Reforming agricultural markets in Africa : Mylène Kherallah ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kherallah, Mylène.

International Food Policy Research Institute.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food industry and trade--Africa.

Food industry and trade.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Africa.

Agriculture.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xvi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

Summary:

The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies. Over the past 20 years, most African governments have carried out reforms to deregulate agricultural markets and reduce the role of state enterprises. How much has the state actually withdrawn from agricultural markets? Have well-functioning private markets emerged? How successful were these reforms in boosting agricultural production, economic growth, and the incomes of the rural poor? What lessons can we learn from the reform process?

Contents:

Introduction

The context and rationale for market reform

Input market reform : the case of fertilizer

Food markets in sub-Saharan Africa

Market reforms for export crops

Conclusions and policy implications.

Notes:

"Published for the International Food Policy Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-190) and index.

ISBN:

080187145X

0801871980

OCLC:

49566320