Agricultural Growth Linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa
Agricultural Growth Linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Christopher L. Delgado

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 0896291103

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How much extra net income growth can be had in rural areas of Africa by increasing the spending power of local households? The answer depends on how rural households spend increments to income, whether the items desired can be imported to the local area in response to increased demand, and, if not, whether increased demand will lead to new local production or simply to price rises. For every dollar in new farm income earned, at least one additional-tional dollar could be realized from growth multipliers, according to Agricultural Growth Linkages in Sub-Saharan Africa, Research Report 107, by Christopher L. Delgado, Jane Hopkins, and Valerie A. Kelly, with Peter Hazell, Anna A. McKenna, Peter Gruhn, Behjat Hojjati, Jayashree Sil, and Claude Courbois.

Farm-nonfarm Linkages in Rural Sub-saharan Africa
Farm-nonfarm Linkages in Rural Sub-saharan Africa

Author: Steven Haggblade

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13:

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The links between agricultural growth and the rural nonfarm economy, known to be strong in Asia, are weaker in Africa but still important to the rural poor. Crucial for strengthening these links are policies and investments that (1) promote smallholders, (2) improve rural infrastructure, (3) encourage commerce and services, (4) foster the development of rural towns, and (5) explicitly recognize women as key actors in rural development.

The Role of Agriculture in Development
The Role of Agriculture in Development

Author: Xinshen Diao

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0896291618

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Changes in the global environment have led some to question whether the conventional wisdom on the role of agriculture in economic development is still relevant to Africa today. This report critically examines the literature on this issue, taking both the conventional and skeptical views into account. It complements this review with case studies of five African countries. The findings indicate that agricultural growth will play an essential role in promoting overall economic growth and reducing poverty in most of Africa's agrarian-based economies. This holds true even for countries that have the potential for industrial growth driven by natural resources. The results also show that only smallholder food-staple and livestock production can generate broadbased agricultural growth. By demonstrating that Africa's agricultural and food subsector cannot be bypassed, this report contributes to an important ongoing debate in development studies.

Re-establishing Agriculture as a Priority for Development Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Re-establishing Agriculture as a Priority for Development Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Awudu Abdulai

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780896293335

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Prerequisites and priorities for sustainable economic development. The impact of changing export sector incomes on local rurl economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Macroeconomic policies and the contribution of agriculture to regional economic development. The Uruguay round agreement on agriculture and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prospects for Equitable Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa
Prospects for Equitable Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Steven Haggblade

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13:

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The prospects for equitable growth in African agriculture are good as long as governments monitor land rights, upgrade rural infrastructure, foster farm-nonfarm linkages, and focus agricultural research on crops and technologies important to smallholders.

Market Opportunities for African Agriculture
Market Opportunities for African Agriculture

Author: Xinshen Diao

Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 0896291634

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How can East and Southern African nations reduce poverty and hunger through agricultural growth? How can they create sufficient market demand to power such growth? This report proposes answers to these questions, applying a general equilibrium framework to the experiences of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The authors conclude that, for countries like these, promoting traditional agricultural exports, developing nontraditional exports, and increasing food staple growth will probably not be sufficient to generate a significant level of economic growth. Instead, the model simulations suggest that reductions in marketing costs through improved infrastructure and development of market institutions, along with significant growth in the nonagricultural economy (besides that generated by agricultural growth linkages) are necessary conditions for rapid economic growth. This report's findings are a valuable first step toward understanding how East and Southern African nations can achieve economywide growth and poverty reduction.

Why Agriculture Remains a Viable Means of Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
Why Agriculture Remains a Viable Means of Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Paul Dorosh

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

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Although there is much empirical evidence of the importance of agricultureled economic growth, there is a renewed emphasis in development circles on the industrial sector as the main driver of growth, even for the low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa. This article applies a simplified model of agricultural growth linkages to illustrate the importance of agricultural growth for increasing employment and accelerating poverty reduction in Ethiopia. Achieving rapid agricultural growth, however, will require the engagement of small commercial farmers, large enough to adopt new technologies and produce significant marketed surpluses, but small and numerous enough to have spending patterns that drive a large, vibrant rural non-farm sector.