Influential studies in the 1980s and early 1990s drew on the Boserup–Ruthenberg theories of farming systems evolution to argue that African countries were not yet ready for widespread agricultural mechanization. Through applying the theories of farming systems evolution and of induced...

Data from the Groningen Growth and Development Center's Africa Sector Database and the Demographic and Health Surveys reveals that much of Africa's recent growth and poverty reduction has been associated with a substantive decline in the share of the labor force engaged in agriculture. This...

This paper assesses the cost-effectiveness of indicator-based targeting. Using household survey data from Malawi, we examine whether an indicator-based system is more target and cost-efficient in reaching the poor than universal systems and the currently used mechanisms for targeting...

Selon une croyance de longue date, un ciblage précis des pauvres peut améliorer l′efficacité des politiques de développement. Alors qu′un certain nombre de facteurs, tels que la mauvaise gouvernance, les méthodes de ciblage inadéquates, l′ingérence ou le manque de volonté...

This paper assesses the cost-effectiveness of indicator-based targeting. Using household survey data from Malawi, we examine whether an indicator-based system is more target and cost-efficient in reaching the poor than universal systems and the currently used mechanisms for targeting...

Managerial skills for developing agricultural value chains -- Agricultural development bank -- Crystal Lake Fisheries – I -- Ghana nuts -- Nutco Ivoire: the cashew pricing dilemma -- Totgars’ co-operative sale society -- Casscorp: breaking the commodity monopoly -- Megha farms -- Henn & Co...