Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria

This study assesses public investment required for agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Using time series data for public spending and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, the econometrically estimated results show that one percent of growth in agricultural spending...

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Autores principales: Alpuerto, Vida, Diao, Xinshen, Salau, Sheu, Nwafor, Manson
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160045
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author Alpuerto, Vida
Diao, Xinshen
Salau, Sheu
Nwafor, Manson
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Diao, Xinshen
Nwafor, Manson
Salau, Sheu
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Diao, Xinshen
Salau, Sheu
Nwafor, Manson
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description This study assesses public investment required for agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Using time series data for public spending and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, the econometrically estimated results show that one percent of growth in agricultural spending generates 0.24 percent of growth in agricultural TFP. To support 9.5 percent in agricultural annual growth in 2009-17, a growth rate from the economy-wide analysis on options of growth for poverty reduction (Diao et al. 2009), required agricultural investment would have to grow at 23.8 percent annually in the same period. However, if the spending efficiency were improved based on an estimated elasticity for Sub-Saharan Africa as whole, then required agricultural investment would grow at 13.6 percent per year instead. The study also shows that investment outside agriculture benefits the agricultural sector. By taking into account such indirect effect of public investment, required growth in agricultural spending is much lower.
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spelling CGSpace1600452025-11-06T05:51:15Z Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria Alpuerto, Vida Diao, Xinshen Salau, Sheu Nwafor, Manson agricultural growth public expenditure econometrics poverty alleviation investment This study assesses public investment required for agricultural growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria. Using time series data for public spending and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, the econometrically estimated results show that one percent of growth in agricultural spending generates 0.24 percent of growth in agricultural TFP. To support 9.5 percent in agricultural annual growth in 2009-17, a growth rate from the economy-wide analysis on options of growth for poverty reduction (Diao et al. 2009), required agricultural investment would have to grow at 23.8 percent annually in the same period. However, if the spending efficiency were improved based on an estimated elasticity for Sub-Saharan Africa as whole, then required agricultural investment would grow at 13.6 percent per year instead. The study also shows that investment outside agriculture benefits the agricultural sector. By taking into account such indirect effect of public investment, required growth in agricultural spending is much lower. 2009 2024-11-21T09:50:00Z 2024-11-21T09:50:00Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160045 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Alpuerto, Vida; Diao, Xinshen; Salau, Sheu; and Nwafor, Manson. 2009. Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria. NSSP Working Paper 1. Abuja, Nigeria: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160045
spellingShingle agricultural growth
public expenditure
econometrics
poverty alleviation
investment
Alpuerto, Vida
Diao, Xinshen
Salau, Sheu
Nwafor, Manson
Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria
title Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria
title_full Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria
title_fullStr Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria
title_short Agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria
title_sort agricultural investment for growth and poverty reduction in nigeria
topic agricultural growth
public expenditure
econometrics
poverty alleviation
investment
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160045
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