Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa
The authors identify a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa at both the country and regional levels to achieve economywide growth goals in the region. To do this we adopt a modeling and analytical framework that involves the integration of spatial analysis to ide...
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| author | Nin-Pratt, Alejandro Johnson, Michael Magalhaes, Eduardo You, Liangzhi Diao, Xinshen Chamberlin, Jordan |
| author_browse | Chamberlin, Jordan Diao, Xinshen Johnson, Michael Magalhaes, Eduardo Nin-Pratt, Alejandro You, Liangzhi |
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| description | The authors identify a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa at both the country and regional levels to achieve economywide growth goals in the region. To do this we adopt a modeling and analytical framework that involves the integration of spatial analysis to identify yield gaps determining the growth potential of different agricultural activities for areas with similar conditions and an economywide multimarket model to simulate ex ante the economic effects of closing these yield gaps. Results indicate that the greatest agriculture-led growth opportunities in West Africa reside in staple crops (cereals and roots and tubers) and livestock production. Contributing the most to agricultural growth in the Sahel are livestock, rice, coarse grains, and oilseeds (groundnuts); in Coastal countries, staple crops such as cassava, yams, and cereal seems to be relatively more important than other subsectors; and in Central Africa livestock and root crops are the sources of growth with highest potential. Results also point toward an essential range of policies and investments that are needed to stimulate the productivity growth of prioritized activities. These include developing opportunities for regional cooperation on technology adaptation and diffusion, strengthening regional agricultural markets, exploiting opportunities for greater regional cooperation and harmonization, diversifying traditional markets, and enhancing linkages between agricultural and nonagricultural sectors. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1520932025-11-06T04:12:48Z Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa Nin-Pratt, Alejandro Johnson, Michael Magalhaes, Eduardo You, Liangzhi Diao, Xinshen Chamberlin, Jordan development agriculture yield gap staple foods crops livestock models The authors identify a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa at both the country and regional levels to achieve economywide growth goals in the region. To do this we adopt a modeling and analytical framework that involves the integration of spatial analysis to identify yield gaps determining the growth potential of different agricultural activities for areas with similar conditions and an economywide multimarket model to simulate ex ante the economic effects of closing these yield gaps. Results indicate that the greatest agriculture-led growth opportunities in West Africa reside in staple crops (cereals and roots and tubers) and livestock production. Contributing the most to agricultural growth in the Sahel are livestock, rice, coarse grains, and oilseeds (groundnuts); in Coastal countries, staple crops such as cassava, yams, and cereal seems to be relatively more important than other subsectors; and in Central Africa livestock and root crops are the sources of growth with highest potential. Results also point toward an essential range of policies and investments that are needed to stimulate the productivity growth of prioritized activities. These include developing opportunities for regional cooperation on technology adaptation and diffusion, strengthening regional agricultural markets, exploiting opportunities for greater regional cooperation and harmonization, diversifying traditional markets, and enhancing linkages between agricultural and nonagricultural sectors. 2011 2024-09-10T19:30:59Z 2024-09-10T19:30:59Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152093 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nin-Pratt, Alejandro; Johnson, Michael; Magalhaes, Eduardo; You, Liangzhi; Diao, Xinshen; and Chamberlin, Jordan. 2011. Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa. IFPRI Research Monograph 170. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896291829. |
| spellingShingle | development agriculture yield gap staple foods crops livestock models Nin-Pratt, Alejandro Johnson, Michael Magalhaes, Eduardo You, Liangzhi Diao, Xinshen Chamberlin, Jordan Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa |
| title | Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa |
| title_full | Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa |
| title_fullStr | Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa |
| title_short | Yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in West and Central Africa |
| title_sort | yield gaps and potential agricultural growth in west and central africa |
| topic | development agriculture yield gap staple foods crops livestock models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152093 |
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