Africa's agricultural renaissance : from paradox to powerhouse / / Ayodele Odusola

• Autore: Odusola Ayodele
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (508 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.1096
• Soggetto topico: Agriculture - Africa; Agriculture and state - Africa
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Part I: African Agriculture's Potential, Performance, Lessons, and Challenges -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: Agriculture as the Fulcrum of Inclusive Development in Africa -- 2.1 Africa's Comparative Advantages in Agriculture -- 2.2 Agriculture and National Development -- 2.3 Why Invest in Agriculture for Africa? -- 2.3.1 Can Africa Avoid the Malthusian Trap? -- 2.4 Agriculture and the SDGs -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Africa's Agriculture Today: Performance, Challenges, and Its Political Economy -- 3.1 The Agricultural Sector Performance -- 3.1.1 An Overview -- 3.1.2 How Is Africa Performing on Agricultural Productivity? -- 3.1.3 What Is the Current Level of Fertilizer Utilization in Africa? -- 3.1.4 How Is Africa Faring on Agricultural Mechanization? -- 3.2 Challenges Facing the Agricultural Sector -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.3 What Are the Impediments to Agricultural Transformation That Require Urgent Priority Actions? -- 3.3.1 Macroeconomic Misalignment -- 3.3.2 Limited Access to Finances -- 3.3.3 Urban Development Policy Bias Decapitalizes Agriculture -- 3.3.4 Limited Knowledge and Investment in Post-Harvest Loss Management -- 3.3.5 Limited Access to Agricultural Inputs -- 3.3.6 Inadequate Attention Given to Water-Soil-Productivity Linkage Through Rainfed Agriculture -- 3.3.7 Heavy Burden of Tariff Barriers, Non-Tariff Barriers, and Globalization -- 3.3.8 Climate and Ecological Changes Remain Serious Threats -- 3.3.9 Exclusion of Youth in the Design and Implementation of Agricultural Ecosystem Policies and Programmes Is a Serious Impediment -- 3.3.10 Agricultural Performance Lacks Inclusivity and Sustainability -- 3.3.11 Limited Access to Productive Agricultural Land. ; 3.3.12 Other Drivers of Deficient Performance in Africa's Agricultural Sector Abound -- 3.4 Political Economy Mechanisms of Agricultural Reforms -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Agriculture as the Engine of Economic Transformation and Inclusive Development: Theory, Practice, and Empirical Evidence -- Chapter 4: Agriculture as a Strategy to Operationalize Growth-Poverty-Inequality Nexus: Theory and Evidence -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Theoretical Perspectives -- 4.2.1 Traditional Versus Modern Sectors Approach -- 4.2.2 Classical Versus Non-Classical Approach -- 4.2.3 The Transmission Mechanism of Agriculture for Development -- 4.3 Evidence from Existing Studies -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Agriculture as a Powerhouse of Food Security and Economic Transformation in Africa -- 5.1 Context -- 5.2 Food Security in Africa -- 5.3 Drivers of Food Security in Africa -- 5.4 Tapping Agribusiness for Economic Transformation -- 5.4.1 Promoting Agrobusiness in Africa Is Sound Economics and Development Imperatives -- 5.4.2 The Potential of Agribusiness in Africa -- 5.4.3 What Must Be Done Differently to Unleash the Massive Potential of Agribusiness in Africa? -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Agriculture as a Powerhouse of Inclusive Development in Africa -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Emerging Evidence on Agriculture as a Potential Powerhouse in Africa -- 6.2.1 Agriculture's Impact on Employment -- 6.2.2 Agriculture's Impact on Inequality and Rural Poverty -- 6.2.3 Agriculture's Elasticity of Poverty and Income Inequality -- 6.2.4 The Role of Productivity -- 6.3 Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Case Studies on Agricultural Transformation from Africa, Asia, and Latin America -- Chapter 7: Introduction to Regional Case Studies -- 7.1 The Context -- 7.2 Regional Drivers of Agricultural Transformation -- 7.3 Conclusions. ; References -- Chapter 8: Case Studies from Africa -- 8.1 The Case of Ethiopia -- 8.1.1 Context -- 8.1.2 Setting the Pace for Agricultural Transformation -- 8.1.2.1 Progress in Increasing Access to Land -- 8.1.2.2 Trailblazing Agricultural Extension Services -- 8.1.2.3 Making Farming More Market-Oriented through a Commodity Exchange -- 8.1.2.4 Establishing Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency -- 8.1.2.5 Expanding Agribusiness -- 8.1.3 Critical Success Factors and Conclusions -- 8.2 The Case of Ghana -- 8.2.1 Context -- 8.2.2 Why is Ghana's Agriculture not Leading the Structural Economic Transformation Process? -- 8.2.2.1 Some Progress on Agricultural Transformation -- 8.2.2.2 Challenges Impeding Accelerated Progress -- 8.2.3 Some Policy Actions for Agricultural Transformation -- 8.2.4 Conclusions -- 8.3 The Case of Mauritius -- 8.3.1 Context -- 8.3.2 What Makes Mauritius' Structural Economic Transformation Unique? -- 8.3.3 Key Drivers of Progress -- 8.3.4 Emerging Challenges Requiring Urgent Attention -- 8.3.5 Conclusions -- 8.4 The Case of Morocco -- 8.4.1 Context -- 8.4.2 What Are the Factors Shaping the Agricultural Landscape and Transformation in Morocco? -- 8.4.3 Key Challenges Impeding Progress -- 8.4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Case Studies from Asia -- 9.1 The Case of China -- 9.1.1 Context -- 9.1.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.1.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 9.2 The Case of India -- 9.2.1 Context -- 9.2.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.2.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 9.3 The Case of the Republic of China (Taiwan) -- 9.3.1 Context -- 9.3.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.3.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 9.4 The Case of South Korea -- 9.4.1 Context -- 9.4.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 9.4.3 Lessons and Challenges -- References. ; Chapter 10: Case Studies from Latin America -- 10.1 The Case of Argentina -- 10.1.1 Context and Overview of Structural Economic Transformation -- 10.1.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 10.1.2.1 Enforcement of Agricultural Regulations and Rural Landownership -- 10.1.2.2 Technology Adoption and Diffusion -- 10.1.2.3 Stronger Collective Institutions -- 10.1.2.4 Liberalization of Agricultural Policy -- 10.1.3 Lessons and Challenges -- 10.2 The Case of Brazil -- 10.2.1 The Context -- 10.2.2 Overview of Brazil's Structural Economic Transformation -- 10.2.3 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 10.2.3.1 Evidence-based Integrated Agricultural Plans, Policies, and Programmes -- 10.2.3.2 Implementation of a Dynamic Rural Credit Scheme -- 10.2.3.3 Strong Agricultural Extension, Research, and Technological Capacities -- 10.2.3.4 The Price Support Programme -- 10.2.3.5 Sustainable Agricultural Practice -- 10.2.3.6 Strong Partnership and Competitive Trade Policies -- 10.2.4 Lessons and Challenges -- 10.3 The Case of Costa Rica -- 10.3.1 Context and Overview of Structural Economic Transformation -- 10.3.2 Innovations Driving Agricultural Transformation -- 10.3.3 Key Lessons and Challenges -- References -- Part IV: Towards an Agricultural Powerhouse in Africa -- Chapter 11: Policies and Programmes for an Agricultural Powerhouse in Africa -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Leveraging the Power of Political Economy of the Agricultural Sector -- 11.3 Prioritizing Transformation of Small-Scale Farmers -- 11.4 Accelerating Agricultural Productivity as the Game Changer -- 11.5 Strengthening Special Agricultural Zones or Corridors -- 11.6 Making Agricultural Transformation Mutually Reinforcing to Environmental Sustainability -- 11.7 Making Agriculture a Strategy for Entrepreneurial Transformation for Youth. ; 11.8 Taking Agriculture to the Next Level Through Digitalization in Africa -- 11.9 Strong Stakeholders Partnership and Collaboration -- 11.10 Integrated Partnerships Across National, Regional, and Global Actors -- 11.10.1 The National-level Actions -- 11.10.2 The Continental-Level Actions -- 11.10.3 The Global-Level Actions -- 11.11 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: Conclusions -- 12.1 Using Africa's Agricultural Renaissance to Turn Paradox to Powerhouse -- 12.2 Key Findings and Policy Messages -- 12.3 A Home-Grown Paradigm Shift to Propel Agricultural Powerhouse -- 12.4 Conclusions -- References -- Annexes -- Annex A: Bilateral Relationships between Sustainable Agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) -- Annex B: Model Specification and Data Description -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Africa's Agricultural Renaissance
• ISBN: 3-030-65748-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910488711103321
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