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Dr. Peter B. R. Hazell has devoted most of his career to research and advisory work on policy issues related to agricultural development. Initially trained as an agriculturalist in England, he completed his Ph. D. in agricultural economics at Cornell University in 1970. After a post-doctoral assignment with the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he joined the World Bank as a Young Professional to pursue a career in international agricultural development. From 1972 to 2005 he held various research positions at the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC, including serving as director of the environment and production technology division (1992-2003) and the development strategy and governance division (2003-2005) at IFPRI. After returning to the UK in 2005, he became a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London based at Wye College, and a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Peter’s extensive and widely cited publications include works on mathematical programming; risk management; insurance; the impact of technological change on growth and poverty; the rural nonfarm economy; sustainable development strategies for marginal lands; the role of agriculture in economic development; and the future of small farms. From 2006 to 2012, Peter served as a trustee for Farm Africa and Bioversity International, and he currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Louis Dreyfus Foundation. Peter now lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he continues to work as an independent researcher and consultant.
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2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Aug 1, 2012
Tropical Agriculture, Nov 28, 2016
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2006
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2007
CRC Press eBooks, May 24, 2004
International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation eBooks, 2017
International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation eBooks, 2017
Why have African economies developed in this way and why has industrialization been so difficult ... more Why have African economies developed in this way and why has industrialization been so difficult to achieve? And if industrialization is going to be difficult to achieve for African countries, what viable policy options exist to generate sustainable structural transformations in the region? To tackle these important questions in a tractable manner, this book focuses on the experience of one country—Ghana—and examines the country’s overall economic performance since it went through a major Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in the early 1980s and provides a detailed analysis of the performance of the agricultural sector. In so doing, the book aims to explain why Ghana has not transformed its economy more substantially, why its agriculture sector— beyond cocoa—has not played a greater role, and what it must do in the future if it is to continue with a successful transformation. Addressing these puzzles requires integrating economic and political analyses. Finally, the book considers ...
Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation, 2019
This chapter relies on a conceptual framework development by Dani Rodrik (2014, 2018) that identi... more This chapter relies on a conceptual framework development by Dani Rodrik (2014, 2018) that identifies three sources of growth: accumulation of fundamental capabilities (e.g., better institutions, enabling policies, and healthy, educated workers), catching-up growth through expansion of modern manufacturing, and structural change due to the movement of workers from low- to high-productivity sectors. The chapter argues that Ghana has invested in fundamentals rather than in transformative policies, resulting in slow but persistently stable growth and limited industrialization. This is illustrated through a rigorous analysis of sector-wise relative labor productivity and employment shares from 1984–2011. The chapter concludes by claiming that accelerating, and even just sustaining the country’s average annual GDP/capita growth rate of 2.8 percent, requires modernizing larger shares of the agricultural, manufacturing, and services sectors. Growing national demand offers new market opport...
About 90% of the developing worlds poor now live in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa which means that ... more About 90% of the developing worlds poor now live in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa which means that it will need to feed over 1 billion more people by 2020. This paper contrasts the food security challenges facing the Asians and Sub-Saharan African regions. It was noted that despite the growing food affluence for many about 800 million Asians live in poverty and have poor access to food accounting for 120 million pre-school malnourished children. However agricultural growth may contribute to poverty reduction in rural areas but may likely leave the poor regions behind. In contrast with the Asian situation rural Africa has a much lower density of infrastructure and weaker institutions to serve agriculture. Due to the massive investments involved in addressing these problems Africans need to improve natural resource management practices and technologies to harvest and conserve more water. However public investment in agricultural research rural infrastructure and human development is sti...
2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Aug 1, 2012
Tropical Agriculture, Nov 28, 2016
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2006
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2007
CRC Press eBooks, May 24, 2004
International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation eBooks, 2017
International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation eBooks, 2017
Why have African economies developed in this way and why has industrialization been so difficult ... more Why have African economies developed in this way and why has industrialization been so difficult to achieve? And if industrialization is going to be difficult to achieve for African countries, what viable policy options exist to generate sustainable structural transformations in the region? To tackle these important questions in a tractable manner, this book focuses on the experience of one country—Ghana—and examines the country’s overall economic performance since it went through a major Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) in the early 1980s and provides a detailed analysis of the performance of the agricultural sector. In so doing, the book aims to explain why Ghana has not transformed its economy more substantially, why its agriculture sector— beyond cocoa—has not played a greater role, and what it must do in the future if it is to continue with a successful transformation. Addressing these puzzles requires integrating economic and political analyses. Finally, the book considers ...
Ghana's Economic and Agricultural Transformation, 2019
This chapter relies on a conceptual framework development by Dani Rodrik (2014, 2018) that identi... more This chapter relies on a conceptual framework development by Dani Rodrik (2014, 2018) that identifies three sources of growth: accumulation of fundamental capabilities (e.g., better institutions, enabling policies, and healthy, educated workers), catching-up growth through expansion of modern manufacturing, and structural change due to the movement of workers from low- to high-productivity sectors. The chapter argues that Ghana has invested in fundamentals rather than in transformative policies, resulting in slow but persistently stable growth and limited industrialization. This is illustrated through a rigorous analysis of sector-wise relative labor productivity and employment shares from 1984–2011. The chapter concludes by claiming that accelerating, and even just sustaining the country’s average annual GDP/capita growth rate of 2.8 percent, requires modernizing larger shares of the agricultural, manufacturing, and services sectors. Growing national demand offers new market opport...
About 90% of the developing worlds poor now live in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa which means that ... more About 90% of the developing worlds poor now live in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa which means that it will need to feed over 1 billion more people by 2020. This paper contrasts the food security challenges facing the Asians and Sub-Saharan African regions. It was noted that despite the growing food affluence for many about 800 million Asians live in poverty and have poor access to food accounting for 120 million pre-school malnourished children. However agricultural growth may contribute to poverty reduction in rural areas but may likely leave the poor regions behind. In contrast with the Asian situation rural Africa has a much lower density of infrastructure and weaker institutions to serve agriculture. Due to the massive investments involved in addressing these problems Africans need to improve natural resource management practices and technologies to harvest and conserve more water. However public investment in agricultural research rural infrastructure and human development is sti...