Headey, Derek D.; Benson, Todd; Kolavalli, Shashidhara; … - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
Agricultural productivity growth is widely seen as an essential instrument of poverty reduction, food security and … broader economic growth. Paradoxically, however, the agricultural sector is often neglected by African governments in what is … acknowledgement of the importance of agriculture, public expenditure allocations to the agricultural sector remain very low in Africa …