Reducing Poverty Through Agricultural Sector Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa
Title | Reducing Poverty Through Agricultural Sector Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Mundy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Africa, Eastern |
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Reducing Poverty Through Agricultural Sector Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa
Title | Reducing Poverty Through Agricultural Sector Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation |
Publisher | |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Agriculture and state |
ISBN | 9789290812074 |
Out of Poverty. Comparative Poverty Reduction Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa
Title | Out of Poverty. Comparative Poverty Reduction Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Flora Lucas Kessy |
Publisher | African Books Collective |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Africa, East |
ISBN | 9987080065 |
Reviews the poverty strategies of three Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC), Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, and three non-HIPCs, Botswana, Kenya and Namibia. Considers the main economic, social and political factors influencing poverty generation and/or reduction during the period 1990-2006.
Down to Earth
Title | Down to Earth PDF eBook |
Author | Luc J. Christiaensen |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0821368559 |
This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economic growth, and if so, under what conditions? Do poor people tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? If a focus on agriculture would tend to yield larger participation by the poor, but slower overall growth, which strategy would tend to have the largest payoff in terms of poverty reduction, and under which conditions?
Market Opportunities for African Agriculture
Title | Market Opportunities for African Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Xinshen Diao |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0896291634 |
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.
Farming Systems and Poverty
Title | Farming Systems and Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | John A. Dixon |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251046272 |
A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
Food Security and Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Title | Food Security and Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Weldeghaber Kidane |
Publisher | Fao |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
"This publication contains the main report of a study championing the case for increased public support to agricultural and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It advances four main reasons why agriculture in SSA deserves more public support. The first is a moral imperative: SSA governments cannot and should not ignore a sector on which about 70 percent of their population directly depend for their livelihoods if they are serious about their commitment to MDG1. Second, in spite of its generally poor performance, SSA countries do not have any realistic strategic option that they can rely upon for achieving sustainable economic development other than agriculture. Third, there is evidence from a number of SSA countries that appropriate policies and direct public sector investment have combined to trigger agriculture sector-led economic growth. This publication argues for countries to build on their success stories and for others to explore such opportunities, taking into account their specific environmental, economic and social conditions. Fourth, on average, agriculture in SSA has generally performed better than most other sectors, except in countries endowed with mineral resources."--Publisher's description.