Research Catalog

Title

World Bank assistance to agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : an IEG review.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• World Bank.
• World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group.

Description

lxxx, 144 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Subjects

• Agricultural assistance > Africa, Sub-Saharan
• World Bank
• Agricultural development projects > Africa, Sub-Saharan

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-144).

Contents

Chairperson's Summary: Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) -- Evaluation Snapshot in Selected Languages -- 1. Introduction -- The Role of Agriculture in Africa -- Study Purpose -- Study Scope -- Methodology -- 2. African Agriculture and the Bank -- The Agriculture Sector in Africa -- The Aid Architecture for Agriculture in Africa -- The World Bank's Strategic Approach -- Main Constraints to Africa's Agricultural Development -- 3. Bank Support for Agriculture and Portfolio Performance -- Analytical Work -- Policy Advice -- Lending -- Overall Performance of Agriculture Projects -- 4. Key Factors of Performance -- Internal (Bank) Factors -- Country Factors -- 5. The Bank's Contribution - A Thematic Assessment -- Agro-Ecological Diversity -- Fluctuating Rainfall and Droughts -- Soil Fertility -- Credit and Rural Finance -- Transport Infrastructure -- Extension -- Land Reform -- Price and Marketing Reform -- 6. Findings and Recommendations -- Key Findings -- Recommendations -- A. Methodology -- B. Categorization of Countries by Factor Endowments and Agriculture's Share of GDP -- C. Agro-Ecological Diversity, Production Systems, and Growth Rates of Food and Cash Crops -- D. The Bank Portfolio and Its Performance -- E. Lending to Agriculture from Bilateral and Multilateral Donors -- F. Bank Staff Survey Results -- G. Sector Staffing Analysis -- H. Selected Extension Approaches -- I. Cotton Sector Reforms: An Unfinished Story -- J. Marketing Reform -- K. Irrigation Data -- L. Cassava Transformation in Nigeria -- M. Preparation Costs and Risk Ratings for Agriculture Projects.

ISBN

• 9780821373507 (pbk.)
• 0821373501 (pbk.)

LCCN

• 2007044810
• 40015165603

OCLC

• 181072568
• ocn181072568
• SCSB-5397852

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries