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Is aid for agriculture effective in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ssozi, John; Asongu, Simplice; Amavilah, Voxi Heinrich S. - 2017
One of the key economic development challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is its low agricultural productivity …. Governments, donors, and foreign investors have underinvested in African agriculture even though research evidence shows that … Moments to examine whether official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture and rural development is helping to boost …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011721116
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The nexus between agricultural productivity, poverty, and social services provision in Sub-Saharan Africa : an empirical analysis
Reimers, Malte - 2014
This dissertation contains three essays at the interface of agricultural and development economics. The motivation for this lies in the fact that various studies have shown the agricultural sector to be the main income source for the majority of the global poor and it will hence have to play a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010526649
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Looking at pro-poor growth from an agricultural perspective
Klasen, Stephan; Reimers, Malte - 2016
Pro-poor growth has been identified as one of the most promising pathways to accelerate poverty reduction in developing countries. The diagnostic pro-poor growth toolbox has so far focused on the income dimension as well as key non-income achievements in education and health. This article...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455218
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Looking at pro-poor growth from an agricultural perspective
Klasen, Stephan; Reimers, Malte - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 90 (2017), pp. 147-168
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011750232
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The Effectiveness of Development Aid for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ssozi, John - 2019
One of the key economic development challenges facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is its low agricultural productivity …. Governments, donors, and foreign investors have underinvested in African agriculture even though research evidence shows that … Moments to examine whether official development assistance (ODA) for agriculture and rural development is helping to boost …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012901102
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Revisiting the role of education for agricultural productivity
Reimers, Malte; Klasen, Stephan - 2011
While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent cross-country regressions analyzing the determinants of agricultural productivity were only able to detect an insignificant or even surprisingly negative effect of schooling. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009380403
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Revisiting the role of education for agricultural productivity
Reimers, Malte; Klasen, Stephan - 2011
While the majority of micro studies finds that rural education increases agricultural productivity, various recent cross-country regressions analysing the determinants of agricultural productivity were only able to detect insignificant or even surprising negative effects of schooling. In this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010349170
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Revisiting the role of education for agricultural productivity
Reimers, Malte; Klasen, Stephan - In: American journal of agricultural economics 95 (2013) 1, pp. 131-152
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009718292
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Climate Change and Agricultural Productivity in West Africa
Iheonu, Chimere; Asongu, Simplice; Emeka, Ekene Thankgod; … - 2022
Agriculture remains one of the major sources of livelihood in West Africa. The sector accounts for a significant share … agricultural productivity in West Africa from 1990 to 2020. Using the Augmented Mean Group (AMG) and the Common Correlated Effect … agricultural productivity in West Africa. We discussed some policy implications based on these findings …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014244445
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Climate change and agricultural productivity in West Africa
Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Asongu, Simplice; Emeka, … - 2022
Agriculture remains one of the major sources of livelihood in West Africa. The sector accounts for a significant share … agricultural productivity in West Africa from 1990 to 2020. Using the Augmented Mean Group (AMG) and the Common Correlated Effect … agricultural productivity in West Africa. We discussed some policy implications based on these findings. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013380621