Agribusiness For Economic Growth In Africa

Author : Margaret Atosina Akuriba,Mamudu Abunga Akudugu,Abdul-Razak Alhassan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030887599

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Agribusiness for Economic Growth in Africa by Margaret Atosina Akuriba,Mamudu Abunga Akudugu,Abdul-Razak Alhassan Pdf

This book provides exclusive information on how agribusinesses could act as the springboard for inclusive economic growth critical for socioeconomic transformation of Africa. It is a must read for academics, practitioners, policymakers, students, and all those interested in the application of practical models capable of tackling the endemic poverty situation in Africa using agribusiness as the launchpad. The book emphasizes the urgent need for robust and inward-looking enabling policy frameworks to help remove existing constraints on agro-industrialization and encourage investments. Thus, the book sets the agenda for the right combination of agricultural, industrial, and trade policies critical in promoting sustainable agricultural commodity value chains and food systems for inclusive growth and poverty reduction. Written in a simple, plain, and accessible language devoid of technical jargons, the book makes an interesting read for even the non-expert and is a valuable reference material for academic and practical training of students and practitioners.

Author : Xinshen Diao,Hazell, P.B.R.,Resnick, Danielle,Thurlow, James
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780896291614

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The Role of Agriculture in Development by Xinshen Diao,Hazell, P.B.R.,Resnick, Danielle,Thurlow, James Pdf

Changes in the global environment have led some to question whether the conventional wisdom on the role of agriculture in economic development is still relevant to Africa today. This report critically examines the literature on this issue, taking both the conventional and skeptical views into account. It complements this review with case studies of five African countries. The findings indicate that agricultural growth will play an essential role in promoting overall economic growth and reducing poverty in most of Africa's agrarian-based economies. This holds true even for countries that have the potential for industrial growth driven by natural resources. The results also show that only smallholder food-staple and livestock production can generate broadbased agricultural growth. By demonstrating that Africa's agricultural and food subsector cannot be bypassed, this report contributes to an important ongoing debate in development studies.

Author : Barbara Dinham,Colin Hines
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0865430039

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Agribusiness in Africa by Barbara Dinham,Colin Hines Pdf

Author : C. Martin Webber,Patrick Labaste
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 082137964X

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Building Competitiveness in Africa's Agriculture by C. Martin Webber,Patrick Labaste Pdf

Value chain based approaches offer tremendous scope for market-based improvements in production, productivity, rural economy diversification, and household incomes, but are often covered by literature that is too conceptual or heavily focused on analysis. This has created a gap in the information available to planners, practitioners, and value chain participants. Furthermore, few references are available on how these approaches can be applied specifically to developing agriculture in Africa. 'Building Competitiveness in Africa s Agriculture: A Guide to Value Chain Concepts and Applications' describes practical implementation approaches and illustrates them with scores of real African agribusiness case studies. Using these examples, the 'Guide' presents a range of concepts, analytical tools, and methodologies centered on the value chain that can be used to design, implement, and evaluate agricultural and agribusiness development initiatives. It stresses principles of market focus, collaboration, information sharing, and innovation. The 'Guide' begins by examining core concepts and issues related to value chains. A brief literature review then focuses on five topics of particular relevance to African agricultural value chains. These topics address challenges faced by value chain participants and practitioners that resonate through the many cases described in the book. The core of the book presents methodological tools and approaches that blend important value chain concepts with the topics and with sound business principles. The tools and case studies have been selected for their usefulness in supporting market-driven, private-sector initiatives to improve value chains. The 'Guide' offers 13 implementation approaches, presented within the implementation cycle of a value chain program, followed by descriptions of actual cases. Roughly 60 percent of the examples are from Africa, while the rest come from Europe, Latin America, and Asia. The 'Guide' offers useful guidance to businesspeople, policy makers, representatives of farmer or trade organizations, and others who are engaged in agro-enterprise and agribusiness development. These readers will learn how to use value chain approaches in ways that can contribute to sound operational decisions, improved market linkage, and better results for enterprise and industry development.

Author : Luc J. Christiaensen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780821368558

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Down to Earth by Luc J. Christiaensen Pdf

This book contributes to the debate about the role of agriculture in poverty reduction by addressing three sets of questions: Does investing in agriculture enhance/harm overall economic growth, and if so, under what conditions? Do poor people tend to participate more/less in growth in agriculture than in growth in other sectors, and if so, when? If a focus on agriculture would tend to yield larger participation by the poor, but slower overall growth, which strategy would tend to have the largest payoff in terms of poverty reduction, and under which conditions?

Author : Emelie Rohne Till
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031079016

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Agriculture for Economic Development in Africa by Emelie Rohne Till Pdf

This book explores the role of agriculture in long-term economic growth. With a particular focus on Ethiopia, the role of the state in igniting agricultural growth and in sustaining economic growth is highlighted as essential for low-income countries. Taking ideas from both economic history and development economics, the ability of Ethiopia and the rest of Africa to sustain recent rapid growth into something that can tackle the development agenda is discussed, alongside policy suggestions. This book overall presents an optimistic account of Africa and its economic prospects. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in economic development and agricultural economics. This is an open access book.

Author : Xinshen Diao,James Thurlow,Samuel Benin,Shenggen Fan
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896291959

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Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture by Xinshen Diao,James Thurlow,Samuel Benin,Shenggen Fan Pdf

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, countries within Sub-Saharan Africa reached milestones that seemed impossible only ten years ago: macroeconomic stability, sustained economic growth, and improved governance. Continuing this pattern of success will require enhancing the region’s agricultural sector, in which a large proportion of poor people make a living. The authors of Strategies and Priorities for African Agriculture: Economywide Perspectives from Country Studies argue that, although the diversity of the region makes generalization difficult, increasing staple-crop production is more likely to reduce poverty than increasing export-crop production. This conclusion is based on case studies of ten low-income African countries that reflect varying levels of resource endowments and development stages. The authors also recommend increased, more efficient public investment in agriculture and agricultural markets and propose new directions for future research. The last ten years have been an encouraging time for one of the world’s poorest regions; this book offers an analysis of how recent, promising trends can be sustained into the future.

Author : Xinshen Diao,Peter Hazell,Shashidhara Kolavalli,Danielle Resnick
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198845348

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Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation by Xinshen Diao,Peter Hazell,Shashidhara Kolavalli,Danielle Resnick Pdf

Using Ghana as a case study, this work integrates economic and political analysis to explore the challenges and opportunities of Africa's growth and transformation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Agricultural industries
ISBN : PURD:32754062222967

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A Strategic Framework for Promoting Agricultural Marketing and Agribusiness Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Takahiro Fukunishi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137377821

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Delivering Sustainable Growth in Africa by Takahiro Fukunishi Pdf

The purpose of this book is to fill the lack of micro evidences on a structural change of African producers. By collecting studies on single industries, we attempt to demonstrate firms' and farmers' responses to the recent economic trend such as growth of demand, emergence of FDI and improvement in infrastructure.

Author : Nicolas Depetris Chauvin,Guido Porto,Francis Mulangu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662538586

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Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa by Nicolas Depetris Chauvin,Guido Porto,Francis Mulangu Pdf

This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the current cash and food crops supply chains in six African countries, characterizing their markets structures and domestic competition policies. At the farm level, the book studies the constraints faced by small holders to increase productivity and break out of a vicious cycle in which low productivity exacerbates vulnerability to poverty. In a series of micro case studies, the project explores how cooperatives and institutions may help overcome these constraints. This book will appeal to scholars and policy makers seeking instruments to promote increased agriculture productivity, resolve food security issues, and promote agribusiness by diversifying exports and increasing trade and competitiveness.

Author : Gbadebo O. A. Odularu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031195273

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Agricultural Transformation in Africa by Gbadebo O. A. Odularu Pdf

​This book offers new insights into the ongoing agricultural transformation in Africa. Presenting case studies, macro-level simulations, and relevant surveys, it analyzes food crops and agri-food policy challenges and their implications in various African countries. In addition, it discusses how current African agri-food policies could be improved to achieve the continental vision of sustainable development in light of the African Union’s Agenda 2063. The respective contributions address topics such as drivers of technical efficiency among smallholder maize farmers; farm management practices; agri-food infrastructure policies; food security; agricultural growth; and financing for and investment in agricultural production. Accordingly, the book appeals to scholars of economics and agricultural studies and to anyone interested in the agricultural transformation of Africa.

Author : Shishodia, Mahika,Babu, Suresh Chandra
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Agribusiness competitiveness: Applying analytics, typology, and measurements to Africa by Shishodia, Mahika,Babu, Suresh Chandra Pdf

Agribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector in Africa. With the demand for high-value food products increasing around the world, the production and export of these goods represents an opportunity to achieve increases in income and employment. To capture the benefits of this trend and capitalize on this opportunity for long-term agricultural growth, agribusiness in Africa must become more competitive. In addition to improving competitiveness, increasing agricultural productivity and food security are also major challenges in African agricultural development. In this paper, we compare the agribusiness competitiveness of African countries and develop typologies connected with their food security and agricultural productivity status. The typologies reveal various stylized facts on the competitiveness of agribusiness to help nations prioritize issues for agricultural development and growth. We develop the measures of agribusiness competitiveness and apply them to African countries. Additionally, we present policy implications and lessons for increasing the competitiveness of agribusiness in African countries.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251312599

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Agricultural Transformation Centres in Africa - Practical guidance to promote inclusive agro-industrial development by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Over the next ten years, the African rural space will be the theatre of profound changes as the activities envisaged for agricultural transformation are drastically scaled up. Increased food demand and changing consumption habits driven by demographic factors, such as population growth and urbanization, are already leading to a rapid increase of net food imports, opening a huge opportunity for the agribusiness sector of many African countries. Against this backdrop and in line with its mission to spur sustainable economic development and social progress, the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2016 launched Feed Africa, a strategy that is intended to contribute substantially to the transformation of African agriculture by 2025, and to reverse Africa's dependence on imported foods. As part of this strategy, AfDB is promoting the concept of staple crops processing zones (SCPZs), which are agrobased spatial development initiatives, designed to concentrate agro-processing activities within areas of high agricultural potential to boost productivity and integrate the production, processing and marketing of selected commodities. As essential components, SCPZs include an agro-processing hub, a number of agricultural transformation centres (ATCs) and agricultural production areas. The ATCs are designed to link smallholder farmers to the agro-processing hub and are strategically located in high production areas, with the aim of serving as aggregation points to accumulate products from the community to supply the hub for further value addition, or to send them to centres of great demand for distribution and retail to consumers. This study has attempted to assess the feasibility and applicability of the ATC concept to selected regions in Zambia, Côte d'Ivoire and the United Republic of Tanzania. Findings from the field have demonstrated the potential of ATCs to address community needs and constraints for a range of selected value chains, and have helped to identify different ATC models that could work in each specific context.

Author : United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211064465

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Agribusiness for Africa's Prosperity by United Nations Industrial Development Organization Pdf

In recent years, a renewed focus on agriculture has been evident in policy and development agendas for the African continent, yet little knowledge has been generated on the interlinkages of production, agroindustry and markets, as well as the potentials and challenges for developing these. This publication analyzes the challenges, the potential and opportunities of African agribusiness in the current period of dramatic changes in global agro-industrial markets, and builds a case for agribusiness development as a path to Africa's prosperity. Written by international experts, from agribusiness practitioners, to academic experts and UN technical agencies, this volume fills what the United Nations Industrial Development Organization perceived as a significant gap in knowledge concerning these issues.