Saturday, March 16, 2013

Is Agribusiness the Key to Africa’s Growth?

Global Development: Views from the Center
By Vijaya Ramachandran - This post is joint with Casey Friedman. Today, the World Bank launched a new report, "Growing Africa: Unlocking the Potential of Agribusiness."  The report argues that agriculture and agribusiness should be at the top of the development and business agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank is right to emphasize this issue–of the $25 billion of food [...]