Christiaensen, Luc; Demery, Lionel; Kuhl, Jesper - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
The role of agriculture in development remains much debated. This paper takes an empirical perspective and focuses on … poverty, as opposed to growth alone. The contribution of a sector to poverty reduction is shown to depend on its own growth … evidence indicates that agriculture is significantly more effective than nonagriculture in reducing poverty among the poorest …