Down to earth : agriculture and poverty reduction in Africa (English)

This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economic growth, and if so, under what conditions? Do poor people tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? If a focus on agriculture would tend to yield larger participation by the poor, but slower overall growth...

DETAILS

Author

Christiaensen,Luc;

Demery,Lionel;
Document Date
2007/01/01
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
38781
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2007/02/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Down to earth : agriculture and poverty reduction in Africa
Keywords
Agriculture

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)

Official PDF
TXT*
Total Downloads** : 1527
Download Stats
*The text version is uncorrected OCR text and is included solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.

Citation

Christiaensen,Luc; Demery,Lionel.

Down to earth : agriculture and poverty reduction in Africa (English). Directions in development Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/743501468193449616

Down to earth : agriculture and poverty reduction in Africa (English)

DETAILS

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Citation

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL ALERTS