Food crisis and development policies in sub-saharan Africa

Tabatabai H.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the role of natural disasters, agrarian structures, agricultural policy (agricultural price) and economic development trends in recent food shortages in Africa South of Sahara - includes a comparison of food production and agricultural product export volume; notes low growth rate and decreasing agriculturaal labour productivity; suggests development policy reforms in favour of the peasant farmer. Bibliography, statistical tables.

Keywords: natural disaster; agrarian structure; agricultural policy; agricultural price; economic development; trend; food shortage.; food production; agricultural product; export volume.; growth rate; labour productivity; development policy; peasant farmer; statistical table; catastrophe naturelle; structure agraire; politique agricole; prix agricole; développement économique; tendance; pénurie alimentaire; production alimentaire; produit agricole; volume des exportations; taux de croissance; productivité du travail; politique de développement; paysan; tableau statistique; catástrofe natural; estructura agraria; política agraria; precio agrícola; desarrollo económico; tendencia; escasez de alimentos; producción alimentaria; producto agrícola; volumen de exportaciones; tasa de crecimiento; productividad del trabajo; política de desarrollo; campesino; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 71 P. pages
Date: 1985
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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