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    Down to Earth: Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Africa
    Down to Earth: Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Africa
    Down to Earth: Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Africa
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    Down to Earth: Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Africa

    By Lionel Demery and Luc Christiaensen

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    About this ebook

    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?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWorld Bank Publications
    Release dateFeb 13, 2007
    ISBN9780821368541
    Down to Earth: Agriculture and Poverty Reduction in Africa

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