Monitoring agricultural sector performance, growth, and poverty in Africa

Agriculture provides the backbone of the economy in many African countries. Moreover, the majority of the rural poor depend on agriculture either directly or indirectly for their livelihoods.1 Developing agriculture specifi cally and the rural sector more broadly are key components of Africa’s pathw...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Michael E., Omilola, Babatunde, Flaherty, Kathleen, Makombe, Tsitsi, MacNeil, Marcia, Horowitz, Leah
Formato: Informe técnico
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161771
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author Johnson, Michael E.
Omilola, Babatunde
Flaherty, Kathleen
Makombe, Tsitsi
MacNeil, Marcia
Horowitz, Leah
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Horowitz, Leah
Johnson, Michael E.
MacNeil, Marcia
Makombe, Tsitsi
Omilola, Babatunde
author_facet Johnson, Michael E.
Omilola, Babatunde
Flaherty, Kathleen
Makombe, Tsitsi
MacNeil, Marcia
Horowitz, Leah
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description Agriculture provides the backbone of the economy in many African countries. Moreover, the majority of the rural poor depend on agriculture either directly or indirectly for their livelihoods.1 Developing agriculture specifi cally and the rural sector more broadly are key components of Africa’s pathway out of poverty. Yet in the last decades of the 20th century, agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suff ered from a tragedy of political inattention and disinvestment.
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spelling CGSpace1617712025-11-06T06:30:47Z Monitoring agricultural sector performance, growth, and poverty in Africa Johnson, Michael E. Omilola, Babatunde Flaherty, Kathleen Makombe, Tsitsi MacNeil, Marcia Horowitz, Leah poverty agricultural sector agricultural growth Agriculture provides the backbone of the economy in many African countries. Moreover, the majority of the rural poor depend on agriculture either directly or indirectly for their livelihoods.1 Developing agriculture specifi cally and the rural sector more broadly are key components of Africa’s pathway out of poverty. Yet in the last decades of the 20th century, agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) suff ered from a tragedy of political inattention and disinvestment. 2008 2024-11-21T09:58:05Z 2024-11-21T09:58:05Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161771 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Johnson, Michael; Babatunde, Omilola; Flaherty, Kathleen; Makombe, Tsitsi; MacNeil, Marcia; Horowitz, Leah. 2008. Monitoring agricultural sector performance, growth, and poverty in Africa. ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161771
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Flaherty, Kathleen
Makombe, Tsitsi
MacNeil, Marcia
Horowitz, Leah
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title Monitoring agricultural sector performance, growth, and poverty in Africa
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