Research on Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Survey

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Research on Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Survey

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Carl K. Eicher (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Doyle C. Baker

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This survey focuses on the rural economy which is broadly defined to include the agricultural sector plus rural nonfarm activities such as small-scale industry, trade, processing, and fishing. It reviews research on migration, employment, and income distribution in order to understand linkages between the agricultural and nonagricultural sectors.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Papers with number 1E.

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Length: 346 pages
Date of creation: 1982
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Valerie Kelly & Jane Hopkins & Thomas Reardon & Eric Crawford, 1995. "Improving the Measurement and Analysis of African Agricultural Productivity: Promoting Complementarities between Micro and Macro Data," International Development Papers 16, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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- Kelly, Valerie & Hopkins, Jane & Reardon, Thomas & Crawford, Eric, 1995. "Improving The Measurement And Analysis Of African Agricultural Productivity: Promoting Complementarities Between Micro And Macro Data," Food Security III Papers 11432, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Kelly, Valerie & Hopkins, Jane & Reardon, Thomas & Crawford, Eric, 1995. "Improving The Measurement And Analysis Of African Agricultural Productivity: Promoting Complementarities Between Micro And Macro Data," Food Security III Papers 11375, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Valerie Kelly & Jane Hopkins & Thomas Reardon & Eric Crawford, 1995. "Improving the Measurement and Analysis of African Agricultural Productivity: Promoting Complementarities between Micro and Macro Data," International Development Policy Syntheses 4, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
Eicher, Carl K., 1999. "Institutions and the African Farmer," Distinguished Economist Lectures 7660, CIMMYT: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. [Downloadable!]
Maxwell, Daniel & Wiebe, Keith, 1998. "Land Tenure And Food Security: A Review Of Concepts, Evidence, And Methods," Research Papers 12752, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Land Tenure Center. [Downloadable!]
Reardon, Thomas & Kelly, Valerie & Crawford, Eric & Jayne, Thomas & Savadogo, Kimseyinga & Clay, Daniel, 1996. "Determinants Of Farm Productivity In Africa: A Synthesis Of Four Case Studies," Food Security III Papers 11271, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
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- Reardon, Thomas & Kelly, Valerie & Crawford, Eric & Jayne, Thomas & Savadogo, Kimseyinga & Clay, Daniel, 1996. "Determinants Of Farm Productivity In Africa: A Synthesis Of Four Case Studies," Food Security III Papers 11279, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Thomas Reardon & Valerie Kelly & Eric Crawford & Thomas Jayne & Kimseyinga Savadogo & Daniel Clay, 1996. "Determinants of Farm Productivity in Africa: A Synthesis of Four Case Studies," International Development Policy Syntheses 22, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
- Thomas Reardon & Valerie Kelly & Eric Crawford & Thomas Jayne & Kimseyinga Savadogo & Daniel Clay, 1996. "Determinants of Farm Productivity in Africa: A Synthesis of Four Case Studies," International Development Papers 22, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
Haggblade, Steven & Hazell, Peter B., 1988. "Prospects for equitable growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

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