2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.06.003
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Reflections on the Role of Agriculture in Pro-Poor Growth

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“…De Janvry and Sadoulet further note the consensus and recognition from 2000 onwards among multi-lateral development agencies and SSA governments on the key role of agriculture, following decades of neglect of agriculture. Several other studies reach similar conclusions (see contributions in the same supplement of the Journal of African Economies, Valdés and Foster (2010), Diao et al (2010), Block (2010), Nin-Pratt et al(2009) and Christiaensen et al (2011)). …”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…De Janvry and Sadoulet further note the consensus and recognition from 2000 onwards among multi-lateral development agencies and SSA governments on the key role of agriculture, following decades of neglect of agriculture. Several other studies reach similar conclusions (see contributions in the same supplement of the Journal of African Economies, Valdés and Foster (2010), Diao et al (2010), Block (2010), Nin-Pratt et al(2009) and Christiaensen et al (2011)). …”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 59%
“…Even today, rural development is sometimes practiced with a single emphasis on agricultural development, and on productivity and modernisation in particular (Akpan, 2012). This has endured, partly because we generally know far more about the promotion of agricultural growth in rural areas than about the promotion of non-agricultural activities (Valdés and Foster, 2010), but also because responsibility for rural development typically falls to government departments associated with agriculture in many countries (Rojas-Caldelas et al, 2010).…”
Section: Evolving Approaches To Sustainable Rural Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The accompanying structural transformation of economies has seen a decline in the share of agriculture's contribution to GDP (Brinkley, 2006;Dethier & Effenberger, 2012;Economic & Department, 2005;Valdé s & Foster, 2010). According to the Economic and Department (2005), agriculture now contributes merely 3 percent to global GDP, which is only about one third of its contribution a few decades ago.…”
Section: Agriculture Remains Dominant In African Economiesmentioning
confidence: 99%