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...

Rwanda is experiencing its best growth performance since independence, accompanied by heralded progress in reducing poverty. However, the stylized facts show that recent growth was led by nontradable services and that the public sector dominates investment, which is primarily financed by foreign...