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Productivity growth and the effects of R&D in African agriculture by Alene, A.

“…Consistent with recent economic recovery in Africa evidenced by stronger agricultural GDP growth rates, results showed that policy reforms as well as improved weather contributed to the recovery of agricultural productivity after the mid 1980s…”
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Tajikistan’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Fang, Peixun, Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Ellis, Mia

“…Russia is the most important destination for Tajikistan’s emigrants working abroad, and the ongoing war will continue to affect movement of people and inflows of remittances. Tajikistan’s GDP growth is projected to be 6.5 percent in 2023 and 5.0 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023b), below its pre-pandemic growth trajectory.…”
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African commitments for agricultural development goals and milestones for Niger by Diallo, Souleymane Sadio, Fofana, Ismaël, Diallo, Mariam Amadou

“…Increased public and private investment could lead to agricultural GDP growth at a rate above the CAADP target of 6%, and to the achievement of several sustainable development goals by 2030 as well as some of the targets of the African Union's Agenda 2063. …”
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Addressing food system transformation, food security, and deforestation in Indonesia: Challenges and opportunities by Laborde Debucquet, David, Olivetti, Elsa B., Piñeiro, Valeria, Illescas, Nelson

“…Comprehensive policy packages that include social safety nets, repurposing agricultural supports, environmental regulation and investment in sustainable production, can lead to substantial GDP growth, poverty reduction, and dietary enhancements. …”
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Rwanda [in Strategies and priorities for African agriculture] by Diao, Xinshen, Fan, Shenggen, Kanyarukiga, Sam, Yu, Bingxin

“…Gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaged 7.3 percent per year between 1995 and 2006, and public investment has picked up and reached 9.4 percent of GDP in 2007. …”
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Accelerating growth and structural transformation: Ghana's options for reaching middle-income country status by Breisinger, Clemens, Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Yu, Bingxin, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…The results of the model simulation suggest that Ghana?s annual GDP growth rate must accelerate from the recent 5.5 percent to 7.6 percent to achieve MIC status by 2015. …”
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Tanzania: Cost effective options for inclusive and sustainable development by Aragie, Emerta A., Thurlow, James, Xu, Valencia Wenqian, Jones, Eleanor

“…In this policy brief, we present research findings of a systematic evaluation and ranking of investment options for Tanzania’s agrifood system based on their cost-effectiveness in achieving multiple development outcomes, including agrifood gross domestic product (GDP) growth, agrifood job creation, poverty reduction, declining rates of undernourishment, and lowering diet deprivation. …”
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Cost effective options for inclusive agrifood system development in Tajikistan by Aragie, Emerta A., Khakimov, Parviz, Ashurov, Timur, Goibov, Manuchehr, Aliev, Jovidon, Diao, Xinshen, Fang, Peixun, Thurlow, James

“…The study indicates that there is no single intervention that is the most cost-effective across all economic and social outcomes, including agrifood GDP growth, job creation, poverty reduction, lowered undernourishment, and improvement in diet quality. …”
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Synopsis: Economywide assessment of CSA interventions in building resilient agri-food systems in Rwanda by Aragie, Emerta A., Thurlow, James, Warner, James, Niyonsingiza, Josue

“…Results indicate that CSA practices during the PSTA-5 period (2024/25–2028/29) increase agricultural GDP growth by 0.9 percentage points annually, with the largest impacts on horticulture and roots and tubers. …”
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The implication of economic partnership agreement for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific groups : a general equilibrium analysis by Adamu Angelo, Alemnesh

“…Overall the results suggested that EPA tend to leave most ACP regions better off than the alternative option in terms of real GDP growth and welfare. Trade creation dominates trade diversion except for Central Africa, West Africa and the rest of non-ACP region under EPA. …”

Uganda’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…While restrictive COVID-19 policy measures in 2020 and 2021 caused a slowdown in the economy, the country has largely been spared the adverse effects of the global commodity market disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 and from the 2023 global recession (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). Uganda’s GDP growth is projected to reach 5.5 percent in 2023 and 6.1 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023), suggesting that the economy is resuming its pre-pandemic growth trajectory. …”
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Nepal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Xinshen Diao, Ellis, Mia, Fang, Peixun, Pauw, Karl, Pradesha, Angga, Thurlow, James

“…Fortunately, the country was largely spared the adverse effects of global commodity market disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 and from the 2023 global recession (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023). Nepal’s GDP growth is now projected to reach 5.1 percent in 2023 and 4.9 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023a); this suggests that the economy is resuming its pre-pandemic growth trajectory. …”
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Nigeria’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Andam, Kwaw S., Diao, Xinshen, Ecker, Olivier, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Ellis, Mia

“…Various other factors contributed to sluggish economic growth, including the spread of insecurity and conflict across almost all areas of the country; policies related to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 (Andam et al. 2020); the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war (Diao and Thurlow 2023); and general macroeconomic instability (World Bank 2022b). Nigeria’s GDP growth is projected to remain low at 2.9 percent in 2023 and 2024, barely exceeding the population growth rate (World Bank 2022c). …”
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The economic costs of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from a simulation exercise for Ghana by Amewu, Sena, Asante, Seth, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…Compared to the government’s revised GDP growth rate of 1.5% for 2020, the model predicts a contraction of 0.6 to 6.3% for 2020, depending on the speed of the recovery. …”
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Enterprise budget survey: An analysis of crop and livestock enterprises by Malaiyandi, Sangeetha, Bayite-Kasule, Stephen, Mugarura, Samuel

“…Uganda has experienced strong economic growth in recent years with GDP growth among the highest in Africa at an average annual rate of 7.2 percent from 2000-2008 (WDI, 2009). …”
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Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Rwanda by Diao, Xinshen, Fan, Shenggen, Yu, Bingxin, Kanyarukiga, Sam

“…The analysis shows 6 percent of CAADP’s agricultural GDP growth target is achievable if growth reaches its target at the agricultural subsectoral level. …”
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The Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus approach to water infrastructure in Africa: integrated planning, climate resilience, and inclusive growth by Zemadim, Birhanu, McCartney, Matthew P., Matchaya, Greenwell C., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…With over 400 million people lacking access to clean water and climate change projected to reduce GDP growth by 2–4% annually in vulnerable nations, conventional sectoral approaches to infrastructure development are proving inadequate. …”
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Policies for a sustainable biomass energy sector in Malawi: Enhancing energy and food security simultaneously by Schuenemann, Franziska, Msangi, Siwa, Zeller, Manfred

“…At the same time, population and GDP growth are exacerbating already existing supply–demand imbalances in highly populated countries such as Malawi. …”
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Revisiting poverty trends and the role of social protection systems in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic by Abay, Kibrom A., Yonzan, Nishant, Kurdi, Sikandra, Tafere, Kibrom

“…In this paper, we combine per capita GDP growth from national accounts with data from High-Frequency Phone Surveys for several countries to estimate the net impact of the pandemic on poverty. …”
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Tanzania’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Benfica, Rui, Diao, Xinshen, Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James, Ellis, Mia

“…Despite the country’s relatively less restrictive domestic COVID-19 measures, the adverse effects of the global commodity market disruptions during the pandemic led to a slowdown in GDP growth to 4.8 percent in 2020 and 4.9 percent in 2021 (NBS 2021). …”
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