Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants]

Fostering higher agricultural productivity and accelerating agricultural growth in Africa are commonly seen as core strategies for overall development in the continent (Lewis 1954; Fei and Ranis 1961; Hayami and Ruttan 1985; Hazell and Haggblade 1991; Binswanger and Townsend 2000; World Bank 2007).1...

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Autores principales: Benin, Samuel, Wood, Stanley, Nin-Pratt, Alejandro
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147907
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spelling CGSpace1479072025-11-06T03:57:23Z Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants] Benin, Samuel Wood, Stanley Nin-Pratt, Alejandro agricultural policies agricultural growth labour caadp land ownership land use productivity Fostering higher agricultural productivity and accelerating agricultural growth in Africa are commonly seen as core strategies for overall development in the continent (Lewis 1954; Fei and Ranis 1961; Hayami and Ruttan 1985; Hazell and Haggblade 1991; Binswanger and Townsend 2000; World Bank 2007).1 Because the majority of Africa’s poor and malnourished population depends largely on farming, these strategies can be particularly effective in reducing poverty and hunger. Yet, agricultural growth in Africa lags behind overall economic growth, and the continent’s agricultural performance has fallen further behind that of other developing regions of the world. 2016-07-14 2024-06-21T09:23:29Z 2024-06-21T09:23:29Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147907 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Benin, Samuel; Wood, Stanley; and Nin-Pratt, Alejandro. 2016. Introduction. In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants. Benin, Samuel (Ed.). Chapter 1. Pp. 1-23. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298811_01.
spellingShingle agricultural policies
agricultural growth
labour
caadp
land ownership
land use
productivity
Benin, Samuel
Wood, Stanley
Nin-Pratt, Alejandro
Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants]
title Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants]
title_full Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants]
title_fullStr Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants]
title_full_unstemmed Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants]
title_short Introduction [In Agricultural productivity in Africa: Trends, patterns, and determinants]
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topic agricultural policies
agricultural growth
labour
caadp
land ownership
land use
productivity
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