Can agricultural households farm their way out of poverty ? (English)

This paper examines the determinants of agricultural productivity and its link to poverty using nationally representative data from the Nigeria General Household Survey Panel, 2010/11. The findings indicate an elasticity of poverty reduction with respect to agricultural productivity of between 0.25 to 0.3 percent, implying that a 10 percent increase in agricultural productivity will decrease the likelihood of being poor by between 2.5 and 3 percent...

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Dabalen,Andrew L.;

Mcgee,Kevin Robert;

Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni;
Document Date
2014/11/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7093
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Nigeria,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/11/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Can agricultural households farm their way out of poverty ?
Keywords
agricultural productivity

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Dabalen,Andrew L.; Mcgee,Kevin Robert; Siwatu,Gbemisola Oseni.

Can agricultural households farm their way out of poverty ? (English). LSMS|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7093 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/909941468096548521

Can agricultural households farm their way out of poverty ? (English)

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