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 more broadly. Drawing on a range of recent research, the paper outlines broad priority areas for policy actions to accelerate productivity and initiate structural change in the agriculture sector and the rural nonfarm economy.
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Barrett,Christopher B., Christiaensen,Luc, Sheahan,Megan Britney, Shimeles,Abebe
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Document Date
2017/01/10
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Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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Report Number
WPS7938
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2017/01/10
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
On the structural transformation of rural Africa
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Keywords
Agriculture;allocation of factors of production;Demographic and Health Survey;comparative advantage in livestock production;Agricultural Research and Development;short period of time;consequence of climate change;increase of labor productivity;Southern and Eastern Africa;Agricultural Research and Extension;Primary and Secondary Education;skill need;access to financial service;energy need;agricultural productivity growth;agricultural labor;Agricultural Value Chain;rural area;agricultural sector;inclusive economic growth;education and health;
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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