Growth Strategy and the Agricultural Sector

An important lesson that experience teaches is that food and agricultural policy cannot be addressed effectively apart from the linkages with the domestic economy and the rest of the world. At lower levels of development, food production and consumption account for sizable portions of national econo...

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Main Author: Aboyade, Ojentunji
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 1987
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161045
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description An important lesson that experience teaches is that food and agricultural policy cannot be addressed effectively apart from the linkages with the domestic economy and the rest of the world. At lower levels of development, food production and consumption account for sizable portions of national economic activity. Even in a closed economy, food is linked with investment, saving, relative prices, and income distribution. These linkages are even more complex in an open economy, where shifts in external trade, aid, balance of payments, and exchange rates must be considered.
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spelling CGSpace1610452025-04-08T18:30:41Z Growth Strategy and the Agricultural Sector Aboyade, Ojentunji food production conferences agricultural policies An important lesson that experience teaches is that food and agricultural policy cannot be addressed effectively apart from the linkages with the domestic economy and the rest of the world. At lower levels of development, food production and consumption account for sizable portions of national economic activity. Even in a closed economy, food is linked with investment, saving, relative prices, and income distribution. These linkages are even more complex in an open economy, where shifts in external trade, aid, balance of payments, and exchange rates must be considered. 1987 2024-11-21T09:53:10Z 2024-11-21T09:53:10Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161045 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Aboyade, Ojentunji. 1987. Growth Strategy and the Agricultural Sector. In Accelerating food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chapter 18. Pp. 241-252. In Accelerating food production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mellor, John W.; Delgado, Christopher L.; Blackie, Malcom J. (Eds.). Baltimore, MD: Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [by] Johns Hopkins University Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161045
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