A Growth Strategy for Africa: Industrialize Agriculture

Searching for viable growth strategies for Sub-Saharan Africa, this Policy Brief argues that we should not forget agriculture, where the continent has a comparative advantage and where new technologies offer the possibility of major productivity gains. Technical solutions combined with institutional reforms can work.

Author:
Shahid Yusuf
Chief Economist, The Growth Dialogue, George Washington University School of Business. Send comments
to shahid_yusuf@hotmail.com, copied to info@growthdialogue.org.