Right place, right time
Increasing the effectiveness of agricultural development support in sub-Saharan Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5725349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Delaney (0000-0002-8717-0867, International Fund for Agricultural Development, corresponding author), Geoffrey Livingston, Geoffrey O Livingston (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Steven Schonberger, Steven N Schonberger (International Fund for Agricultural Development) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 341-365 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1022-0461 • E-ISSN: 1938-0275 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10220461.2011.622950 |
| OpenAlex | W2093696962 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This paper suggests that smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are well placed to seize the opportunities from expanding global and regional demand for agricultural products but that this will require a shift from extensive to more intensive production systems. The ability of SSA's smallholder farmers to increase on-farm investments in productivity is, however, constrained by their capacity to manage the risk-return trade-offs in moving towards intensified agriculture. While stakeholders are increasing their investments to assist smallholders in SSA to participate in integrated supply chains, the returns in terms of technical and financial results from these investments are generally lower than in other developing regions. This paper suggests that this is, at least in part, a consequence of problems associated with the role of spatial and temporal coordination in program delivery. Hence, much more focus needs to be devoted to delivering goods and services for smallholders at the right place and the right time, and this should be better monitored and evaluated in the context of development programs
Agricultural economics · Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Natural resource economics · Productivity · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2021 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |