On the structural transformation of rural Africa (English)

From 2000 to 2014, per capita gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35 percent in real terms, doubling in some countries. Such progress happened while agricultural productivity growth remained low in the aggregate, despite some bright spots, and poverty reduction was steady but discouragingly slow. This paper argues that ending extreme poverty will require structural change in agriculture, and in rural African economies...

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Barrett,Christopher B.;

Christiaensen,Luc;

Sheahan,Megan Britney;

Shimeles,Abebe;
Document Date
2017/01/10
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7938
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/01/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
On the structural transformation of rural Africa
Keywords
Agriculture

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Barrett,Christopher B.; Christiaensen,Luc; Sheahan,Megan Britney; Shimeles,Abebe.

On the structural transformation of rural Africa (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7938 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/527271484057904631

On the structural transformation of rural Africa (English)

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