This chapter is motivated by the question of whether development assistance directed at agriculture (agricultural aid … results. Aid to agriculture from nearly all donors fell precipitously beginning in the mid-1980s despite clear evidence that … there was a continuing need for broad, long-term support for agriculture in sub-Sahara Africa. This review suggests that …

This survey reviews the existing literature, identifying the contribution of agriculture, schooling, and nutrition to … is that positive technology shocks to agriculture have played a key role in igniting a transition from traditional to … modern agriculture and to long-term economic growth in almost all countries. Improvements in agricultural technologies …

This chapter takes an analytical look at the potential role of agriculture in contributing to economic growth, and …

explicitly considering the dynamics of the natural resource base (e.g., soil quality, water, etc.) of agriculture as well as the …