The evidence of improved performance of agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) in recent years has indeed been … average rate of developing countries. Previous studies concluded that SSA should increase investment in agricultural research … productivity growth in SSA: the role of the input mix and the need to increase capital and inputs per worker not only to boost …

agriculture has also changed to reflect shifts in policy priorities. This paper reviewed public agricultural expenditure in a … agriculture has increased steadily in China; however, the definition of agricultural spending might not precisely measure …

differ in financial constraint and that the cost of capital increases with the level of financial constraint. We first show …

increase in farmers� investment in irrigation is essential. While Nigerian farmers� low level of investment in irrigation … an investment. Although reducing transaction costs is important because the reduction provides farmers with a more … return from irrigation investment. …

from drought. With 85 percent of the population living in rural areas, and most people depending on rainfed agriculture … investment strategies for Ethiopia, as well as on the country's gross domestic product growth rates and poverty rates." from text …