Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]

After emerging from civil war in 1994 as one of the world’s poorest countries, Mozambique has since become one the world’s fastest growing countries. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 8 percent per year during 1996– 2003 while the national poverty rate fell from 69 to 55 percent (World Bank 2010)...

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Autor principal: Thurlow, James
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153968
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description After emerging from civil war in 1994 as one of the world’s poorest countries, Mozambique has since become one the world’s fastest growing countries. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 8 percent per year during 1996– 2003 while the national poverty rate fell from 69 to 55 percent (World Bank 2010). Much of this poverty reduction occurred in rural areas, where a rebound in agricultural production led to large improvements in household incomes and food security. However, even though the economy has continued to grow at more than 7 percent during 2003–09, the benefits to the poor have diminished. The national poverty rate remained virtually unchanged during this period (Mozambique, MPD 2010), mainly because of the poor performance of the agricultural sector and the effects of the 2008 food price crisis on urban households (see Arndt et a. 2008, 2010)
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spelling CGSpace1539682025-11-06T04:16:09Z Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] Thurlow, James economic growth agriculture agricultural sector farming poverty livestock rural development public investment agricultural growth public expenditure After emerging from civil war in 1994 as one of the world’s poorest countries, Mozambique has since become one the world’s fastest growing countries. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at 8 percent per year during 1996– 2003 while the national poverty rate fell from 69 to 55 percent (World Bank 2010). Much of this poverty reduction occurred in rural areas, where a rebound in agricultural production led to large improvements in household incomes and food security. However, even though the economy has continued to grow at more than 7 percent during 2003–09, the benefits to the poor have diminished. The national poverty rate remained virtually unchanged during this period (Mozambique, MPD 2010), mainly because of the poor performance of the agricultural sector and the effects of the 2008 food price crisis on urban households (see Arndt et a. 2008, 2010) 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:40Z 2024-10-01T13:58:40Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153968 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Thurlow, James 2012. Mozambique. In Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies, ed. Xinshen Diao, James Thurlow, Samuel Benin, and Shenggen Fan. Chapter 12. Pg. 349-370. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153968
spellingShingle economic growth
agriculture
agricultural sector
farming
poverty
livestock
rural development
public investment
agricultural growth
public expenditure
Thurlow, James
Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]
title Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]
title_full Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]
title_fullStr Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]
title_full_unstemmed Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]
title_short Mozambique [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture]
title_sort mozambique in strategies and priorities for african agriculture
topic economic growth
agriculture
agricultural sector
farming
poverty
livestock
rural development
public investment
agricultural growth
public expenditure
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