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Agricultural R&D investment, poverty and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects and needs to 205

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This paper looks at past trends of agricultural R&D allocation in developing countries, projects future performance of agriculture in these regions based in past investment and determines the optimal allocation of R&D investment across regions to maximize global welfare using a dynamic linear programming model of global agriculture. Results suggest that present allocation of agricultural R&D in SSA is highly inefficient and substantial gains could be obtained by increasing investment in East Africa in the next twenty years. At the global level, differences between efficient and present investment allocation are smaller than those observed within SSA due to the importance of China as an innovator in agriculture.

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  • Nin Pratt, Alejandro, 2012. "Agricultural R&D investment, poverty and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects and needs to 205," 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil 126802, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iaae12:126802
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.126802
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    1. Nin-Pratt, Alejandro & Johnson, Michael E. & Yu, Bingxin, 2012. "Improved performance of agriculture in Africa South of the Sahara: Taking off or bouncing back?," IFPRI discussion papers 1224, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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