Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: achievements and challenges
The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies. Ove...
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| author | Kherallah, Mylene Delgado, Christopher L. Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Minot, Nicholas Johnson, Michael E. |
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| description | The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies. Over the past 20 years, most African governments have carried out reforms to deregulate agricultural markets and reduce the role of state enterprises. How much has the state actually withdrawn from agricultural markets? Have well-functioning private markets emerged? How successful were these reforms in boosting agricultural production, economic growth, and the incomes of the rural poor? What lessons can we learn from the reform process? The authors of this book address these questions through an analysis based on an extensive review of experiences with reform, focusing on three major agricultural markets: fertilizer, food crops, and export crops. They examine the historical rationales for intervention, the factors contributing to reform, the process of implementation, and the impact of the reforms on farmers and consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors find that reforms have had many favorable results, but that the impact has been muted by partial implementation and structural constraints. They propose a new agenda for promoting the development of agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying areas where governments can play a supportive role. They argue that appropriate agricultural marketing policies and investments can improve livelihoods and the economic health of the region. -- From 'About this Book'" |
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| spelling | CGSpace1563912025-01-10T06:35:53Z Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: achievements and challenges Kherallah, Mylene Delgado, Christopher L. Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Minot, Nicholas Johnson, Michael E. food industry agriculture trade markets exports policies fertilizers The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies. Over the past 20 years, most African governments have carried out reforms to deregulate agricultural markets and reduce the role of state enterprises. How much has the state actually withdrawn from agricultural markets? Have well-functioning private markets emerged? How successful were these reforms in boosting agricultural production, economic growth, and the incomes of the rural poor? What lessons can we learn from the reform process? The authors of this book address these questions through an analysis based on an extensive review of experiences with reform, focusing on three major agricultural markets: fertilizer, food crops, and export crops. They examine the historical rationales for intervention, the factors contributing to reform, the process of implementation, and the impact of the reforms on farmers and consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors find that reforms have had many favorable results, but that the impact has been muted by partial implementation and structural constraints. They propose a new agenda for promoting the development of agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying areas where governments can play a supportive role. They argue that appropriate agricultural marketing policies and investments can improve livelihoods and the economic health of the region. -- From 'About this Book'" 2002 2024-10-24T12:44:00Z 2024-10-24T12:44:00Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156391 en Open Access application/pdf Johns Hopkins University Press International Food Policy Research Institute Kherallah, Mylene; Delgado, Christopher L.; Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude; Minot, Nicholas; Johnson, Michael E. 2002. Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: achievements and challenges. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156391 |
| spellingShingle | food industry agriculture trade markets exports policies fertilizers Kherallah, Mylene Delgado, Christopher L. Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Minot, Nicholas Johnson, Michael E. Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: achievements and challenges |
| title | Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: achievements and challenges |
| title_full | Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: achievements and challenges |
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| title_short | Reforming agricultural markets in Africa: achievements and challenges |
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