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Despite sustained economic growth in several Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries in recent years, poverty and food insecurity remain alarmingly high. Two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor live in SSA (WB 2024).1 Since most of the population—and the majority of the poor—reside in rural areas, international donors and national governments view agriculture as a key driver of poverty reduction and economic transformation. Following the “lost decades” of the 1980s and 1990s—when neoliberal reforms imposed by international financial institutions severely undermined African agriculture (Oya, Pons-Vignon 2010)—the new millennium has witnessed a renewed emphasis on the sector within development policies. In 2008, the World Bank (WB) dedicated its World Development Report (WDR) to agriculture, proposing a “new paradigm for development” premised on partnerships between public and private actors (WB 2007: p. 42).

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    2025年

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  • Fabio De Blasis

摘要

Despite sustained economic growth in several Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries in recent years, poverty and food insecurity remain alarmingly high. Two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor live in SSA (WB 2024).1 Since most of the population—and the majority of the poor—reside in rural areas, international donors and national governments view agriculture as a key driver of poverty reduction and economic transformation. Following the “lost decades” of the 1980s and 1990s—when neoliberal reforms imposed by international financial institutions severely undermined African agriculture (Oya, Pons-Vignon 2010)—the new millennium has witnessed a renewed emphasis on the sector within development policies. In 2008, the World Bank (WB) dedicated its World Development Report (WDR) to agriculture, proposing a “new paradigm for development” premised on partnerships between public and private actors (WB 2007: p. 42).