Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm

The fundamental role that agriculture plays in development has long been recognized. In the seminal work on the subject, agriculture was seen as a source of contributions that helped induce industrial growth and a structural transformation of the economy. However, globalization, integrated value cha...

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Main Authors: Byerlee, Derek, de Janvry, Alain, Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5480
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spelling okr-10986-54802021-04-23T14:02:22Z Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm Byerlee, Derek de Janvry, Alain Sadoulet, Elisabeth Macroeconomics: Production E230 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180 The fundamental role that agriculture plays in development has long been recognized. In the seminal work on the subject, agriculture was seen as a source of contributions that helped induce industrial growth and a structural transformation of the economy. However, globalization, integrated value chains, rapid technological and institutional innovations, and environmental constraints have deeply changed the context for agriculture's role. We argue that a new paradigm is needed that recognizes agriculture's multiple functions for development in that emerging context: triggering economic growth, reducing poverty, narrowing income disparities, providing food security, and delivering environmental services. Yet, governments and donors have neglected these functions of agriculture with the result that agriculture growth has been reduced, 75% of world poverty is rural, sectoral income disparities have exploded, food insecurity has returned, and environmental degradation is widespread, compromising sustainability. Mobilizing these functions requires shifting the political economy to overcome antiagriculture policy biases, strengthening governance for agriculture, and tailoring priorities to country conditions. 2012-03-30T07:33:02Z 2012-03-30T07:33:02Z 2009 Journal Article Annual Review of Resource Economics 19411340 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5480 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic Macroeconomics: Production E230
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis
Prices Q110
Agricultural Policy
Food Policy Q180
spellingShingle Macroeconomics: Production E230
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320
Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs
Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis
Prices Q110
Agricultural Policy
Food Policy Q180
Byerlee, Derek
de Janvry, Alain
Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm
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description The fundamental role that agriculture plays in development has long been recognized. In the seminal work on the subject, agriculture was seen as a source of contributions that helped induce industrial growth and a structural transformation of the economy. However, globalization, integrated value chains, rapid technological and institutional innovations, and environmental constraints have deeply changed the context for agriculture's role. We argue that a new paradigm is needed that recognizes agriculture's multiple functions for development in that emerging context: triggering economic growth, reducing poverty, narrowing income disparities, providing food security, and delivering environmental services. Yet, governments and donors have neglected these functions of agriculture with the result that agriculture growth has been reduced, 75% of world poverty is rural, sectoral income disparities have exploded, food insecurity has returned, and environmental degradation is widespread, compromising sustainability. Mobilizing these functions requires shifting the political economy to overcome antiagriculture policy biases, strengthening governance for agriculture, and tailoring priorities to country conditions.
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author Byerlee, Derek
de Janvry, Alain
Sadoulet, Elisabeth
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Sadoulet, Elisabeth
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title Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm
title_short Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm
title_full Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm
title_fullStr Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture for Development: Toward a New Paradigm
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