The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective
The relative contribution of a sector to poverty reduction is shown to depend on its direct and indirect growth effects as well as its participation effect. The paper assesses how these effects compare between agriculture and non-agriculture by reviewing the literature and by analyzing cross-country...
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AVERAGE INCOMES CHANGES IN POVERTY CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL FARMERS COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY SPECIFIC CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY DATA DEMAND FOR FOOD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DUAL ECONOMY DYNAMIC PANEL EAST EUROPE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ECONOMICS LITERATURE EMPIRICAL APPLICATION EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ERROR TERM ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES EXTENSION FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM INCOME FARM SECTOR FIXED PRICES FOOD CROPS FOOD MARKETS FOOD PRICES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT POVERTY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT ON POVERTY IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION INCOME INCOME CHANGE INCOME GAINS INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INEQUALITY IRRIGATION LAGGED DEPENDENT LAGGED LEVELS LAGGED VALUES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LATIN AMERICAN LONG RUN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCTS MICRO DATA MULTIPLIER EFFECTS MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES POLICY MAKERS POLICY REFORMS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POOR SMALLHOLDER POVERTY DATA POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES REAL PRODUCT WAGE REDUCING POVERTY RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION RELATIVE ROLE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL HEADCOUNT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL SECTOR SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERIAL CORRELATION SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOIL DEGRADATION SOILS STANDARD DEVIATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TOTAL OUTPUT TOTAL POVERTY UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN AREAS WAGE EARNERS WAGES |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AVERAGE INCOMES CHANGES IN POVERTY CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL FARMERS COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY SPECIFIC CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY DATA DEMAND FOR FOOD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DUAL ECONOMY DYNAMIC PANEL EAST EUROPE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ECONOMICS LITERATURE EMPIRICAL APPLICATION EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ERROR TERM ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES EXTENSION FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM INCOME FARM SECTOR FIXED PRICES FOOD CROPS FOOD MARKETS FOOD PRICES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT POVERTY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT ON POVERTY IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION INCOME INCOME CHANGE INCOME GAINS INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INEQUALITY IRRIGATION LAGGED DEPENDENT LAGGED LEVELS LAGGED VALUES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LATIN AMERICAN LONG RUN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCTS MICRO DATA MULTIPLIER EFFECTS MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES POLICY MAKERS POLICY REFORMS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POOR SMALLHOLDER POVERTY DATA POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES REAL PRODUCT WAGE REDUCING POVERTY RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION RELATIVE ROLE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL HEADCOUNT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL SECTOR SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERIAL CORRELATION SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOIL DEGRADATION SOILS STANDARD DEVIATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TOTAL OUTPUT TOTAL POVERTY UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN AREAS WAGE EARNERS WAGES Christiaensen, Luc Demery, Lionel Kuhl, Jesper The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective |
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The relative contribution of a sector to poverty reduction is shown to depend on its direct and indirect growth effects as well as its participation effect. The paper assesses how these effects compare between agriculture and non-agriculture by reviewing the literature and by analyzing cross-country national accounts and poverty data from household surveys. Special attention is given to Sub-Saharan Africa. While the direct growth effect of agriculture on poverty reduction is likely to be smaller than that of non-agriculture (though not because of inherently inferior productivity growth), the indirect growth effect of agriculture (through its linkages with nonagriculture) appears substantial and at least as large as the reverse feedback effect. The poor participate much more in growth in the agricultural sector, especially in low-income countries, resulting in much larger poverty reduction impact. Together, these findings support the overall premise that enhancing agricultural productivity is the critical entry-point in designing effective poverty reduction strategies, including in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, to maximize the poverty reducing effects, the right agricultural technology and investments must be pursued, underscoring the need for much more country specific analysis of the structure and institutional organization of the rural economy in designing poverty reduction strategies. |
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Christiaensen, Luc Demery, Lionel Kuhl, Jesper |
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Christiaensen, Luc Demery, Lionel Kuhl, Jesper |
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The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective |
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The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective |
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The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective |
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The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective |
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The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective |
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role of agriculture in poverty reduction : an empirical perspective |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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okr-10986-93062021-04-23T14:02:41Z The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction : An Empirical Perspective Christiaensen, Luc Demery, Lionel Kuhl, Jesper ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AVERAGE INCOMES CHANGES IN POVERTY CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS CLIMATE CHANGE COMMERCIAL FARMERS COUNTRY REGRESSIONS COUNTRY SPECIFIC CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY DATA DEMAND FOR FOOD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DUAL ECONOMY DYNAMIC PANEL EAST EUROPE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ECONOMICS LITERATURE EMPIRICAL APPLICATION EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ERROR TERM ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES EXTENSION FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM INCOME FARM SECTOR FIXED PRICES FOOD CROPS FOOD MARKETS FOOD PRICES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH EFFECT GROWTH ELASTICITY GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT POVERTY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT ON POVERTY IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION INCOME INCOME CHANGE INCOME GAINS INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INDUSTRIAL SECTOR INDUSTRIALIZATION INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES INEQUALITY IRRIGATION LAGGED DEPENDENT LAGGED LEVELS LAGGED VALUES LAND PRODUCTIVITY LATIN AMERICAN LONG RUN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARGINAL PRODUCTS MICRO DATA MULTIPLIER EFFECTS MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEW TECHNOLOGIES POLICY MAKERS POLICY REFORMS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR PEOPLE POOR SMALLHOLDER POVERTY DATA POVERTY REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES REAL PRODUCT WAGE REDUCING POVERTY RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION RELATIVE ROLE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ECONOMY RURAL HEADCOUNT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL SECTOR SECTORAL COMPOSITION SERIAL CORRELATION SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOIL DEGRADATION SOILS STANDARD DEVIATION STRUCTURAL CHANGE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TOTAL OUTPUT TOTAL POVERTY UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION URBAN AREAS WAGE EARNERS WAGES The relative contribution of a sector to poverty reduction is shown to depend on its direct and indirect growth effects as well as its participation effect. The paper assesses how these effects compare between agriculture and non-agriculture by reviewing the literature and by analyzing cross-country national accounts and poverty data from household surveys. Special attention is given to Sub-Saharan Africa. While the direct growth effect of agriculture on poverty reduction is likely to be smaller than that of non-agriculture (though not because of inherently inferior productivity growth), the indirect growth effect of agriculture (through its linkages with nonagriculture) appears substantial and at least as large as the reverse feedback effect. The poor participate much more in growth in the agricultural sector, especially in low-income countries, resulting in much larger poverty reduction impact. Together, these findings support the overall premise that enhancing agricultural productivity is the critical entry-point in designing effective poverty reduction strategies, including in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, to maximize the poverty reducing effects, the right agricultural technology and investments must be pursued, underscoring the need for much more country specific analysis of the structure and institutional organization of the rural economy in designing poverty reduction strategies. 2012-06-27T14:06:34Z 2012-06-27T14:06:34Z 2006-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7071126/role-agriculture-poverty-reduction-empirical-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9306 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4013 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |