It is widely agreed that reducing poverty in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) depends largely on stimulating growth in agriculture. To this end, heads of state in Africa rallied to form the pan-African Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) with the goal of raising...

Die seit den achtziger Jahren in Afrika eingeleitete Liberalisierung des Agrarsektors hatte insbesondere im Nahrungsmittelbereich sehr positive Auswirkungen für die Armen in der Bevölkerung. Am Beispiel von fünf afrikanischen Ländern wird dokumentiert, wie die Reformen zu einem Wachstum des...

Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of agriculture therein, and the pace of structural...

This paper deals with the role of regional trade in fostering the resilience of domestic food markets. Using country production and trade data from FAOSTAT database, a series of simple indicators are calculated that shed light on the potential for domestic markets stabilization through trade...