The Palgrave Handbook of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa

This handbook examines agricultural and rural development in Africa from theoretical, empirical and policy stand points. It discusses the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and assesses how poverty and other development concerns can be addressed in rural communities through agricultural transformation. Additionally, the handbook extends the Post-2015 Development Agenda and it emphasizes the importance of the agricultural sector as it is closely related to the issues of food sustainability, poverty reduction, and employment creation. The contributors suggest multiple evidence-based policies to develop the rural areas through the transformation of the agricultural sector which can significantly benefit the African continent.

Examines agricultural and rural transformation in Africa both from theoretical and empirical stand points Emphasizes the importance of the agricultural sector as it is closely related to the issues of food sustainability, poverty reduction, and employment creation in Africa Suggest multiple evidence-based policies to develop the African rural areas through the transformation of the agricultural sector

Autorentext

Evans S. Osabuohien is Professor of Economics, Chair of the Centre for Economic Policy & Development Research (CEPDeR) at Covenant University, Nigeria, and Alexander von Humboldt Visiting Professor, Faculty of Management and Economics at Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Domesticating the SDGs in Africa for Rural and Agricultural Development: The Case of Devolved Governance.- 3. Youth Employment Challenge and Rural Transformation in Africa.- 4. Impact of Remittances on Agricultural Labour Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 5. Electricity Access and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Panel Data.- 6. Beyond the Farmgate: Can Social Capital Help Smallholders to Overcome Constraints in the Agricultural Value Chain in Africa?.- 7. Large-scale Land Investments and Households' Livelihood in Nigeria: Empirical Insights from Quantitative Analysis.- 8. Agricultural Productivity and Households' Welfare in Uganda: Examining the Relevance of Agricultural Improvement Interventions.- 9. Pattern of Labor Use and Productivity among Agricultural Households in Nigeria.- 10. Challenges in Tackling Poverty and Unemployment: Analysis of (YEAP) in Alkaleri, Duguri and Gar Rural Communities of Bauchi State, Nigeria.- 11. Determinants of the Willingness to Pay for Public Sector Health Care Services: An Empirical Study of Rural and Urban Communities in Nigeria.- 12. Increasing Agricultural Income and Access to Financial Services through Mobile Technology in Africa: Evidence from Malawi.- 13. Identifying the gap between the demand and supply of agricultural finance among irrigation farmers in Namibia.- 14. Access to Land and Agricultural Production: Analysis of 'Priority Crops' in Ogun State, Nigeria.- 15. Rural Transformation through Savings and Credit Cooperatives Societies in Moshi District, Tanzania.- 16. RuralUrban Labour Migration and Youth Employment: Investigating the Relevance of Nigeria's Agricultural Sector in Employment Generation.- 17. Fostering Rural Development and Social Inclusion in East Africa: Interrogating the Role of Cooperatives.- 18. Impact of Non-agricultural Activities on Farmers' Income: Evidence from the Senegalese Groundnut Area.- 19. Youth Unemployment and Large-Scale Agricultural Land Investments: Examining the Relevance of Indigenous Institutions and Local Capacity in Tanzania.- 20. Local Politics of Land Acquisitions for Foreign and Domestic Investments in Tanzania.- 21. Agricultural Policy and Food Security in Nigeria: A Rational Choice Analysis.- 22. Socio-Cultural Factors and Performance of Small-Scale Enterprise in Agro-Allied Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria.- 23. Labour Processes in Large Scale Land Investments in Sugar Estates in South-Eastern Zimbabwe.- 24. Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Agricultural Development and the Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria.- 25. Micro- Determinants of Women Participation in Agricultural Value Chain: Evidences from Rural Households in Nigeria.- 26. Job Creation and Social Conditions of Labour in the Forestry Agro-Industry in Mozambique.- 27. Boosting Non-Oil Export Revenue in Nigeria through Non-Traditional Agricultural Export Commodities: How Feasible?.- 28. Conclusion.