Investment Priorities for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Asia Shenggen Fan, Joanna Brzeska, and Ghada Shields

During the past decades farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa had been prevented from making more intensive use of their mostly under-utilised production potentials by unattractive prices and market conditions, which in many countries were reinforced by a less than conducive policy environment. At the...

The position of Polish agriculture in the global food market. The Polish food sector in the first years of membership. The monitoring and analysis of changes in the Polish food supply chain. Polish agricultural holdings in the first years of membership – efficiency and competitiveness. The...

Examines the consequences of export-led agricultural growth for food production, food supply, food prices and agricultural wages.

Looks at agrarian reforms and the impact they have had on the performance of the Vietnamese economy. Covers the period from 1980 to 1996.

Agriculture is the major source of livelihood for the majority of West Africans. The agricultural sector employs 60 percent of the active labor force but contributes only 35 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). The disparity between contribution to GDP and share of population means that many...