Down to Earth: Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Africa (Directions in Development)

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, which strategy would tend to have the largest payoff in terms of poverty reduction, and under which conditions

Author: Lionel Demery, Luc Christiaensen

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 118

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Publication Date: 2007-02-13