Strategic priorities for agricultural development in Eastern and Central Africa - Omamo, Steven Were.; International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington, DC : International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006)
National agricultural development objectives in ECA -- Approach of the study -- Outline of the report -- Analytical approach -- Spatial analysis using geographical information system methods -- Economywide multi-market modeling -- The Dynamic Research Evaluation for Management (DREAM) model -- Socioeconomic and biophysical underpinnings of ECA agriculture -- Population distribution and agricultural land use -- Agroecological conditions and agricultural potential -- Access to markets -- Agricultural development domains -- Recent trends and current performance of ECA agriculture -- GDP and agricultural GDP -- Agricultural productivity and growth -- Agricultural production, consumption, and trade -- Poverty, hunger, and malnutrition -- Alternative futures for ECA agriculture -- Business-as-usual -- Growth options among agricultural sub-sectors -- Growth options for poverty reduction: insights from Ethiopia -- Strategic priorities for agricultural development in ECA -- Priorities among commodities for countries and country groups -- Priorities across agricultural development domains -- Potential benefits from regional coordination.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-140).
Keywords: Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa, Eastern; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa, Central; Agricultural development projects -- Africa, Eastern; Agricultural development projects -- Africa, Central