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Transforming agriculture in Africa & Asia: What are the policy priorities?

This report is the first attempt to map the agricultural transformation path of 117 countries over a 45-year period using an analytical framework with a global cluster analysis. The analytical framework is rooted in Timmer’s (1988) agricultural transformation framework and assesses the level of agri...

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Main Authors: Laborde Debucquet, David, Lallemant, Tess, McDougal, Kieran, Smaller, Carin, Traoré, Fousseini
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018
Subjects:
public investment
undernutrition
price policies
land resources
population dynamics
agricultural transformation
economic policies
institutional reform
nutrition
agricultural development
land reform
poverty
agricultural workers
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146014
Summary:This report is the first attempt to map the agricultural transformation path of 117 countries over a 45-year period using an analytical framework with a global cluster analysis. The analytical framework is rooted in Timmer’s (1988) agricultural transformation framework and assesses the level of agricultural transformation by using data on the prevalence of undernourishment and the share of agricultural employment. Six non-linear phases of agricultural transformation are identified: (1) Industrialized economies; (2) agricultural integrated into the macro economy; (3) agriculture as a contributor to growth; (4) moving labour out of agriculture; (5) getting agriculture moving; and (6) subsistence agriculture.

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