This chapter begins with a brief summary of economic growth and structural changes in the region since the 1950s and of agricultural and other economic policy d
The vast majority of the world s poorest households depend on farming for their livelihoods. During the 1960s and 1970s, most developing countries imposed pro-u
This study examines the state of agricultural incentives in Sub-Saharan Africa, taking stock of the current policy environment and its recent evolution. The glo
FAO Agricultural development economics technical study This report shows diverging results across countries and commodities, although aggregate figures indicate