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Smallholder Farming Under Increasingly Difficult Circumstances: Policy and Public Investment Priorities for Africa

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  • Jayne, Thomas S.
  • Mather, David
  • Mghenyi, Elliot W.

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This paper identifies major trends affecting the future of the small farm in Sub-Saharan Africa, and identifies policy responses and public investment strategies by African governments, governments of high-income countries, and multilateral donors that can give African smallholders the chance to be viable in an increasingly globalized world.
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  • Jayne, Thomas S. & Mather, David & Mghenyi, Elliot W., 2006. "Smallholder Farming Under Increasingly Difficult Circumstances: Policy and Public Investment Priorities for Africa," Food Security International Development Policy Syntheses 54507, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midips:54507
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.54507
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