| dc.contributor.author | Nkamleu, G.B. |
| dc.contributor.author | Gockowski, J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Kazianga, H. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-15T13:16:09Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-15T13:16:09Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nkamleu, G.B., Gokowski, J. & Kazianga, H. (2003). Explaining the failure of agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. In 25th International Conference of Agricultural Economists. Durban, South Africa, 16-22 August 2003 (p.499-506). |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 0-958-46098-1 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6753 |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines changes in agricultural productivity in 10 Subsaharan countries. The relative performance of agricultural sector was gauged using data envelopment analysis. From a panel data set of the 10 countries which included the 28-year period 1972-1999, mathematical programming methods were used to measure Malmquist indexes of total factor productivity. It was found that, during that period, total factor productivity have experienced a negative evolution in sample countries. A decomposition of those measures suggest that, most of the weak performance of factors productivity is attributable more to technological change than technical efficiency change. French-speaking countries better succeeded to raise their productivity than English-speaking countries do. In addition, it have been found that Sahelian countries failed to rise their agricultural productivity compared to forest countries where a positive evolution have been detected. |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Efficiency |
| dc.subject | Productivity |
| dc.subject | Agricultural Production |
| dc.title | Explaining the Failure in Agricultural production in subSaharan Africa |
| dc.type | Conference Paper |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Purdue University |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | Central Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | Southern Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | East Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Cameroon |
| cg.coverage.country | Burkina Faso |
| cg.coverage.country | Cote D’Ivoire |
| cg.coverage.country | Senegal |
| cg.coverage.country | Mali |
| cg.coverage.country | Ghana |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.coverage.country | Zimbabwe |
| cg.coverage.country | Uganda |
| cg.coverage.country | Zambia |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute |
| cg.iitasubject | Plant Production |
| cg.iitasubject | Impact Assessment |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Limited Access |
