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Why agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains low compared to the rest of the world – a historical perspective

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https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2020.1739512
doi:10.1080/07900627.2020.1739512
 
Title Why agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains low compared to the rest of the world – a historical perspective
 
Creator Bjornlund, V
Bjornlund, H
Van Rooyen, A F
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Food Security
Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Description Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa has, in recent times, remained lower than the rest of the world. Many attribute this to factors inherent to Africa and its people, such as climate, soil
quality, slavery and disease. This article traces the role of agriculture through history and argues that these are not the main reasons. Before the arrival of European traders, complex agricultural systems existed, which supported food security, manufacturing and trade.
External interference manipulated these systems in pursuit of export crops. Independence has not fundamentally changed this; resource and wealth extraction continue to inhibit economic development for Africans in Africa.
 
Publisher Routledge
 
Date 2020-05
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11555/1/07900627.2020_C.pdf
Bjornlund, V and Bjornlund, H and Van Rooyen, A F (2020) Why agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa remains low compared to the rest of the world – a historical perspective. International Journal of Water Resources Development (TSI). pp. 1-34. ISSN 0790-0627