Why agriculture remains a viable means of poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ethiopia

Development Policy Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-441

  Dorosh, Paul A ^a   Mellor, John W ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural development; Growth linkages; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL LINKAGE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84881360753     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12013     Document Type: Article

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