A Green Revolution for Sub-Saharan Africa: Past Failures and Future Prospects

Keijiro Otsuka () and Rie Muraoka ()

Journal of African Economies, 2017, vol. 26, issue suppl_1, i73-i98

Abstract: The continuing population growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has contributed to a decline in cultivated area per farming population. Consequently, food insecurity is increasingly becoming a major concern in this continent. To ensure food security, a Green Revolution, which dramatically increases crop yield, must be introduced. But, several major questions are being raised: why did SSA fail to achieve a Green Revolution in the past? What are its future prospects? What should be done to realise a Green Revolution in SSA? This article answers these questions based on an examination of crop yield trends, literature review and the results of our own case studies in SSA.

Keywords: Green Revolution; agricultural revolution; sub-Saharan Africa; maize; rice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q16 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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