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Rural development in sub-Saharan Africa : policy perspectives for agriculture, sustainable resource management and poverty reduction


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Abstract: This bulletin presents a number of new insights concerning suitable instruments for the promotion of sustainable land use in sub-Saharan Africa. The careful balancing of macroeconomic policy with regional investments is absolutely necessary to provide incentives for land use intensification. Targeting public investments to unlock marginal areas might generate unexpectedly high returns. In addition, increasing investments in rural education is important to reinforcing the position of migrants in the labour market. Finally, the development of insurance systems and markets for environmental services may provide new possibilities for promoting investments in sustainable land use. Another part of the solution is inverting the decline in chemical fertilizer use.
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Series Title: Bulletin / Development, policy and practice
Category: Policy
Editor: Ruben, R. , Steenhuijsen Piters, B. de
ISBN: 90-6832-164-1
Serial number: 370
ISSN: 0922-7911
Keywords: agriculture , plant production , rural development
Language: eng
Organization: KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
PAGE: 61
Place: Amsterdam
Publisher: KIT Publishers
Year: 2005
Region: Africa , Africa South of Sahara
Right: © 2005 KIT
Subject: Agriculture and Rural Development
Title: Rural development in sub-Saharan Africa : policy perspectives for agriculture, sustainable resource management and poverty reduction