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Agriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Facts: A Synthesis

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dc.contributor.authorChristiaensen, Luc
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-22T23:12:44Z
dc.date.available2017-02-22T23:12:44Z
dc.date.issued2017-02
dc.description.abstractStylized 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 Yet robust stylized facts are hard to come by, and when available, often outdated.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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/316281487792283005/Agriculture-in-Africa-telling-myths-from-facts-a-synthesis
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26146
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7979
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectmeasurement
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectstructural transformation
dc.subjectmarket
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.titleAgriculture in Africa--Telling Myths from Factsen
dc.title.subtitleA Synthesisen
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okr.crossref.titleAgriculture in Africa — Telling Myths from Facts: A Synthesis
okr.date.disclosure2017-02-21
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/316281487792283005/Agriculture-in-Africa-telling-myths-from-facts-a-synthesis
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7979
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryEthiopia
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.region.countryNiger
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
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okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Development Patterns and Poverty
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitOff of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)
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