 Inputs, Productivity and Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan AfricaAlejandro Nin-Pratt ()
Chapter Chapter 11 in Productivity and Efficiency Analysis, 2016, pp 175-201 from Springer Abstract: Abstract This study employs a growth accounting approach to revisit past performance of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and to analyze the relationship between the input mix used by SSA countries and productivity levels observed in the region. Findings show that improved technical efficiency has been the main driver of growth in recent years benefiting poorer, low labor productivity countries. Countries with higher output and input per worker have benefited much more from technological progress than poorer countries, suggesting that technical change has done little to reduce the gap in labor productivity between countries. Results also show that the levels of input per worker used in SSA agriculture at present are extremely low and associated with less productive technologies, and that technical change has shifted the world technological frontier unevenly, increasing the distance between SSA countries and those countries with the “right” input mix. Keywords: Agriculture; Appropriate technology; Total factor productivity; Africa south of the Sahara (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-319-23228-7_11 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23228-7_11 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics from Springer |
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