Promoting commercial agriculture in Africa

An OECD Journal: General Papers, Volume 2009 Issue 2
Editor: Kiichiro Fukasaku

Published four times a year, OECD Journal: General Papers presents a collection of quality articles on a range of subjects not covered in other OECD journals, from the latest OECD research on macroeconomics and economic policies, to work in areas as varied as employment, education, environment, trade, science and technology, development and taxation.

This issue focuses on promoting commercial agriculture in Africa and includes articles on commercial agriculture in Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Zambia. 

Table of contents in English

• Ghana: Agriculture is Becoming a Business by Denise Wolter
• Mali: Beyond Cotton? Searching for "Green Gold" by Yoshiko Matsumoto-Izadifar
• Senegal: Making Better Use of Agribusiness Potential by Yoshiko Matsumoto-Izadifar
• Tanzania: The Challenge of Moving from Subsistence to Profit by Denise Wolter
• Zambia: Sustaining Agricultural Diversification by Federico Bonaglia

Further Reading

• Business for Development 2008: Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Africa
• Turning African Agriculture into a Business: A Reader

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