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Renewing industrialization strategies in Africa by Kormawa, Patrick, Jerome, Afeikhena

“…Section 4 provides an outline for a new industrial policy for Africa.…”
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Who benefits from South Africa's bilateral trade agreements? by Thurlow, James, van Seventer, Dirk Ernst

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State-business relations: structural change and industrialisation in Africa by McMillan, Margaret S., Rodrik, Dani

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Overcoming successive bottlenecks: The evolution of a potato cluster in China by Zhang, Xiaobo, Hu, Dinghuan

“…Although the role of industrial policy in economic development is a frequent topic of debate in both the literature and the political arena, most such discussions focus on industrial policymaking at the national level. …”
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Linkages from agricultural growth in Kenya by Bigsten, Arne, Collier, Paul

“…Thus, it makes more sense to attribute the country's good agricultural performance to pro-agricultural policy than to attribute its good industrial performance to pro-industrial policy. It appears that Kenya's policy had an exogenous influence that tended to favor agriculture, and this partiality generated indirect benefits for the rest of the economy. …”
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Addressing climate inaction as our greatest threat to sustainable development by Mackay, S., Hales, R., Hewson, J., Addis, R., Mackey, B.

“…Central to our argument is that climate policies still draw too heavily on a neoclassical development paradigm, rather than reinvigorated industrial policy, resulting in market interventions that fail to address the scale and systemic nature of the climate action challenge. …”
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Agricultural science and technology policy for growth and poverty reduction by Omamo, Steven Were, Naseem, Anwar

“…The economics of science and innovation in industry has embraced some of these disciplines and benefited greatly from having done so, as has industrial policy in the developed world. The fundamental horizontality of agricultural development policy and the long reach of agricultural S&T policy suggest similarly high returns were agricultural economics to do the same for science and innovation in agriculture.…”
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Policy responses to rapidly transforming midstream value chain segments in Africa: The case of the millet sector in Senegal by Tadesse, Getaw, Badiane, Ousmane

“…The chapter uses the example of one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing staples value chains in Africa, the millet value chain in Senegal, thus contributing specifically to Senegal’s agro-industrial policy discourse. We begin with a review of value chain development evolution as a concept and in practice in Africa as a whole and outline a comprehensive list of critical policy concerns and priorities that must be addressed to respond to the needs of midstream value chain segments.…”
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Grain storage and marketplace characteristics in Kebbi State, Nigeria by Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L., Mavrotas, George, Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar, Aliyu, Abdulrahaman, Bashir, Amina

“…We examine the transactions cost, spatial market equilibrium, and industrial policy literatures to provide a conceptual context for understanding how and why investments in physical market infrastructure can lower transactions costs for traders and for farmers, and, thus, increase market participation. …”
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Agricultural research and productivity growth in India by Evenson, Robert E., Pray, Carl E., Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…Private agricultural research accounted for more than 10 per cent of growth of total facto productivity (TFP) during 1956–87, and in 1966–75, when India was more open to foreign technology, private research contributed 22 per cent of productivity gowth. Industrial policy and technology policy, including intellectual property rights policy, will require careful evaluation and reform in order to encourage private investment in agriculture. …”
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Trade, not aid? The emerging donor strategy and its implications for Africa’s agrifood systems by Omamo, Steven Were, Kedir, Abbi

“…Strategic statecraft—rooted in evidence, integrity, and public accountability—is essential to ensure that this shift delivers not just markets but also meaningful structural transformation through industrial policy. 7. The pivot to “trade, not aid” by global partners reflects a broader retreat from long-term development commitments. …”
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Impact of conflict on key agro-industries in Khartoum State, Sudan: Wheat flour milling, oil processing, and packaging by Ibrahim, Ammar, Mohamed, Shima, Abdel-Karim, Mohamed, Siddig, Khalid

“…Also needed is stronger coordination between public and private sector actors, improved access to concessional financing, and a better alignment of industrial policy with agricultural supply chains to foster long-term resilience in the agro-industrial sector.…”
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Gobernanza de la cadena global de valor del aguacate en México by Reyes Gómez, Horacio, Martínez González, Enrique Genaro, Aguilar Ávila, Jorge, Aguilar Gallegos, Norman

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Policy options to strengthen the cassava and rice supply chains by Zhang, Xiaobo, Whitney, Edward

“…However, because of the country’s massive size and diversity, different regions may face different constraints; following a decentralized approach to designing industrial policies and initiatives is the best course of action for Nigeria.…”
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Better livestock policies for Africa by Sandford, S.

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中国和印度的农村工业化比较研究 by Mukherjee, Anit, Zhang, Xiaobo

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Storage, trade, and price policy under production instability: maize in Kenya by Pinckney, Thomas C.

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Kasungu Secondary City and Special Economic Zone Development by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Concentration in agribusiness and marketing: a case study of Arla Foods by Baker, Derek, Graber-Lutzhoft, K.

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Planning for woodcarving in the 21st century by Center for International Forestry Research

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