Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework

The NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has been endorsed by African Heads of State and Governments as a vision for the restoration of agricultural growth, food security, and rural development in Africa. The program aims at stimulating agriculture-led development to...

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Autores principales: Ulimwengu, John M., Sanyal, Prabuddha
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152605
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description The NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has been endorsed by African Heads of State and Governments as a vision for the restoration of agricultural growth, food security, and rural development in Africa. The program aims at stimulating agriculture-led development to alleviate poverty and hunger, and achieve sustainable food security. The creation of a union is often rationalized on grounds of moving the equilibrium toward the first best solution whenever independent policies generate spillovers. This arises as a common agenda can significantly reduce the scope of free-riding behavior among member countries. In addition, cross-border externalities arising out of higher levels of market integration entails countries to agree on policy coordination. Using a Spatial Durbin Model for panel data, the present study explores the extent and magnitude of agricultural production spillover that might validate the adoption of CAADP agenda among African countries, especially among Sub-Saharan African countries. Overall, our results suggest the presence of positive and significant agricultural production spillover. No evidence of beggar-thy-neighbor or negative spillover policies was found; on average, each country received 2.5 percent growth as a result of spillover. Finally, our results suggest that convergence dynamics is much stronger when spillover is accounted for which provides a rationale for a common agenda such as CAADP.
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spelling CGSpace1526052025-11-06T07:18:32Z Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework Ulimwengu, John M. Sanyal, Prabuddha agriculture caadp growth production models The NEPAD Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has been endorsed by African Heads of State and Governments as a vision for the restoration of agricultural growth, food security, and rural development in Africa. The program aims at stimulating agriculture-led development to alleviate poverty and hunger, and achieve sustainable food security. The creation of a union is often rationalized on grounds of moving the equilibrium toward the first best solution whenever independent policies generate spillovers. This arises as a common agenda can significantly reduce the scope of free-riding behavior among member countries. In addition, cross-border externalities arising out of higher levels of market integration entails countries to agree on policy coordination. Using a Spatial Durbin Model for panel data, the present study explores the extent and magnitude of agricultural production spillover that might validate the adoption of CAADP agenda among African countries, especially among Sub-Saharan African countries. Overall, our results suggest the presence of positive and significant agricultural production spillover. No evidence of beggar-thy-neighbor or negative spillover policies was found; on average, each country received 2.5 percent growth as a result of spillover. Finally, our results suggest that convergence dynamics is much stronger when spillover is accounted for which provides a rationale for a common agenda such as CAADP. 2011 2024-10-01T13:55:01Z 2024-10-01T13:55:01Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152605 en https://doi.org/10.4236/me.2013.45041 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ulimwengu, John M.; Sanyal, Prabuddha. 2011. Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1069. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152605
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Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework
title Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework
title_full Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework
title_fullStr Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework
title_full_unstemmed Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework
title_short Using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the NEPAD CAADP Framework
title_sort using a spatial growth model to provide evidence of agricultural spillovers between countries in the nepad caadp framework
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caadp
growth
production
models
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152605
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