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The Puzzle of Lagging Sub-Saharan Africa Agriculture: Toward a Theory of Connectedness

In: Modern Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy

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  • Alain Janvry

    (University of California)

  • Elisabeth Sadoulet

    (University of California)

Abstract

Why has Sub-Saharan Africa agriculture mostly not performed up to expectations for growth and poverty reduction? We address this puzzle by developing a conceptual framework expliciting how agriculture can be used for development, stressing the roles of modernization, agricultural transformation, and rural transformation. We review three successive explanations for the lag of agriculture: price distortions and predatory policies, constraints to adoption of technological innovations in a supply-driven approach, and market disconnections in a demand-driven approach. We show that better connecting domestic production to urban consumer demand requires the development of value chains with effective coordination and instruments to overcome market failures. The political economy of this approach suggests the use of smart redistributive policies to achieve political feasibility and greater inclusiveness of the poor.

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  • Alain Janvry & Elisabeth Sadoulet, 2022. "The Puzzle of Lagging Sub-Saharan Africa Agriculture: Toward a Theory of Connectedness," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Harry de Gorter & Jill McCluskey & Johan Swinnen & David Zilberman (ed.), Modern Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy, pages 279-297, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nrmchp:978-3-030-77760-9_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-77760-9_12
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    Keywords

    Q13; Q18; D23; F63;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • F63 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Economic Development

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