Agricultural Technology, Productivity, and Poverty in Madagascar

Bart Minten () and Christopher B. Barrett ()

World Development, 2008, vol. 36, issue 5, pages 797-822

Abstract: Summary 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.

Date: 2008
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