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SELF SUFFICIENCY, DELINKAQE AND FOOD PRODUCTION: LIMITS ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Author(s) -
Plcard Louis A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1984.tb00216.x
Subject(s) - agriculture , context (archaeology) , production (economics) , agricultural productivity , food security , dependency (uml) , economics , international development , self sufficiency , food processing , agricultural development , food systems , natural resource economics , business , agricultural economics , development economics , economic growth , political science , geography , macroeconomics , archaeology , systems engineering , law , engineering
Development strategies exist in conflict with international economic and market constraints for much of Africa. Third World commodltles in general have been in less demand, and agriculture has suffered as a result. Given the current nature of the economic system, there are few solutions for these resourcefully abundant countries other than food dependency. Development needs to occur within that context .