Potential impacts of a green revolution in Africa-the case of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorBreisinger, C.
dc.contributor.authorDiao, X.
dc.contributor.authorThurlow, J.
dc.contributor.authorHassan, R.M.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-02T10:22:41Z
dc.date.available2019-05-02T10:22:41Z
dc.date.issued2011-01
dc.description.abstractAgricultural growth in Africa has accelerated, yet most of this growth has been driven by land expansion. Land expansion potential is reaching its limits, urging governments to shift towards a green revolution type of productivity-led growth. Given the huge public investments required, this paper aims to assess the potential impacts of a green revolution. Results from a CGE model for Ghana show that green revolution type growth is strongly pro-poor and provides substantial transfers to the rest of the economy, thus providing a powerful argument to raise public expenditure on agriculture to make a green revolution happen in Africa. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1641
dc.identifier.otherVol.23(1): pp 82-102
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/29698
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of International Developmenten_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectCGEen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectGreen revolutionen_US
dc.subjectGrowthen_US
dc.subjectMicrosimulationen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.titlePotential impacts of a green revolution in Africa-the case of Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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