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The theory and practice of agriculture, growth, and development in Africa
Badiane, Ousmane; Makombe, Tsitsi - 2014
agriculture therein, and the pace of structural transformation in Africa over the last 50 years. The evolution has involved …-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260001
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The theory and practice of agriculture, growth, and development in Africa
Badiane, Ousmane; Makombe, Tsitsi - 2014
agriculture therein, and the pace of structural transformation in Africa over the last 50 years. The evolution has involved …-based strategies exemplified under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). …Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343227
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Borders, ethnicity and trade
Aker, Jenny C.; Klein, Michael W.; O'Connell, Stephen A.; … - In: Journal of Development Economics 107 (2014) C, pp. 1-16
This paper uses unique high-frequency data on prices of two agricultural goods to examine the additional costs incurred in cross-border trade between Niger and Nigeria, as well as trade between ethnically distinct markets within Niger. We find a sharp and significant conditional price change of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010753700
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The Ambiguous Effects of Policy Reforms on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification in Africa : Renewed Threats to Fragile Margins?
Reardon, Thomas; Barrett, Christopher B. - 2015
To satisfy continued growth in food demand without further degrading already low fertility soils or extensifying onto fragile margins, African farmers must pursue "sustainable agricultural intensification" (SAI). SAI requires adequate use of capital to maintain soil fertility and conserve the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014181747
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The effect of aspirations on agricultural innovations in rural Ethiopia
Mekonnen, Daniel Ayalew; Gerber, Nikolaus - 2016
This paper identifies the effect of aspirations on the adoption of agricultural innovations in the context of rural Ethiopia. While most studies on agricultural innovations have focused on identifying observable and resource-related deprivations or 'external' constraints, a related stream of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011478590
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Mali - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development : a study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security
Coulibaly, Ousmane - 2021
the dysfunction of activity sectors (agriculture, energy, education, employment, services, etc.). Natural resource …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012421112
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The Myth of 'African Growth Tragedy' : Past, Present and Future
Zhang, Tianze - 2018
In the late 1990s, as economists looked back the development period in Africa since 1970s, they put forward the notion … “African growth tragedy” , meaning that Africa's poor growth and resulting low income is associated with low schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910710
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Food and Feed Prospects to 2020 in the West Asia/North Africa Region
Nordblom, Thomas L.; Shomo, Farouk - 2016
The West Asia/North Africa (WANA) region contains large areas with rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014142100
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Rapid urbanization, employment crisis and poverty in African LDCs:A new development strategy and aid policy
Herrmann, Michael; Khan, Haider - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
the LDCs’ population still lived in rural areas and 71% of the LDCs’ labor force was involved in agriculture. But even … agriculture, a rapidly increasing share of the population migrates to urban centers in search for employment opportunities outside … agriculture in industrial enterprises or the services sector. The main purpose of this paper is to examine the causes and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789299
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The effect of aspirations on agricultural innovations in rural Ethiopia
Mekonnen, Daniel Ayalew; Gerber, Nicolas - 2016
This paper identifies the effect of aspirations on the adoption of agricultural innovations in the context of rural Ethiopia. While most studies on agricultural innovations have focused on identifying observable and resource-related deprivations or 'external' constraints, a related stream of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011588701