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S4 Ep18: Harnessing technology to boost African agriculture
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Agriculture makes up a large share of employment and GDP in Africa, but crop yields remain stubbornly low. VoxDev has published Issue 2 of Agricultural Technology in Africa, which reviews what the published literature can – and cannot – explain about this stagnation. Chris Udry, one of the editors, tells Tim Phillips about the impact of this stagnation on living standards in Africa, and insights from recent research that can potentially make a difference.
Read the VoxDevLit: https://voxdev.org/voxdevlit/agricultural-technology-africa
Read the VoxDevLit: https://voxdev.org/voxdevlit/agricultural-technology-africa
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Agriculture makes up a large share of employment and GDP in Africa, but crop yields remain stubbornly low. VoxDev has published Issue 2 of Agricultural Technology in Africa, which reviews what the published literature can – and cannot – explain about this stagnation. Chris Udry, one of the editors, tells Tim Phillips about the impact of this stagnation on living standards in Africa, and insights from recent research that can potentially make a difference.
Read the VoxDevLit: https://voxdev.org/voxdevlit/agricultural-technology-africa
Read the VoxDevLit: https://voxdev.org/voxdevlit/agricultural-technology-africa
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