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Agricultural growth, urbanization, and poverty reduction
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Dorosh, Paul A. Thurlow, James |
| Organization | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division |
| Description | Rapid urbanization is a defining feature of low-income countries, even as rural populations continue to grow. Greater attention should therefore be paid to the spatial dimensions and urban drivers of agricultural transformation. Unfortunately, agricultural and urban policies are usually developed in isolation from each other and are often viewed as being in competition. This perceived competition between sectors has led many countries to adopt policies aimed at curbing internal migration or redirecting scarce public resources toward agriculture. However, urban populations are growing rapidly in low-income countries and a large share of urban residents are poor and live in slums. Even maintaining urban investments at current levels will be insufficient and could become a constraint to national development, including efforts to transform agriculture-food systems. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/3011c36e-000c-4c0a-8855-86325715257a |
| File Format | |
| DOI | 10.2499/9780896293830_09 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Place | Washington, DC |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Subject Keyword | Poverty Alleviation Agricultural Growth Urbanization Agricultural Development Poverty |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
