Agriculture in Africa Agriculture is essential for sub-Saharan Africa’s growth and for achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty by 2015. Agriculture employs 65 percent of Africa’s labor force and accounts for 32 percent of gross domestic product. Agricultural performance has improved since 2000, but growth is not yet fast enough. Agricultural GDP growth in sub Saharan Africa has accelerated from 2.3 percent per year in the 1980s to 3.8 percent per year from 2000 to 2005. Growth has been mostly based on area expansion, but land is scarce and many countries are facing limits to further expansion. Land and agricultural productivity must increase because African farm yields are among the lowest in the world. Higher and sustained growth will require attention to five core areas of public action: - Facilitating agricultural markets and trade; - Improving agricultural productivity; - Investing in public infrastructure for agricultural growth - Reducing rural vulnerability and insecurity; and - Improving agricultural policy and institutions.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 05:11:07 +0000
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