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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
economics, econometrics and finance
Agricultural Technology, Productivity, and Poverty in Madagascar
World Development, Volume 36, No. 5, Year 2008
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This paper uses a unique, spatially-explicit dataset to study the link between agricultural performance and rural poverty in Madagascar. We show that, controlling for geographical and physical characteristics, communes that have higher rates of adoption of improved agricultural technologies and, consequently, higher crop yields enjoy lower food prices, higher real wages for unskilled workers, and better welfare indicators. The empirical evidence strongly favors support for improved agricultural production as an important part of any strategy to reduce the high poverty and food insecurity rates currently prevalent in rural Madagascar. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Minten, Bart
United States, Washington, D.c.
International Food Policy Research Institute
Barrett, Christopher B.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Statistics
Citations: 412
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.05.004
ISSN:
0305750X
Research Areas
Food Security
Study Locations
Madagascar