TY - EJOUR AB - Agriculture has multiple functions to fulfill for the development of the sub-Saharan Africa countries. It should be a source of growth and an instrument for poverty reduction and contribute to the provision of environmental services. Yet it is still used far below its potential, with gains in land and labor productivity lagging behind those of other regions. Successful use of agriculture for development will require greater attention from governments and donors, supported by scholarship and learning. The economics profession has an important role to play in helping to re-conceptualize in a new paradigm the role of agriculture for development, to design and evaluate new approaches, to contribute to capacity building, to advise on policy and to mobilize political support. AU - Janvry, Alain De AU - Sadoulet, Elisabeth DA - 2010-09 DA - 2010-09 DO - 10.22004/ag.econ.156657 DO - doi EP - 204 EP - 194 ID - 156657 IS - 01 JF - African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics KW - Agricultural and Food Policy KW - International Development KW - agriculture KW - development KW - sub-Saharan Africa L1 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156657/files/1%20%20De%20Janvry%20_%20Sadoulet%20-%20FINAL.pdf L2 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156657/files/1%20%20De%20Janvry%20_%20Sadoulet%20-%20FINAL.pdf L4 - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156657/files/1%20%20De%20Janvry%20_%20Sadoulet%20-%20FINAL.pdf LA - eng LA - English LK - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156657/files/1%20%20De%20Janvry%20_%20Sadoulet%20-%20FINAL.pdf N2 - Agriculture has multiple functions to fulfill for the development of the sub-Saharan Africa countries. It should be a source of growth and an instrument for poverty reduction and contribute to the provision of environmental services. Yet it is still used far below its potential, with gains in land and labor productivity lagging behind those of other regions. Successful use of agriculture for development will require greater attention from governments and donors, supported by scholarship and learning. The economics profession has an important role to play in helping to re-conceptualize in a new paradigm the role of agriculture for development, to design and evaluate new approaches, to contribute to capacity building, to advise on policy and to mobilize political support. PY - 2010-09 PY - 2010-09 SP - 194 T1 - Agriculture for development in sub-Saharan Africa: An update TI - Agriculture for development in sub-Saharan Africa: An update UR - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/156657/files/1%20%20De%20Janvry%20_%20Sadoulet%20-%20FINAL.pdf VL - 05 Y1 - 2010-09 T2 - African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics T2 - Vol. 5, No. 1 ER -