World Bank Assistance To Agriculture In Sub Saharan Africa

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Agricultural assistance
ISBN : 9780821373514

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World Bank Assistance to Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa by Anonim Pdf

Sub-Saharan Africa is a critical development priority-it has some of the world's poorest countries and during the past two decades the number of poor in the Region has doubled, to 300 million-more than 40 percent of the Region's population. Africa remains behind on most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is unlikely to reach them by 2015. With some of the world's poorest countries, Africa is a development priority for the donor community. A major drag on Africa's development is the underperformance of the critical agriculture sector, which has been neglected both by donors and governments over the past two decades. The sector faces a variety of constraints that are particular to agriculture in Africa and make its development a complex challenge. Poor governance and conflict in several countries further complicate matters. IEG has assessed the development effectiveness of World Bank assistance in addressing constraints to agricultural development in Africa over the period of fiscal 1991-2006.

Author : Pade Badru
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429853517

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International Banking and Rural Development by Pade Badru Pdf

Published in 1998, this book reviews two of the World Bank's agricultural development projects in southeast Nigeria, and concludes that the objectives of these projects - which include reducing rural poverty and developing indigenous capacity for rural development - have not been fully realized. This book concludes that what these projects have achieved in the past, was the increasing integration of the peasant's political economy into the world's capitalist market with negative consequences. For example, the projects emphasis on export crop production, as opposed to food production, simply led to a diminishing capability among peasant farmers especially in the project areas, to produce food for themselves - while at the same time, reporting increased productivity in export-related production. The end result is widespread poverty amongst the poorest strata of peasant farmers participating in the program. In addition, the book looks at the Bank's structural adjustment programme, which in fact has the potential to reduce whatever benefits its agricultural programs might bring about for peasant producers.

Author : Katrine Anderson Saito,Celia Jean Weidemann
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Agricultural extension work
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Agricultural Extension for Women Farmers in Africa by Katrine Anderson Saito,Celia Jean Weidemann Pdf

Operational guidelines on how to provide cost- effective agricultural extension services to women farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008886231

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Sub-Saharan Africa by World Bank Pdf

3. Investing in people.

Author : Uma J. Lele
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Agricultural assistance
ISBN : UCAL:B4382467

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Aid to African Agriculture by Uma J. Lele Pdf

The findings of a comparative study of African aid programs in Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, and Tanzania. The study Managing Agricultural Development in Africa (MADIA) was carried out between 1984 and 1988 by the World Bank and donor agencies from seven countries.

Author : Venkatachalam Venkatesan,Jacob Kampen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0821342592

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Evolution of Agricultural Services in Sub-Saharan Africa by Venkatachalam Venkatesan,Jacob Kampen Pdf

This paper traces the evolution of World Bank support to agricultural services, particularly agricultural extension and research in Sub-Saharan Africa. It describes the Bank's experience with the implementation of national programs in agricultural extension and research and how these are evolving to face the problems of the future. The paper concludes that participation of the beneficiaries in the design and implementation of programs is critical and will ensure the programs' convergence towards rural development.

Author : Kevin M. Cleaver
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821324209

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A Strategy to Develop Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa and a Focus for the World Bank by Kevin M. Cleaver Pdf

For 25 years, population growth has outpaced increases in agricultural production in Sub-Saharan Africa. The lack of food and the degradation of agricultural land have forced policymakers to reassess agricultural strategies for the region. This paper provides such a reassessment by identifying policies and investments that have worked and those that have not. The author sets out the common elements required for agricultural and rural development throughout the region. The strategy presented in this paper comprises elements from several development sectors, including transport, water supply, education, finance, and the environment. The author makes five broad recommendations to promote Region: adoption of policies to promote private sector farming and agricultural marketing, processing, and credit development and distribution of new technologies inclusion of farmers in decisions affecting their livelihood development of infrastructure and social programs in support of agriculture improved management of natural resources Projections of the likely effects of the proposed policies and investments are included. Tables throughout the text present statistics on agricultural growth rates, commodity prices, and deforestation in the region. An annex contains more general tables, with information on population growth and fertility rates, land use, agricultural exports, and droughts. The strategies suggested in this paper will be of interest to policymakers, academics, and to development practitioners involved in African agriculture.

Author : Kevin M. Cleaver,W. Graeme Donovan
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : World Bank
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016927829

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Agriculture, Poverty, and Policy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa by Kevin M. Cleaver,W. Graeme Donovan Pdf

The extent of rural poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa; Lack of agricultural development as a major cause of rural poverty; A program to acelerate agricultural growth; Has the strategy been implemented? Measures of the impact of policy and investment on agriculture; Does agricultural growth benefit the rural poor? Agricultural progress in the "big Ten "Countries.

Author : Weldeghaber Kidane,Materne Maetz,Philippe Dardel,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Sub-Regional Office for Southern and East Africa
Publisher : FAO
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : IND:30000115599387

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Food Security and Agricultural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Weldeghaber Kidane,Materne Maetz,Philippe Dardel,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Sub-Regional Office for Southern and East Africa Pdf

"This publication contains the main report of a study championing the case for increased public support to agricultural and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It advances four main reasons why agriculture in SSA deserves more public support. The first is a moral imperative: SSA governments cannot and should not ignore a sector on which about 70 percent of their population directly depend for their livelihoods if they are serious about their commitment to MDG1. Second, in spite of its generally poor performance, SSA countries do not have any realistic strategic option that they can rely upon for achieving sustainable economic development other than agriculture. Third, there is evidence from a number of SSA countries that appropriate policies and direct public sector investment have combined to trigger agriculture sector-led economic growth. This publication argues for countries to build on their success stories and for others to explore such opportunities, taking into account their specific environmental, economic and social conditions. Fourth, on average, agriculture in SSA has generally performed better than most other sectors, except in countries endowed with mineral resources."--Publisher's description.

Author : Luc J. Christiaensen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,7 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 : Montague Yudelman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001933477

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The World Bank and Agricultural Development by Montague Yudelman Pdf

Report, World Bank's credit practices for agricultural development - agricultural investments, support to farm production increase, the rural development era, economic implications, evaluation. Statistical tables.

Author : Frank F. K. Byamugisha
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821398104

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Securing Africa's Land for Shared Prosperity by Frank F. K. Byamugisha Pdf

This is the first book on land administration and reform in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is highly relevant to all developing countries around the world. It provides simple practical steps to turn the hugely controversial subject of "land grabs� into a development opportunity by improving land governance to reduce the risks of dispossessing poor landholders while ensuring mutually beneficial investors’ deals. The book shows how Sub Saharan Africa can leverage its abundant and highly valuable natural resources to eradicate poverty by improving land governance through a ten point program to scale up policy reforms and investments at a cost of USD 4.5 billion. The book points out formidable challenges to implementation including high vulnerability to land grabbing and expropriation with poor compensation as about 90 percent of rural lands in Sub Saharan Africa are undocumented, but also timely opportunities since high commodity prices and investor interest in large scale agriculture have increased land values and returns to investing in land administration. It argues that success in implementation will require participation of many players including Pan-African organizations, Sub Saharan Africa governments, the private sector, civil society and development partners; but that ultimate success will depend on the political will of Sub Saharan Africa governments to move forward with comprehensive policy reforms and on concerted support by the international development community. Its rigorous analysis of land governance issues, yet down-to-earth solutions, are a reflection of Byamugisha's more than 20 years of global experience in land reform and administration especially in Asia and Africa. This volume will be of great interest to and relevant for a wide audience interested in African development, global studies in land, and natural resource management.

Author : Frank F. K. Byamugisha
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781464801891

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Agricultural Land Redistribution and Land Administration in Sub-Saharan Africa by Frank F. K. Byamugisha Pdf

Agricultural Land Redistribution and Land Administration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies of Recent Reforms focuses on “how” to undertake land reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa, but with relevant lessons for other developing countries. It provides details, with case studies, on how reforms were undertaken to address a pressing and controversial development challenge in Africa – land ownership inequality – and an intransigent development issue – inefficiency and corruption in land administration. An equally important contribution of the book is assessing reforms and highlighting valuable lessons for other countries contemplating reforms. The six case studies collectively cover two main areas of land governance: reforms in redistributing agricultural land and reforms in land administration. The first two case studies discuss reforms in redistributing agricultural land in Malawi and South Africa, part of the southern Africa region where land ownership inequalities rival those in Latin America. The remaining case studies, four in number, are focused on addressing corruption and inefficiency in land administration in a variety of contexts of governance including stable and post-conflict countries. The case studies cover: • Decentralizing land administration with demonstrations from Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Ghana; • Developing post-conflict land administration systems with examples from Liberia and Rwanda; • Re-engineering and computerizing land information systems with examples from Ghana and Uganda; and • Improving management of government land through land inventories with examples drawn from Ghana and Uganda. The common elements between sometimes disparate experiences provide lessons of relevance to African and other developing countries contemplating similar reforms. The rigorous analysis and yet down-to-earth lessons of experience are a reflection of the authors’ deep global experience underpinned by personal participation in the reforms covered by the book. This volume will be of interest to a wide audience including land specialists and practitioners, African policy makers, experts and managers in the international development community, and the academia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IND:30000119790834

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Enhancing agriculture in Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Deon Filmer,Louise Fox
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464801075

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Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Deon Filmer,Louise Fox Pdf

"The series is sponsored by the Agence Francaise de Developpement and the World Bank."