Ethiopia’s national development strategy, A Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty for 2005 … years). Achieving agricultural growth of six percent per year would reduce national poverty to 18.4 percent by 2015, lifting … an additional 3.7 million people out of poverty compared to a base simulation using medium term growth rates. Most …

poverty reduction but also in economic growth. …

faster than the rural population. However, poverty is still severe in Ethiopia and is concentrated in rural areas. To … accelerate growth and poverty reduction, Ethiopia’s national strategy affords an important role to agriculture as a source of …

Rapid economic growth has failed to significantly improve poverty and nutrition outcomes in Tanzania. This raises … concerns over a decoupling of growth, poverty, and nutrition. We link recent production trends to household incomes using a … growth—not the level—is currently constraining the rate of poverty reduction in Tanzania. Most importantly, agricultural …

"Uganda has experienced rapid economic growth and poverty reduction over the past decade but has failed to …, out-migration and urban-led growth centered in Kampala will be insufficient to significantly reduce poverty in northern …