Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts : A Synthesis
Stylized facts drive research agendas and policy debates. Yet robust stylized facts are hard to come by, and when available, often outdated. In a special issue of Food Policy, 12 papers revisit conventional wisdom on African agriculture and its far...
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okr-10986-261462021-06-08T14:42:47Z Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts : A Synthesis Christiaensen, Luc agriculture measurement technology structural transformation market living standards labor market Stylized facts drive research agendas and policy debates. Yet robust stylized facts are hard to come by, and when available, often outdated. In a special issue of Food Policy, 12 papers revisit conventional wisdom on African agriculture and its farmers' livelihoods using nationally representative surveys from the Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture Initiative in six African countries. At times, the findings simply confirm the common understanding of the topic. But the studies also throw up several surprises, redirecting some policy debates while fine-tuning others. Overall, the project calls for more attention to checking and updating the common wisdom. This requires nationally representative data, and sufficient incentives among researchers and policy makers alike. Without well-grounded stylized facts, they can easily be profoundly misguided. 2017-02-22T23:12:44Z 2017-02-22T23:12:44Z 2017-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/316281487792283005/Agriculture-in-Africa-telling-myths-from-facts-a-synthesis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26146 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7979 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia Malawi Niger Nigeria Tanzania Uganda |
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Stylized facts drive research agendas
and policy debates. Yet robust stylized facts are hard to
come by, and when available, often outdated. In a special
issue of Food Policy, 12 papers revisit conventional wisdom
on African agriculture and its farmers' livelihoods
using nationally representative surveys from the Living
Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on
Agriculture Initiative in six African countries. At times,
the findings simply confirm the common understanding of the
topic. But the studies also throw up several surprises,
redirecting some policy debates while fine-tuning others.
Overall, the project calls for more attention to checking
and updating the common wisdom. This requires nationally
representative data, and sufficient incentives among
researchers and policy makers alike. Without well-grounded
stylized facts, they can easily be profoundly misguided. |
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Working Paper |
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Christiaensen, Luc |
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Christiaensen, Luc |
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Christiaensen, Luc |
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Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts : A Synthesis |
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Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts : A Synthesis |
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Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts : A Synthesis |
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Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts : A Synthesis |
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Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts : A Synthesis |
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agriculture in africa--telling myths from facts : a synthesis |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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