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Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction

Agricultural growth has long been recognized as an important instrument for poverty reduction. Yet, measurements of this relationship are still scarce and not always reliable. The authors present additional evidence at both the sectoral and household levels based on recent data. Results show that ru...

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Main Authors: de Janvry, Alain, Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
agricultural frontier
agricultural growth
employment opportunities
food prices
food production
income
income growth
land productivity
poor
poverty data
poverty reduction
poverty reduction strategy
rural
rural areas
rural contribution
rural poverty
rural poverty reduction
rural workers
smallholder farming
social programs
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4432

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