Overview
- Provides information on how agribusinesses could act as the springboard for inclusive economic growth
- Emphasizes the urgent need for robust and inward-looking enabling policy frameworks
- Sets the agenda for the right combination of agricultural, industrial, and trade policies
Part of the book series: Palgrave Advances in Bioeconomy: Economics and Policies (PABEP)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Agriculture in developing economies
- The agri-food systems in Africa
- Agriculture-economics-business blend
- Agribusiness education and training
- Strengthening value and supply chains networks
- Financing Agri-Food Systems
- Agro-Industries as Anchors of Agribusiness
- State of agribusiness in developing economies
About this book
This book provides exclusive information on how agribusinesses could act as the springboard for inclusive economic growth critical for socioeconomic transformation of Africa. It is a must read for academics, practitioners, policymakers, students, and all those interested in the application of practical models capable of tackling the endemic poverty situation in Africa using agribusiness as the launchpad.
The book emphasizes the urgent need for robust and inward-looking enabling policy frameworks to help remove existing constraints on agro-industrialization and encourage investments. Thus, the book sets the agenda for the right combination of agricultural, industrial, and trade policies critical in promoting sustainable agricultural commodity value chains and food systems for inclusive growth and poverty reduction. Written in a simple, plain, and accessible language devoid of technical jargons, the book makes an interesting read for even the non-expert and is a valuable reference material for academic and practical training of students and practitioners.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Margaret Atosina Akuriba holds a Ph.D. in Development Economics from Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands. She is a senior lecturer at the School of Applied Economics and Management Sciences of the University for Development Studies, Ghana.
Mamudu Abunga Akudugu holds a Ph.D. in Livelihoods (International and Rural Development) from University of Reading UK and M.Phil. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ghana. He is a multidisciplinary academic at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
Abdul-Razak Alhassan holds a Ph.D. in Development Policy and Management from the University of Manchester. He is an academic at the Department of Strategy and International Business, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Agribusiness for Economic Growth in Africa
Book Subtitle: Practical Models for Tackling Poverty
Authors: Margaret Atosina Akuriba, Mamudu Abunga Akudugu, Abdul-Razak Alhassan
Series Title: Palgrave Advances in Bioeconomy: Economics and Policies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88759-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-88758-2Published: 26 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-88759-9Published: 25 October 2021
Series ISSN: 2524-5848
Series E-ISSN: 2524-5856
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 159
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Agriculture