Trends in Agricultural Production Efficiency and their Implications for Food Security in Sub-Saharan African Countries

被引：18
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作者：
Nsiah, Christian [1 ]
Fayissa, Bichaka [2 ]
机构：
[1] Baldwin Wallace Univ, Sch Business, Berea, OH 44017 USA
[2] Middle Tennessee State Univ, Dept Econ & Finance, Murfreesboro, TN 37130 USA
来源：
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW-REVUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT | 2019年 / 31卷 / 01期
关键词：
TECHNICAL PROGRESS; GROWTH; CLIMATE;
D O I：
10.1111/1467-8268.12361
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
The main objective of this paper is to estimate the agricultural sector production efficiency using data envelopment analysis based on a cross-section of 49 African countries over the 1995-2012 period in order to analyze the determinants of annual efficiency scores to assess the impact of agricultural efficiency on food security. We find that agriculture aid, agricultural sector infrastructure, sanitation, and good governance serve the main drivers of agriculture efficiency and its growth. Our findings also suggest that a large portion of Africa's agricultural sector growth can be attributed to technical progress as opposed to efficiency changes.
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