Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty
In contrast to uniformly pessimistic assessments about Sub-Saharan Africa’s (hereafter Africa) ability to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this paper examines recent trends in poverty, malnutrition, and growth to delineate where the challenges are the greatest within the entire region a...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2004
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| author | Resnick, Danielle |
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| description | In contrast to uniformly pessimistic assessments about Sub-Saharan Africa’s (hereafter Africa) ability to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this paper examines recent trends in poverty, malnutrition, and growth to delineate where the challenges are the greatest within the entire region and sub-region and to highlight informative cases of success in specific countries. The performance of agriculture, especially smallholder agriculture, receives particular attention due to its role in sustaining the livelihoods of a majority of Africa’s poor. In recent years, the importance of smallholder agriculture has been greatly recognized, demonstrated by both African governments and the donor community pledging to engage in the requisite interventions for generating agricultural growth. By seizing on this new enthusiasm and learning from case studies of smallholder successes, agriculture could significantly contribute to Africa’s ability to meet the MDGs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1558422025-11-06T05:36:10Z Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty Resnick, Danielle millennium development goals small farmers agriculture poverty state intervention agricultural development private investment smallholders In contrast to uniformly pessimistic assessments about Sub-Saharan Africa’s (hereafter Africa) ability to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this paper examines recent trends in poverty, malnutrition, and growth to delineate where the challenges are the greatest within the entire region and sub-region and to highlight informative cases of success in specific countries. The performance of agriculture, especially smallholder agriculture, receives particular attention due to its role in sustaining the livelihoods of a majority of Africa’s poor. In recent years, the importance of smallholder agriculture has been greatly recognized, demonstrated by both African governments and the donor community pledging to engage in the requisite interventions for generating agricultural growth. By seizing on this new enthusiasm and learning from case studies of smallholder successes, agriculture could significantly contribute to Africa’s ability to meet the MDGs. 2004 2024-10-24T12:42:40Z 2024-10-24T12:42:40Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155842 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Resnick, Danielle. 2004. Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty. DSGD Discussion Paper 9. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155842 |
| spellingShingle | millennium development goals small farmers agriculture poverty state intervention agricultural development private investment smallholders Resnick, Danielle Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty |
| title | Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty |
| title_full | Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty |
| title_fullStr | Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty |
| title_short | Smallholder African agriculture: progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty |
| title_sort | smallholder african agriculture progress and problems in confronting hunger and poverty |
| topic | millennium development goals small farmers agriculture poverty state intervention agricultural development private investment smallholders |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155842 |
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