Agriculture Renaissance: Making "Agriculture for Development" Work in the 21st Century

Prabhu Pingali

Chapter 74 in Handbook of Agricultural Economics, 2010, vol. 4, pp 3867-3894 from Elsevier

Abstract: Agriculture renaissance means the renewed understanding and recommitment to the fundamental role of agriculture in the development process. Operationally it implies different approaches at the country level based on the stage of development. For the least developed countries of the world, it could mean re-engaging agriculture's potential as a driver of overall economic development. While for the emerging economies, it could be small holder inclusion in agricultural commercialization and/or reducing rural-urban income gaps. Food sectors in developing countries are witnessing profound changes driven by: rapid income growth; urbanization; global inter-connectedness; technology access; and climate change. Country typologies, by stage of agricultural transformation, are used to discuss the implications of the changes and the public policy options for the way forward.

Keywords: Agriculture; development; commercialization; structural transformation; renaissance; change; drivers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q1 Q10 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-444-51874-3
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