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Format: xi, 105 pages : , illustrations ; , 23 cm.

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-280-76578-X , 9786610765782 , 0-8213-6855-9

Series Statement: Directions in development. Poverty

Content: 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?

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Figures; Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework; Chapter 3 Participation of the Poor in Growth; Tables; Chapter 4 The Growth Potential of Agriculture; Chapter 5 Agriculture and Growth in the Rest of the Economy; Chapter 6 A Sectoral Decomposition of Poverty Change; Chapter 7 Concluding Observations; Appendix 1 Objectives of and Data Sources for Case Studies; Appendix 2 Data Sources and Constructs Used in Case Studies; Appendix 3 Decomposition of Changes in the Poverty Headcount before and after 1995 , Appendix 4 Welfare Effect of Productivity and Output Price ChangeCountry Case Study Papers; References; Index , English

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Format: 47 pages ; , 23 cm.

ISBN: 0821309560 (pbk.)

Series Statement: World Bank e-Library.

Additional Edition: Print Version: ISBN 9780821309568

Language: English

URL: http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-0956-8

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Format: x, 69 pages : , illustrations ; , 23 cm.

ISBN: 1-280-08878-8 , 9786610088782 , 0-585-45640-2

Series Statement: Poverty dynamics in Africa

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8213-5213-X

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (49 pages)

Series Statement: Policy research working papers.

Content: The relative contribution of a sector to poverty reduction is shown to depend on its direct and indirect growth effects as well as its participation effect. The paper assesses how these effects compare between agriculture and non-agriculture by reviewing the literature and by analyzing cross-country national accounts and poverty data from household surveys. Special attention is given to Sub-Saharan Africa. While the direct growth effect of agriculture on poverty reduction is likely to be smaller than that of non-agriculture (though not because of inherently inferior productivity growth), the indirect growth effect of agriculture (through its linkages with nonagriculture) appears substantial and at least as large as the reverse feedback effect. The poor participate much more in growth in the agricultural sector, especially in low-income countries, resulting in much larger poverty reduction impact. Together, these findings support the overall premise that enhancing agricultural productivity is the critical entry-point in designing effective poverty reduction strategies, including in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, to maximize the poverty reducing effects, the right agricultural technology and investments must be pursued, underscoring the need for much more country specific analysis of the structure and institutional organization of the rural economy in designing poverty reduction strategies.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-4013

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource , Illustrationen , 23 cm

Edition: Online_Ausgabe Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2003 E-Books von NetLibrary Sonstige Standardnummer des Gesamttitels: 22382847

ISBN: 0585456402

Series Statement: Poverty dynamics in Africa

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69)

Additional Edition: Reproduktion von Christiaensen, Luc J. Growth, distribution and poverty in Africa 2002

Language: English

Keywords: Subsaharisches Afrika ; Armut ; Geschichte 1990-2002 ; Subsaharisches Afrika ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Geschichte 1990-2002 ; Subsaharisches Afrika ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Geschichte 1990-2002

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Format: 1 online resource (190 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-4648-1137-7

Series Statement: Directions in Development;Directions in Development - Agriculture and Rural Development

Content: Stylized facts set agendas and shape debates. In rapidly changing and data scarce environments, they also risk being ill-informed, outdated and misleading. So, following higher food prices since the 2008 world food crisis, robust economic growth and rapid urbanization, and climatic change, is conventional wisdom about African agriculture and rural livelihoods still accurate? Or is it more akin to myth than fact? The essays in "Agriculture in Africa" Telling Myths from Facts? aim to set the record straight. They exploit newly gathered, nationally representative, geo-referenced information at the household and plot level, from six African countries. In these new Living Standard Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture, every aspect of farming and non-farming life is queried-from the plots farmers cultivate, the crops they grow, the harvest that is achieved, and the inputs they use, to all the other sources of income they rely on and the risks they face. Together the surveys cover more than 40 percent of the Sub-Saharan African population. In all, sixteen conventional wisdoms are examined, relating to four themes: the extent of farmer's engagement in input, factor and product markets; the role of off-farm activities; the technology and farming systems used; and the risk environment farmers face. Some striking surprises, in true myth-busting fashion, emerge. And a number of new issues are also thrown up. The studies bring a more refined, empirically grounded understanding of the complex reality of African agriculture. They also confirm that investing in regular, nationally representative data collection yields high social returns.

Note: LSMS-ISA Data -- , Companion Papers -- , Notes -- , Additional Reading -- , Updated View of African Factor Markets / Christopher B. Barrett -- Overview -- Issue: Is Factor Market Failure Widespread? -- , Analysis: Testing the Separation Hypothesis -- , Results: Market Failure Is Pervasive in Rural Africa -- , Implications -- , Additional Reading -- Ch. 3. Smallholder Land Access: A New Landscape in Africa? / Fang Xia -- , Overview -- , Issue: Do Land Markets Support Structural Change in Africa? -- , Analysis: From the Bird's Eye View to the Details -- , Results: Land Markets Support Structural Change in Africa -- Implications -- Notes -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 4. Financing Agricultural Inputs in Africa: Own Cash or Credit? / , Issue: How Are Farmers in Africa Financing Modern Input Use? -- Analysis: Combining Description with Multivariate Analysis -- Results: Use of Credit for Input Purchases Is Not Commonplace -- , Understanding Farmers' Decisions -- , Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 5. Revisiting the Gains from Agricultural Commercialization / Anita Guelfi -- Overview -- Issue: Does the Commercialization of Agriculture Harm Nutrition? -- Analysis: Back to the Data and More Recent Evidence -- , Results: Little Evidence of a Link between Nutrition and Commercialization -- , Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 6. Agricultural Labor Is Not So Unproductive in Africa / , Issue: Is Labor So Unproductive in African Agriculture? -- , Analysis: Comparing Micro with Macro Data -- , Results: There Are Employment Gaps Rather Than Productivity Gaps -- Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 7. Women's Work on African Farms / , Overview -- Issue: Who Does the Farming? -- , Analysis: New Gender-Disaggregated Data Provide Insights -- , Results: From Myths to Facts -- Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 8. Households in Rural Africa Still Rely on Agriculture / , Overview -- Issue: Is Africa Any Different? -- Analysis: Measuring Diversification -- , Results: Agriculture Still Dominates in Rural Africa -- Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 9. Nonfarm Enterprises in Rural Africa / , Overview -- , Issue: Survival or Opportunity? -- Analysis: Combining Description with Analysis -- , Results: The Conventional View Is Confirmed -- Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 10. Use of Modern Inputs Viewed from the Field / , Overview -- , Issue: Do Farmers Use Modern Inputs? -- Analysis: Measuring and Understanding Input Use -- , Results: 10 Key Messages -- Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 11. African Agriculture Is Intensifying -- But Not by Much / , Overview -- Issue: We Expected a Virtuous Cycle -- Analysis: Has There Been a Virtuous Cycle? -- , Results: Little Sign of a Virtuous Cycle -- , Implications -- , Additional Reading -- Ch. 12. Maize Farming and Fertilizers: Not a Profitable Mix in Nigeria / , Overview -- Issue: How Profitable Is Fertilizer Use? -- Nigerian Context -- , Analysis: Estimating Maize Yields and Profitability in Nigeria -- , Results: Fertilizer Is Not Profitable for Many Maize Farmers -- , Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 13. Do Trees on Farms Matter in African Agriculture? / Luc Christiaensen -- Overview -- , Issue: Can Trees on African Farms Be Safely Ignored? -- Analysis: Trees in African Agricultural Landscapes -- Results: Trees Are Significant on Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa -- , Implications -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 14. Coping with Shocks: The Realities of African Life / , Analysis: What Do People Say? -- Results: Shocks Are Many and Come in Many Ways -- , Implications -- , Note -- , Additional Reading -- Ch. 15. Remoteness and Maize Price Volatility in Burkina Faso / Tristan Le Cony -- Overview -- Issue: Does Remoteness Imply Greater Maize Price Volatility? -- Analysis: Understanding the Links between Remoteness and Price Volatility -- , Results: Remoteness Affects Price Volatility -- Implications -- , Additional Reading -- Ch. 16. Refreshing Perspective on Seasonality / Jonathan Kaminski -- , Overview -- Issue: Is Seasonality in Food Prices and Food Consumption Important? -- , Analysis: Challenges in Estimating Seasonality -- Results: Seasonality Is Still Very Much Present -- , Implications -- Note -- Additional Reading -- Ch. 17. Food Loss: What Do African Farmers Say? / Luc Christiaensen -- Overview -- , Issue: How Large is Postharvest Loss Really? -- Analysis: Ask the Farmers -- Results: Postharvest Loss Limited, But Concentrated -- , Implications -- , Note.

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-4648-1134-2

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Format: x, 69 pages , Illustrationen , 23 cm

Edition: Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2003 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary

ISBN: 0585456402 , 082135213X , 9780821352137 , 9780585456409

Series Statement: Poverty dynamics in Africa

Content: "This book examines the main factors behind observed poverty changes in eight countries - Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritania, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. After reviewing the trends in income poverty and other, more direct measures of well-being (such as education, health, and nutrition), the authors go beyond the aggregate numbers and highlight the insights to be gained from unraveling the microeconomic data. These data reveal systematic distributional effects linking growth and poverty, which lead to some groups gaining from episodes of economic growth and others being left behind. Growth, Distribution, and Poverty in Africa describes those groups left behind and calls for public action to ensure that all poor Africans gain from future economic growth."--P. [4] of cover; Since 1960

Content: "Growth, Distribution, and Poverty in Africa: Messages from the 1990s synthesizes and elaborates on the results of a series of country studies completed under the Poverty Dynamics in Africa Initiative, organized by the Africa Region of the World Bank. These studies made use of vastly improved household survey data, which have enhanced understanding of African poverty dynamics during the past decade

Content: "This book examines the main factors behind observed poverty changes in eight countries - Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritania, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. After reviewing the trends in income poverty and other, more direct measures of well-being (such as education, health, and nutrition), the authors go beyond the aggregate numbers and highlight the insights to be gained from unraveling the microeconomic data. These data reveal systematic distributional effects linking growth and poverty, which lead to some groups gaining from episodes of economic growth and others being left behind. Growth, Distribution, and Poverty in Africa describes those groups left behind and calls for public action to ensure that all poor Africans gain from future economic growth."--P. [4] of cover

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69) , Also available on the World Wide Web , Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2003 , Ch. 1. Living Standards During the 1990sCh. 2. Growth and Systematic Changes in Income Distribution: A Macro Perspective -- Ch. 3. Growth and Systematic Changes in Income Distribution: A Micro Perspective -- Ch. 4. Concluding Remarks -- App. Background Information on Data Sources.

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Keywords: Subsaharisches Afrika ; Armut ; Geschichte 1990-2002 ; Subsaharisches Afrika ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Geschichte 1990-2002 ; Subsaharisches Afrika ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Geschichte 1990-2002 ; Subsaharisches Afrika ; Armut ; Einkommensverteilung ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Geschichte 1990-2002 ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 69 Seiten) , ill , 23 cm

Edition: Online-Ausg

ISBN: 082135213X

Series Statement: Policy research working paper 2810

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69)

Additional Edition: Christiaensen, Luc J Growth, distribution and poverty in Africa

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Format: 148 S.

ISBN: 92-64-13601-0

Series Statement: Adjustment and equity in developing countries ;

Additional Edition: Parallele Sprachausgabe Demery, David Ajustement et équité enMalaisie

Subjects: Economics

Keywords: Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Stabilitätspolitik ; Einkommensverteilung ; Armut ; Stabilitätspolitik ; Wirtschaft

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Format: XI, 105 S. : , graph. Darst.

ISBN: 978-0-8213-6854-1 , 0-8213-6855-9 , 0-8213-6854-0

Series Statement: Directions in development

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Subjects: Economics , Political Science

Keywords: Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Landwirtschaft

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