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The Low Input Farming Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and Experiences

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The small-scale farming sector continues to battle with the daunting task of moving from the "subsistence syndrome" to the "plane of entrepreneurship". This paper provides a review of some of the attributed factors which continue to affect the performance of the sector. Suggestions about ways to improve efficiency and to beautify the landscape of the small-scale farming sector are also made. One of the suggestions that runs through the paper is the need for the various governments of Sub-Saharan Africa to overhaul and review their agricultural policy to make it more relevant to the needs and aspirations of the small-scale farmers who constitute about 60 per cent to 70 per cent of the farming sector.

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  • Spio, Kojo, 1997. "The Low Input Farming Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and Experiences," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 36(3), pages 1-21, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:agreko:54440
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54440
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