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Title:Approaches to Uprooting Poverty in Africa
Authors:Lele, UmaISNI
Adu-Nyako, Kofi
Year:1992
Periodical:Food Policy
Volume:17
Issue:2
Period:April
Pages:95-108
Language:English
Geographic term:Africa
Subjects:rural poverty
Economics and Trade
Development and Technology
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Labor and Employment
External link:https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-9192(92)90050-8
Abstract:Poverty in Africa is primarily a rural phenomenon. Its growing incidence is partly due to slow growth in GDP induced by economic policies that discriminate against agriculture. Urban bias in social spending has left the rural poor with little or no access to basic needs. Technological change, improved rural infrastructure and an efficient marketing environment are needed to enhance agricultural growth and maximize returns to the rural producer. Improving the human capital of the rural poor will expand their employment opportunities. Cost-effective transfer programmes would provide a safety net for the vulnerable poor. Ref.
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