Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies
This book examines the potential of agriculture to contribute to national growth and poverty reduction. It also evaluates the financial costs of accelerating agricultural growth. The analysis is based on ten country case studies that apply similar economywide approaches to linking growth, poverty, a...
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| author | Diao, Xinshen Thurlow, James Benin, Samuel Fan, Shenggen |
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| description | This book examines the potential of agriculture to contribute to national growth and poverty reduction. It also evaluates the financial costs of accelerating agricultural growth. The analysis is based on ten country case studies that apply similar economywide approaches to linking growth, poverty, and investment. The findings indicate that, in most African countries, improving agriculture’s performance is essential to achieving pro-poor growth. They also point to export agriculture having high growth potential and becoming a prominent part of agricultural strategies. The research shows that broad-based growth will be difficult to achieve without expanding staple-foodcrop production and livestock production, since only they have the scale and linkages to poor households needed to reduce national poverty within a reasonable period of time. Finally, the case studies confirm the need for greater investment in agriculture. However, the efficiency of agricultural investments will have to improve if development targets are to remain attainable. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1553182025-11-06T04:00:16Z Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies Diao, Xinshen Thurlow, James Benin, Samuel Fan, Shenggen economic growth poverty rural development public expenditure agricultural growth public investment livestock agricultural sector This book examines the potential of agriculture to contribute to national growth and poverty reduction. It also evaluates the financial costs of accelerating agricultural growth. The analysis is based on ten country case studies that apply similar economywide approaches to linking growth, poverty, and investment. The findings indicate that, in most African countries, improving agriculture’s performance is essential to achieving pro-poor growth. They also point to export agriculture having high growth potential and becoming a prominent part of agricultural strategies. The research shows that broad-based growth will be difficult to achieve without expanding staple-foodcrop production and livestock production, since only they have the scale and linkages to poor households needed to reduce national poverty within a reasonable period of time. Finally, the case studies confirm the need for greater investment in agriculture. However, the efficiency of agricultural investments will have to improve if development targets are to remain attainable. 2012-07-27 2024-10-11T18:48:05Z 2024-10-11T18:48:05Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155318 en http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9780896292031 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0093B7KQYGoogle https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144332 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/144333 Open Access application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Benin, Samuel and Fan, Shenggen, (eds). 2012. Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155318 |
| spellingShingle | economic growth poverty rural development public expenditure agricultural growth public investment livestock agricultural sector Diao, Xinshen Thurlow, James Benin, Samuel Fan, Shenggen Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies |
| title | Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies |
| title_full | Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies |
| title_fullStr | Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies |
| title_short | Strategies and priorities for African agriculture: Economywide perspectives from country studies |
| title_sort | strategies and priorities for african agriculture economywide perspectives from country studies |
| topic | economic growth poverty rural development public expenditure agricultural growth public investment livestock agricultural sector |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155318 |
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