Aid to developing-country agriculture

Marc J. Cohen and Per Pinstrup-Andersen

No 56, 2020 vision briefs from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Asia's economic crisis continues to reverberate globally, demonstrating the pivotal place of developing countries in world trade. It is now well established, if counterintuitive, that broad-based agricultural growth in developing countries boosts their agricultural imports. Aid can play a catalytic role in agriculture-led growth, but developing-country governments bear primary responsibility. They must create and maintain rural infrastructure; facilitate small farmers' access to inputs and credit; invest in agricultural research, basic education, primary health care, and nutrition; and offer incentives to protect natural resources.

Keywords: Poverty alleviation Developing countries.; Economic assistance.; Exports Developing countries. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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