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16.1 Introduction 16.1 Introduction
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16.2 Evolution of Development Theory and Practice in Africa and the Role of Agriculture Therein 16.2 Evolution of Development Theory and Practice in Africa and the Role of Agriculture Therein
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16.2.1 Industry-led growth, 1950s to 1970s 16.2.1 Industry-led growth, 1950s to 1970s
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16.2.2 Agriculture-led growth, 1960s to 1970s 16.2.2 Agriculture-led growth, 1960s to 1970s
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16.2.3 Rural development and basic needs, 1970s 16.2.3 Rural development and basic needs, 1970s
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16.2.4 Structural adjustment-led growth, 1980s to 1990s 16.2.4 Structural adjustment-led growth, 1980s to 1990s
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16.2.5 Poverty reduction strategies, 1990s and 2010s 16.2.5 Poverty reduction strategies, 1990s and 2010s
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16.2.6 Agriculture-led growth and poverty reduction, 2000s to 2010s 16.2.6 Agriculture-led growth and poverty reduction, 2000s to 2010s
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16.3 Challenges and Opportunities to Agriculture-led Growth 16.3 Challenges and Opportunities to Agriculture-led Growth
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16.4 Structural Transformation in Africa 16.4 Structural Transformation in Africa
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16.5 Rethinking Future Growth and Development Strategies in Africa 16.5 Rethinking Future Growth and Development Strategies in Africa
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16.5.1 Modernizing the informal service sector and developing agribusiness 16.5.1 Modernizing the informal service sector and developing agribusiness
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16.5.2 Renewed industrialization strategies 16.5.2 Renewed industrialization strategies
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16.5.3 Promoting agricultural productivity growth 16.5.3 Promoting agricultural productivity growth
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16.5.4 Greater convergence of social and growth policies 16.5.4 Greater convergence of social and growth policies
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16.6 Conclusion 16.6 Conclusion
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16 Agriculture, Growth, and Development in Africa: Theory and Practice
Get accessOusmane Badiane is a Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Tsitsi Makombe is a Program Manager for IFPRI’s West and Central Africa Office
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Published:03 November 2014
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Abstract
This chapter reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of agriculture therein, and the pace of structural transformation in Africa over the last 50 years. The evolution has involved shifting roles of industry versus agriculture and that of government and the public sector versus markets and the private sector. Government intervention in favor of industrialization in the 1960s and 1970s resulted in the neglect of agriculture, poor growth performance, and a productivity-reducing structural transformation, characterized by an increasing concentration of low productivity labor in the informal service sector. The chapter suggests a move away from the dual economy to a three-dimensional model that pays greater attention to the large informal segment of the service sector. A successful transformation will require accelerated agricultural productivity growth, a modernized informal service sector, and effective industrialization strategies, with balanced roles for government, markets, and the private sector, all supported by country-led, evidence-based strategies.
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