Re-establishing agriculture as a priority for development policy in sub-Saharan Africa / edited by Awudu Abdulai and Christopher L. Delgado (Record no. 48993)

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International Standard Book Number 896293335
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Classification number 338.1096 REE
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Personal name Awudu Abdulai (ed.)
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Title Re-establishing agriculture as a priority for development policy in sub-Saharan Africa / edited by Awudu Abdulai and Christopher L. Delgado
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. International Food Policy Research Institute
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1995
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Extent 30 p.
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Summary, etc. Three-quarters of the labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa has agriculture as its primary occupation. The concentration of low-income countries in this region is high and under the present trends food insecurity will be growing rapidly over the next two decades. Inadequate national agricultural policies in the north and south have contributed to the poor performance of agriculture in Africa. African national investments agricultural research, extension, and rural infrastructure have often been inappropriate. They have lacked popular participation and private-sector involvement, and have also been affected by recent austerity measures and by reductions in donor assistance to agriculture.<br/><br/>It is against this background that the Department of Agricultural Economics of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) joined forces to foster discussions with African policymakers to facilitate more informed choices on policies that will have major effects over the long term. One element of policy analysis was the research collaboration between IFPRI and African researchers, which SDC supported between 1985 and 1991. The results of this research have been discussed with African and non-African policy analysts and researchers and with major policymakers in the countries concerned. The purpose of a workshop held in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, October 30-November 3, 1994, was to analyze the broad implications and to share them more widely with African and Swiss policymakers. Problem solving requires the active involvement of all the actors concerned. Participants at the workshop were therefore drawn from African policymakers, researchers, and nongovernmental organizations. Issues relating to the role of agriculture in sustainable economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa were discussed extensively during the workshop. The central role of agriculture as the engine of economic and<br/><br/>social development was clearly presented, and the importance of macroeconomic and trade policies in<br/><br/>conjunction with agricultural policies was highlighted. Participants formulated recommendations for African policymakers, industrial countries, and develop ment agencies. These were then presented at a press conference given wide coverage by the Swiss media. African governments maintain a key role and responsibility, while participation with local populations and the private sector is a must. The recommendations made by the participants are in line with the guiding principles of the Swiss government for North-South relations and are extremely important for the future activities of SDC. SDC has given high priority to its program in Africa. In 1993, about half the bilateral aid was reserved for Africa and 25 percent of that was devoted to agriculture and rural development. We are fully convinced of the development potential of the African subregion, and the workshop results further confirm this belief. By bringing together the findings and experience of researchers, policymakers, and development workers from Africa and the North, this document should be valuable to all concerned with development in Africa.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Macroeconomics policies
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Personal name Delgado, Christopher L. (ed.)
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