agricultural and urban policies are usually developed in...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2021
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| author | Dorosh, Paul A. Thurlow, James |
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| description | Rapid urbanization is a defining feature of low-income countries, even as rural populations continue to grow. Greater attention should therefore be paid to the spatial dimensions and urban drivers of agricultural transformation. Unfortunately, agricultural and urban policies are usually developed in isolation from each other and are often viewed as being in competition. This perceived competition between sectors has led many countries to adopt policies aimed at curbing internal migration or redirecting scarce public resources toward agriculture. However, urban populations are growing rapidly in low-income countries and a large share of urban residents are poor and live in slums. Even maintaining urban investments at current levels will be insufficient and could become a constraint to national development, including efforts to transform agriculture-food systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1423802025-11-06T03:56:01Z Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction Dorosh, Paul A. Thurlow, James poverty alleviation agricultural growth urbanization agricultural development poverty Rapid urbanization is a defining feature of low-income countries, even as rural populations continue to grow. Greater attention should therefore be paid to the spatial dimensions and urban drivers of agricultural transformation. Unfortunately, agricultural and urban policies are usually developed in isolation from each other and are often viewed as being in competition. This perceived competition between sectors has led many countries to adopt policies aimed at curbing internal migration or redirecting scarce public resources toward agriculture. However, urban populations are growing rapidly in low-income countries and a large share of urban residents are poor and live in slums. Even maintaining urban investments at current levels will be insufficient and could become a constraint to national development, including efforts to transform agriculture-food systems. 2021-02-01 2024-05-22T12:10:24Z 2024-05-22T12:10:24Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142380 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293830 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293854 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Dorosh, Paul A.; and Thurlow, James. 2021. Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction. In Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world, eds. Keijiro Otsuka and Shenggen Fan. Part Three: Context for Agricultural Development, Chapter 9, Pp. 285-320. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293830_09. |
| spellingShingle | poverty alleviation agricultural growth urbanization agricultural development poverty Dorosh, Paul A. Thurlow, James Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction |
| title | Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction |
| title_full | Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction |
| title_short | Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction |
| title_sort | agricultural growth urbanization and poverty reduction |
| topic | poverty alleviation agricultural growth urbanization agricultural development poverty |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142380 |
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