Down to earth agriculture and poverty reduction in Africa

By:

Christiaensen, Luc J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington, DC World Bank 2007Description: xi, 105 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject(s):

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan

DDC classification:

338.109CHR

Summary: This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: (1) Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economicgrowth, and if so, under what conditions? (2) Do poor people tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? (3) If a focus on agriculturewould tend to yield larger participation by the poor, butslower overall growth, which strategy would tend to have the largest payoff in terms of poverty reduction, andunder which conditions?

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-100) and index.

This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: (1) Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economicgrowth, and if so, under what conditions? (2) Do poor people tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? (3) If a focus on agriculturewould tend to yield larger participation by the poor, butslower overall growth, which strategy would tend to have the largest payoff in terms of poverty reduction, andunder which conditions?

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