@article{Lazaro:52104,
      recid = {52104},
      author = {Lazaro, Evelyne A. and Makindara, Jeremia R.},
      title = {Agriculture and The Challenge to Reduce Poverty in East  Africa},
      address = {2008-11},
      number = {307-2016-4894},
      series = {The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction: Recent  Experiences from Africa},
      pages = {6},
      year = {2008},
      abstract = {The three East African (EA) countries Tanzania, Kenya and  Uganda have a population of about 95 million people and  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of USD 34.2 billion. In recent  years efforts has been made among the three East African  countries, towards forging economic and regional  co-operation by establishing the East African Community  (EAC). The premise for economic and regional co-operation  has been underpinned for the need for a common market and  boost regional trade. The ultimate goal of these efforts is  to achieve one of the international development objectives  of increasing growth to 7% a year that is required to  reduce income poverty. One of the challenges that East  African countries need to tackle in the face of  globalisation is the ability to participate in  international markets. East African countries have to make  serious consideration with regards to changing the  composition of their exports away from primary products to  manufactured exports. Value addition to both agricultural  and industrial products is vital to improving the EA  economies. This paper examines the composition of East  Africa’s economic structure. The aim is to analyse how the  economic structure has changed over time, and to assess  whether or not East African countries have transformed  their agricultural sectors, and what the impact has been on  poverty reduction in these economies.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/52104},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.52104},
}